Me After You
“The bikes are supposed to be my solace, but I can’t find that today. I really ticked her off, which was the last thing I wanted to do. It was as if my mouth couldn’t help it. It kept running, spewing out stupid comment after stupid comment.
“What do you think the odds are of Alix saying yes if I were to call and ask her out?” Aiden walks over to me, wiping a dirty rag over his oily fingers. “If I sincerely ask. All jokes aside.”
“I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and say I’m 99.9% ...sure she will tell you no.” I stay hunched down beside the bike I’m working on. I’ve got to have this bike ready in an hour or this guy’s repairs are free. Normally this sort of fix would take longer than I told him, but he needed it done before leaving on a trip tomorrow. I don’t know why I challenge myself like this.
“That’s the benefit of the doubt? Point-one percent she’ll say yes?”
“I thought I was being generous.” I look around the bike to see Aiden leaning against the tool bench.MoreLess
“What do you think the odds are of Alix saying yes if I were to call and ask her out?” Aiden walks over to me, wiping a dirty rag over his oily fingers. “If I sincerely ask. All jokes aside.”
“I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and say I’m 99.9% ...sure she will tell you no.” I stay hunched down beside the bike I’m working on. I’ve got to have this bike ready in an hour or this guy’s repairs are free. Normally this sort of fix would take longer than I told him, but he needed it done before leaving on a trip tomorrow. I don’t know why I challenge myself like this.
“That’s the benefit of the doubt? Point-one percent she’ll say yes?”
“I thought I was being generous.” I look around the bike to see Aiden leaning against the tool bench.MoreLess
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