Don't Love Me
He's a good businessman for a reason, so he says, "Don't worry, I have no romantic interest in you."
He stands slowly to approach me and it’s like he’s approaching a skittish animal.
I must visibly sigh in relief at his words because he watches me with an amused look and says, "That's not the normal reaction I get to those words."
"Look, I'm sure you have women throwing themselves at you like Jessica was, but I need to make one thing clear. I need you to promise not to fall in love with me. I know it's silly of me to ask and I'm under no illusion that you would, but I would be a lot calmer about this arrangement if you said the words out loud," I say, with what I'm sure is a desperate look i