I smiled back saying no harm done and chanced on this to strike a conversation.She was surprisingly open-minded and we discussed marriage and both agr...eed would give anything to go back to the no strings relationships enjoyed during college days. While leaving we traded phone numbers and went our different ways.The next Friday, I pinged her on WA and she responded saying what took me so long to msg her. This response gave me the courage to skip formalities and get straight to the point. I told. Ha! A boyfriend who was almost ten years her senior. Did he really think he had anything to offer such a wonderful person? ‘Oh God, I’m going to have to ask her out!’ he groaned. In all his life he’d only ever done that once, to Caron, the first time. After that, with Caron, things had just… happened. Caron had initiated everything. In fact, he’d come to understand that she’d fished for him and hooked him beautifully, including the beautifully engineered opening that Emma had so brilliantly. No stupid sayings or random crap on the walls, just a quiet bar that had class. I sat at the bar and noticed there weren't any other people there except for a couple seated in the far corner. They hadn't noticed I'd come in, too busy making out I suppose. The bartender, a mid-forties looking guy with a decent build and a mustache that put Magnum or the Bandit to shame, walked over and asked, "what'll it be Mac?" Couldn't believe he actually said that. I ordered a Martini, dry, and I heard a. Diego told me you asked for me specifically.” She gave me an appraising look as if considering whether I was going to be a problem or not.“Diego likes to tell lies,” I deadpanned. “I asked if he knew who you were since I get teased by my other health care providers about not having picked you up the last time we met.”“We’ve met before?” she asked, surprised. “When?”“I was here in the summer when Jake Collins made my injuries worse. I’m Victoria Spencer’s pet project,” I told her.“Oh! Her.