I started to say something, but he cut me off. "Please say yes. I'd love to spend more time with you."
"Oh, God, you're making this so hard."
"No, I'm not. It's not hard at all. Just say, 'Yes, I'll go out with you.' Easy!"
I laughed. "What was that first word, again?"
He wrapped me in his arms and brought his lips up to mine. "Yes," he reminded me, his lips hovering so close.
I looked up at this beautiful man and knew I was helpless to resist him. "Yes," I conceded.
Alejandro smiled broadly, then pulled away. "Good. I'll see you tonight."
Numb, I turned to leave. Now that I had accepted a date with Alejandro, things were officially messed up. I needed to get out of there before I did something even more stupid.
As I approached the front hall, Karen came up to me, all smiles. "Your guitar is real! I didn't think it would be. So many of them are fake, you know." She gave me a playful elbow in the ribs.
To my surprise, Karen was suddenly much more friendly. Maybe now she believed that I wasn't trying to bed her boss. Too bad I no longer believed that.