Chapter 13

AUDREY

He says it without reservation, just like that. This has got to be a joke, how come I'm going to pretend to be his girlfriend? It's crazy.

- What did he say?

- What I hear clearly.

- I'm not getting it.

- I already told you, what I want is for her to be my provincial girlfriend.

- If I understood that already, which is not that... - I shut up quickly.

I didn't know how to process that whole thing, it had caught me off guard and even, but out that way.

I think the one who is crazier than a goat, was he, who would think to ask a woman something like that? Well, anyone would say that it's something normal, but in this case it's not.

Besides, he hadn't even asked for it, he was ordering it for me.

- He questions, why you - I don't question him, I assure him as if he knew what I was going to ask.

- What I wanted to say is that, I am simply an employee of the Crawford companies - I deflect the above and remind you of the very obvious — Do not wait for me to accept your... your, I do