“Yes, I would mind,” I answered then I asked, “Does this have to do with Ty?”
He shook his head. “No.”
“Then why are you here?”
“I have an offer to make to you.”
I didn’t like this either and felt my eyes narrow. “And this doesn’t have to do with Ty?”
“No. It has to do with you.”
Me? How could it have to do with me?
“Um… dude, I don’t know you,” I pointed out.
“I’d like to change that.”
Oh. That was how it had to do with me.
Shit!
“Uh… not sure you know this but I’m married and the guy I’m married to is Ty.”
“I do know this.”
What the f**k?
I didn’t ask that. Instead, I nodded my head. “So, you know that, now I’ll tell you that Ty and I are here for fun and we’re going home tomorrow. This isn’t our circle so our paths aren’t going to cross.”
“This…” he paused, “circle isn’t often mine either,” he replied. “My circles are varied and I’d like to speak to you about the possibility of introducing them to you.”
Shit, shit, f**king shit.
“I think I already answered that,” I reminded him.
“Lexie, I’m asking you for the opportunity to speak with you privately so I can fully explain what I’m offering.”
I stared at him.
Then I said, “No.”
“I’m not sure you –”
I shook my head and stated, “I said no. I’m married to a good man who makes me happy and I see you’re handsome and dress nice but when a woman marries a good man who makes her happy, she doesn’t f**k with that no matter what she might be offered.”
He studied me through his shades and he did this for awhile, so long, it made me uncomfortable and it made me wanted to grab my shit and go, leaving him there but, more importantly, finding Ty.
Before I could do this, he informed me, “I suspected this would be your answer.”
I blinked at him then asked, “If you did, why’d you ask?”
“Because when a man sees another man who has a good woman who will stick with him no matter what she’s offered, he wants that for himself. There are not many women who look like you who would make that choice.” He grinned. “So it was worth a try. Everything worth something is worth a try.”
“Well, you tried and I’ve decided I’ll take your effort as a compliment rather than finding it annoying but now I need to find my husband because I’m hungry and I want breakfast.”
He nodded. Then he lifted a hand in a vague gesture of a farewell wave.
Then he said, “I appreciate your time.”