Page 12 of The Bachelor Auction

No way!

He’s added his phone number.

I stare at it for a few seconds, wondering whether he made a mistake or whether he wants me to call him.

Subject:Re: Re: Re: Re: Guess who’s just landed the chance of a lifetime…

I can’t hearmy phone ringing. Is your battery dead or why else haven’t you called my number yet? If you don’t reply within the next five minutes, I’ll be forced to assume you’re busy pleasuring yourself to the image of my ten inches.

— LuckyLuke

I stareat his phone number for a few seconds, internally debating what to do. I want to talk to him, if only to finally put a voice to the name and prove to myself that he’s probably not even half as sexy as my mind makes him out to be.

But something’s holding me back.

Maybe things are getting a little too real.

Maybe I’m not ready to face the harsh reality—that he might be some desperate guy in dire need of an affair after his marriage turned stale.

Even if I wanted to kill my curiosity, my life’s already too messed up right now. I need to find my place in the world before I let a guy in to bring more chaos than I already have on my plate.

I’m not ready to meet him.

Deciding to ignore his message for the time being, I log out of my account and commence my preparations for my trip to Vegas.

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