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!”

chuckled softly. “How is it wasteful when

for me if I say I want it, but I don’t

shook his head. He then put the chocolate on the

best not to marry someone poorer than you? Sure, you can try to be frugal once or twice, but as time goes on, you’ll come to resent him for not being able to give you the good

away and said, “How am I marrying someone poorer than I am? Weren’t you the one who told me that Marcus came from a

perspectives of other female employees in the company. How the heck

like how he was implying that she dumped him and moved on to another guy

would love me for the rest of my life. In other words, money’s

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.

instinctively backed away before laughing wryly. “Thank

to spend on you and not willing to spend money on you are

taken aback by that. Frowning, she said, “I never thought