Chapter 10
10
“ A ren’t you demanding,” I manage, while my mind races. I’m going to have to reveal myself soon. Not here. I think it should be on a proper date. “Do you want to go out with Buttons?”
“I hope to never see Buttons’ crazy eyes ever again.”
I’m relieved she’s as over that persona as I am. “Alright. So, do you want to go to a nice dinner, or would you rather do some kind of activity?”
She tilts her head, thinking. “Why can’t we do both?”
“That would be a really long first date.” I smirk. “What if we hate each other an hour in?”
“You think you’re going to want to bail?”
“No.”
“You think I’m going to want to bail?”
I shrug, and she sips her drink. Everything about her body language says she's amused.
“Okay. We’ll do both,” I relent but am also excited to spend so much time with her. “When are you free this week?”
Anna’s fingers slide across her lips, like she’s suddenly shy. “Now you’re nervous?”
“A little,” she whispers, then takes another sip, avoiding looking at the bunny mask.
I reach out and grab her hand, playing with her fingers. “I’d really like to take you out.”
“Tuesday.”
My smile behind this mask is so big. Sliding my phone out of my pocket, I hand it to her. “Put your number in here so I can tell you where to meet me.”
“You’re not picking me up?” She raises an eyebrow.
“You’re really eager to be trapped with me, huh?”
She chuckles, grabbing my phone. “I want you to pick me up.”
“I’ll pick you up, then. Where do you live?”
“Lake View Apartments.”
“When I was your age, I lived there,” I tell her, amused by the coincidence, and I think about how my buddy Jake now owns the building.
Her eyes light up as she bites her lip, clearly pleased with this new detail. “So, how old are you?”
“I’ll tell you on Tuesday.”
“Are you under forty?” She arches a brow, not letting me off the hook so easily.
“Are you used to getting everything you want?”
“I am the baby.”
“I thought you didn’t like that word.”
“I told you. Context.”
Fuck it. I yank her barstool closer to mine, closing the space between us, and lean in. “I want to give you everything you want.”