At First Glance

Chapter 3

AT FIRST GLANCE

Chapter 3

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I grabbed Betty and told her we needed to leave. She said good-bye and we went out the door.

As I was just about to step in the car I Hurd someone yelling for me, it was masculine, persistent, and loud."Desiree!", he yelled. I turned around to see Bradly Davis running to my car.

"what possibly else do you want?!", I said annoyed at the fact that he wants to keep fighting to try to win again.

"I just wanted to uh ask you um..." He trailed off.

"Yes", ugh just get on with it you jerk face.

"Do you want to grab a coffee with me?"

Did he actually just ask me that. After I made it very clear that he is someone who I rather not be around? I guess not so let me just say no and move on. I giggled a little, then with a sigh I just said,

"no thanks, with a smirk on my face and my eyes wincing."

Then I got into my car and started to back up, as I did betty asked me,

"what was that all about and what exactly happened in there. Why were you two yelling at each other?!"

As I started to speak, putting my car in gear, Bradly steps in front of my new red beetle, 1.8 turbo GLS that I got as a graduation present from my parents. I roll down my window,

" are you crazy, do you want me to hit you!".

He smirked and said," have a drink with me."

"So... I rejected you too coffee and you think it's now a better Idea to ask me out to go drinking with you? As much as it pains me to say this but no thanks once again."

" I'm not moving till you say yes", he said laughing at the way I'm playing hard to get, in his eyes of course," and for your information I never said what kinda drink"...

"neither did I",

"to Shea, but you still haven't given me an answer."

I laughed, "actually I did, twice!", he then he smirked, the one that says I'm so hot that you just have to yes... But it's not obviously.

" Yeah but it's not the right answer."

I looked around and just as I was about to give in I noticed if I just reversed there was another way out. So I smiled and said," well I guess will never know the right one then."

As he stared at me confused I started to reverse, he stared to yell but I drove away laughing hysterically because for the second time today I won! Betty then looked at me shamefully as she rocked her head from side to side.

"What?", I said interested in why the heck she was looking at me like that.

" oh you got it bad."

"Got what bad, I just beat Bradley a second time at his own game today, I'd say I got it pretty good."

"Oh you two are on first name basis now and yeah I saw that, but I also saw you flirting your way to win, you like him!"

"In your dreams Betty, I could never like a guy like that, he might write amazing books but he is not amazing himself."

"Whatever you say, but I guess it's good your denying it because you need to be professional anyways. He is competition now."

"I'm not denying anything, but I know that and I can't wait to kick ass with my next book."

"That's the spirit, please keep thinking like that its very good for business." She smiled and laughed.

After the meeting I felt really good about my book, apparently it was just announced as a best selling book, in three magazines, and a must read in the New York Times. I was so excited that I wanted to celebrate, especially because I got my first paycheck on my book. And let me tell you it was pretty nice numbers.

So I invited Betty and some of my friends that I knew lived here to come to Ceilo, a well known dance club that has great music. It was one of my favorite places because there was dancing and live bands.

I went to the double tree, where I was staying, slipped on a black cocktail dress, that went perfectly with my bright red pumps, simple makeup with red lip stick as my main attraction, with a sexy updo that I knew would be a show stopper.

I looked hot and I wasn't afraid to admit it. When I was finally ready, Betty picked me up in her bright blue convertible Mini Cooper.

"Wow girl! Trying to impress someone are we? She said with a large grin on her face that always made me laugh when I saw it.

"No one In particular but you know if I see a hot guy tonight I wouldn't mind the attention", I said giving the grin right back to her.

We blasted music till we got there. When we did we met up with Danny, now a music producer,crystal a fashion designer, and George, a magazine editor for The New Yorker . All friends from college that were always intent and passionate about what they wanted to do, I guess that's why we became such good friends.

When we said our hellos and chatted a bit we went inside. Instantly hearing salsa music on, I grabbed Danny, who I knew was a great dancer, and went strait to the dance floor. After a few songs we decided to go and get some drinks and catch our breath before going back to dance our butts off.

I went to the bar after I got everybody's order. "Hi! Could I get to dirty margaritas, one Cosmo, a scotch, and a mojito, oh and here's my card so you can start a tab." I went back to where all my friends were because they said they would come to the table. After a few minutes we got our drinks and my card?

"Um hey I asked to put a tab on the card," I said as I tried giving my card back to the lady.

"Yes but that gentleman over there said that he would take the tab for you and your friends."

I looked over to see Bradley waving and doing that smirk I hated so much! I started to tell the lady not to let him do that, but Betty quickly interfered and told her thanks and grabbed my card, then the waitress left.

"Why did you do, I told you I wanted to celebrate with my money, I can't really do that if you don't let me spend it!"

"So lets go on a shopping spree tomorrow then, but free drinks for all of us all night is pretty awesome don't you think!"

I thought about it, but was quickly interrupted when someone tapped me on my back.