The redhead’s eyes twinkled mischievously as she folded her hands under her chin and leaned forward. “So… pro animal cruelty? Aren’t you a catch.”
“You heard that, huh?”
“I think everyone heard that,” she teased.
“It’s a good thing I have an early morning, otherwise I could have got hammered and I might have forgotten this humiliating event,” I replied, the self-deprecation rolling off my tongue with ease.
Julie laughed. “Oh, don’t you worry. You have me to help you remember tomorrow. Would you like the humiliation over a cup of coffee or tea?”
“Tea. I can’t stand coffee.”
“Animal and coffee hater? My, you’ve got some controversial opinions. I usually keep those for the third date but since we’re being honest, I steal from the elderly and I believe the earth is flat,” she joked.
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