The little . . . Biting back a string of words that would make her mother’s face turn blue, CJ raised her chin in defiance. Two could play at this game. She could do this. She had to do this!
“Fine, so let’s put a number on it, shall we? As you pointed out earlier, even in this busy, modern world, four dates, in your opinion, are not long enough to get to know someone, so let’s double that number. Eight dates, and furthermore, since we have started this thing on air and social media, then it’s only fair to . . . to . . . blog or tweet about our dates after they happen. Deal?”
“Deal.”
She must be mad. But he had thrown down the gauntlet live on air. Refusing to look at the rising numbers on the screen in front of her, she smiled determinedly at the mic.
“And there you have it. Eight dates, one month for Mr. Harper to show us what he’s really made of. The first of which will be taking place in . . . ”
“Three days.” She quelled the temptation to max up the interference volume on his headphones.
“You heard it, folks, three days time. So, knowing how busy Mr. Harper is, I think it is best we wish him a fond farewell and I’ll leave you with a slow, jazzy number,” she finished, quickly punching the red button to start the song before slamming down her headphones and standing.
She pushed past him to open the door, her head spinning as he stood up behind her.
“I’ll meet you on Thursday at the studio at six, CJ. You might want to wear something a little more formal for where we are going.”
She watched sullenly as he strode from the room, her stomach dropping as she saw the completely lit switchboard. Figures didn’t lie, and this was the most callers she’d had in the last two months of her year and a half running the show.
Damn!
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