The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Aaron took the chocolate from Annie’s hand. Instead of eating it, he simply stared at it.

“Did you buy this? Or was it Marcus?”

“Actually…Marcus bought it for me,” said Annie truthfully.

Aaron raised an eyebrow. “So he won you over with this cheap chocolate? He might as well not buy it. Only chocolates from master chocolatiers are good enough to eat!”

Annie did not like his attitude. “Mister Aaron, you can give me back the chocolate if you don’t want to eat it. But you should know not everyone is rich or can spend thousands on a box of chocolates like you.”

Aaron smiled at Annie. “Well, that certainly doesn’t apply to you. Your Uncle Jeremy can even hire a master chocolatier to go to your house to create custom chocolates right in front of your eyes, no?”

Annie’s eyes flickered. “I can do that, but…Marcus can’t! His family isn’t that rich, so he can’t be wasting money on frivolous stuff like chocolates!”

is it wasteful when

I say I want it, but I don’t want him to be spending money on me!”

chocolate on the coffee table, stood up, and

to be frugal once or twice, but as time goes on, you’ll come to resent him for not being able

who told me that Marcus came from a very good family? Both of his parents

from the perspectives of other female employees in the company. How the heck could I guess that you’d fall

he was implying that she dumped him and moved on to another guy very fast. It was not

dependable and would love me for the rest of my life.

He leaned in closer and said, “Annie, even if you don’t choose me, you cannot be won over by a guy who gives you cheap chocolate. You deserve

away before laughing wryly. “Thank you

money to spend on you and not willing to spend

little taken aback by that. Frowning, she said, “I never thought I’d hear those words