The Impostor [ᴍxᴍ]

Hot Date

"Are you fucking kidding me?!"

"How stupid can you be?!"

"Nah, he's fucking with us. You fucking with us, aren't you?"

"Man, you're a fucking AMATEUR!"

I could barely get a word in. They were coming at me from both sides with these insults and all I could was take them. We're sitting in a little diner not too far from my house but they're yelling at me as if we're not in public right now. It's crazy that my friends would dog me out like this over a little piece of paper.

Then again, that piece of paper was worth a million dollars.

I didn't even know what to say. "Guys, it's okay. I'm sure we can just go to his office and get another card. It's not like he gave me his personal number," I explained. This isn't as big a deal as they're making it out to be. He probably had a lot more of those cards at the front desk for important people who had to talk to him directly. If not, I guess I'll just be paying another visit to the café.

"Nah, you're not going. I'll do it. You'll probably find another way to fuck it up again," CJ groaned out. The anger is written all over his face and he's frowning so hard right now that he looks a little like a tall version of Ice Cube. My boy is beyond pissed; he looks like he could just slap the shit out of me.

I wouldn't blame him.

This is biggest opportunity we've ever had and there was no room for stupid mistakes like these when the stakes were so high. We had so much to gain from this if we just did it right. There was no downplaying this.

I really need to get my shit together.

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Sure enough, CJ had been the one to don an expensive suit and masquerade as a potential investor. He stepped into the building and I'm left in the car by myself. Lindo stayed behind to take care of some things. I'm not sure what she meant by that but I know I'm growing bored when the minutes pass by slowly. He's taking a really long time in there; I thought that this would be a simple in-and-out but apparently not. I wonder if he might be talking to Jackson himself.

I kind of want to go in there and talk to him too.

I'm not sure why but something about the guy just piqued my interest. Still, I'm not sure if I can date him. How does one even flirt with a man? Am I supposed to compliment his hair or something? I don't know. It must be the curiosity or just the boredom that makes me pull out my phone and head to Google. I've literally typed in: How to seduce a man.

I feel so stupid doing it.

I even search it in incognito mode. I'm not sure why I do it, I just don't want this search to ever be discovered. The results are never-ending with step by step instructions on Wiki-How completed with these ridiculous illustrations. They seem to be tips for women which forces me to modify the search to: How to seduce a gay man.

These results are more interesting when I add that little detail but I don't get a chance to read it. A hard tap on the window scares me so much that I almost drop my phone. I turn to the window and see CJ standing there with a look of pure disapproval. His face is enough to tell me that he saw everything. I watch him slowly shaking his head and all I want to do is disappear.

I close the tab and hang my head while he gets in the car. He doesn't say anything but I can feel him staring at me like he wants to. I don't even want to see his expression right now. I hear him do that little inhale and I know he's about to start talking shit.

"Man, shut up."

CJ bursts out laughing in my face but I try to act like it doesn't affect me. I'm staring out the window just waiting for him to get over it. "Anyway, I got his number," he tells me. He's still laughing but at least he's not saying anything about what he just saw.