IAN'S POV
As I proposed the deal to Leah, I could sense her surprise and confusion. "You want me to be your date?" she stammered, her voice barely above a whisper. "Why? There are so many other women who would jump at the chance to be your date. Why choose me?"
I could tell that she was having trouble believing that I was being sincere. But I knew that I needed to convince her if I wanted this to work. So I took a deep breath and tried to explain myself in the best way I knew how.
"You see something in me?" Leah asked, her voice wavering slightly. "But why? I'm not like the others, as you said. I don't have their beauty or their social graces. I'm just me, and I don't know if that's enough for someone like you."
As I looked into her eyes, I could see the vulnerability and unc
