9)Alex tolerated as Rose periodically let herself in three to six nights a week through the end of September.
She was cute and fun; not a terrible burden, but Alex persistently reminded himself to keep things in perspective, that she was still an irritating stalker he needed to, and enjoyed, keep her at arm’s length.
There was just something temptingly alluring about a beautiful woman who was interested in you as a guy that made her hard to resist. The irritation at her tactics was really the only thing keeping her at range. Even the irritation was a kind of an enjoyable cat and mouse game. Their constant games of brinkmanship and one-up were the most fun he had had in as long as he could remember.
Rose was definitely upping the ante in their game.
She started kissing, standing clos
