Anna blushed. "I am not!" she said feeling her cheeks heat up, she raised her hand to try to hide her blush, giving away the absurdity of her denial. She knew Elyse was teasing and part of her was playing along with that. "He's just...super cute...
Elyse laughed. "When she went to refill our drinks, she made it a point to sit closer to him and she's brought him up at least once the past couple of days...she's smitten." she said to Juls. Turning back to Anna, she continued. Whenever you checked in with me, you told me you wanted to text him. You finally did today...What did you say?"
Anna rolled her eyes and just gave Elyse her wallet. Elyse opened her messages and gave Anna a pointed look. "This...this is what you came up with after two days? 'How are you? I'm practicing my magic today. Oh practice went well, and I'm sure you got the job...'You can do better than that Anna - you spent years taking your clothes off for money. You're basically a sex goddess...and you were so good at it, you bought a house in Moscow."
Anna wasn't hurt by this, but she was curious on where Elyse was going with this. "That was different - they were clients. I don't want that with Cade...I want something real."
Elyse nodded at her. "I know that, but I also think this isn't what you wanted to say to him," Elyse sighed. "What did he say to you at the end of the day, before you came to help me."
Anna spoke softly. "That he thought I was beautiful...wasn't ready to date yet, but to keep trying if I was interested."
"I think he likes you, Anna, and if he doesn't yet, you caught his attention. A text like this won't keep it. He may not be ready to date yet because of the loss of his wife and son, but I know this isn't what you wanted to say. Tell him what you want to - be honest - and he'll respect that, and if he doesn't. Maybe he's not a good fit for you."
Anna looked down, not in shame, but in thought. Elyse was right. That isn't what she had wanted to tell Cade. Anna looked up and realized that Elyse was holding her wallet out to her. Anna took it and typed the message that she had truly been considering the past couple of days.
"Hey Cade. I've been thinking about this the past couple of days. I know you're not ready to date yet, and I understand that. I don't want to push you, and I absolutely want to respect your boundaries. I hope that when that time comes, you'll give me a call, because I am interested. You told me to keep trying if I was interested, so I'm going to. And to show you my honesty on that - I'm gonna say it. I do think you're cute, and this time I'm not taking it back.
She turned to Elyse and read her the text, making sure to include the smile emoji at the end. "That sounds a lot more like the Anna I know," Elyse smiled at her.
Anna turned to Juls. "What do you think, Juls?"
((OoC: At this time, Anna has not sent the message...if Juls likes it she will send it, if Juls is not a fan, it might be sent or might be altered))
Elyse laughed. "When she went to refill our drinks, she made it a point to sit closer to him and she's brought him up at least once the past couple of days...she's smitten." she said to Juls. Turning back to Anna, she continued. Whenever you checked in with me, you told me you wanted to text him. You finally did today...What did you say?"
Anna rolled her eyes and just gave Elyse her wallet. Elyse opened her messages and gave Anna a pointed look. "This...this is what you came up with after two days? 'How are you? I'm practicing my magic today. Oh practice went well, and I'm sure you got the job...'You can do better than that Anna - you spent years taking your clothes off for money. You're basically a sex goddess...and you were so good at it, you bought a house in Moscow."
Anna wasn't hurt by this, but she was curious on where Elyse was going with this. "That was different - they were clients. I don't want that with Cade...I want something real."
Elyse nodded at her. "I know that, but I also think this isn't what you wanted to say to him," Elyse sighed. "What did he say to you at the end of the day, before you came to help me."
Anna spoke softly. "That he thought I was beautiful...wasn't ready to date yet, but to keep trying if I was interested."
"I think he likes you, Anna, and if he doesn't yet, you caught his attention. A text like this won't keep it. He may not be ready to date yet because of the loss of his wife and son, but I know this isn't what you wanted to say. Tell him what you want to - be honest - and he'll respect that, and if he doesn't. Maybe he's not a good fit for you."
Anna looked down, not in shame, but in thought. Elyse was right. That isn't what she had wanted to tell Cade. Anna looked up and realized that Elyse was holding her wallet out to her. Anna took it and typed the message that she had truly been considering the past couple of days.
"Hey Cade. I've been thinking about this the past couple of days. I know you're not ready to date yet, and I understand that. I don't want to push you, and I absolutely want to respect your boundaries. I hope that when that time comes, you'll give me a call, because I am interested. You told me to keep trying if I was interested, so I'm going to. And to show you my honesty on that - I'm gonna say it. I do think you're cute, and this time I'm not taking it back.
She turned to Elyse and read her the text, making sure to include the smile emoji at the end. "That sounds a lot more like the Anna I know," Elyse smiled at her.
Anna turned to Juls. "What do you think, Juls?"
((OoC: At this time, Anna has not sent the message...if Juls likes it she will send it, if Juls is not a fan, it might be sent or might be altered))