8. Ariella
EIGHT
ARIELLA
SEEEE? IF HE WANTED TO, HE WOULD
At first, I was confused about who’d be sending me money, until I remembered Dalton had scanned my CashPay in the car ride over to the restaurant.
CashPay:
$15 from Dalton55
CashPay:
$1 from Dalton55
The first one was for the ride. This one is because I apparently have to send you money to message you, and I had a feeling you’d skewer my balls if I sent you more than a dollar. Thanks for the best date I’ve had in my life. Good night, darlin’.
Butterflies went wild low in my stomach as I read the message over and over. Damn it, why did he have to be so charming? I gnawed on my lip until the point of pain, fingers typing and deleting messages for a solid five minutes until I tucked my phone under my pillow.
As I drifted off into a restless sleep, images of a chiseled jaw peppered with stubble popped into my mind.
This was the only place where I could have Dalton—in my dreams.