[Peter's POV]

  I couldn't help but smirk as Michelle walked ahead of me, her face slightly red with embarrassment. She uzzle - tough and sarcastic outwardly, but I could sense something more beh the surface. There was an allure to her that I couldn't quite resist, despite her sharp wit.

  As I caught up to her, I couldn't resist poking fun at her. "Aw, don't be shy, Jones. I was just messing with you. It was a cute sound, really."

  "Shut up!" She snapped, but I noticed her lips twitch upwards, even as her blush grew deeper.

  "Alright, alright," I ughed. "I'll be serious. We should get something to eat first. There's this nice restaurant downtown that has amazing food. I know a shortcut, too. We should be able to cut off a good 20 minutes or so if we take that route."

  "Let's go then," Michelle replied, a bit too eagerly.

  I nodded and started leading the way. We chatted about muhings as we walked, and soon enough, we were in front of the restaurant. I opehe door a Michelle walk inside. "After you."

  Michelle's eyebrow raised. "What a gentleman."

  I shrugged, a sly smile spreading ay face, "Only for special occasions."

  "Oh, really?"

  "You always find out," I whispered in her ear.

  "..." She didn't respond.

  "Anyway, let's get seated," I pulled away and started making my way towards a table.

  After a few moments, Michelle followed me, sitting down across from me, "You've been here before?"

  "Only ohough I didn't get to eat anything thanks to some mutants running wild," I answered holy excluding the part that I came here with May back then. Well, not that she o know that, right now.

  "Trouble seems to pop up everywhere you go, Parker," Michelle took the menu and started reading it.

  "I guess," I said as I looked at the menu, w what Michelle would order.

  Michelle closed the menu after going through it. She leaned forward and whispered, "The prices are insane. How much do you have? I'll pit what I have."

  Hahaha, I almost broke out ughing at that, but mao keep a straight face.

  "Rex. It's ooday's date is a free treat. You don't have to pay anything," I gave her a reassuring smile.

  "So, ime yonna charge me?" She asked with a smirk.

  "Depends, will you be okay with ime?" I tered.

  She clicked her tosk. So sure of yourself."

  "I see the signs, Jones," I said with a wink.

  "Signs of what?"

  "Nothing... Nothing... One must know what they want in life," I threw her words back at her. Man, it feels so good to ter her with her own words. I still remember that day. Hahaha... That look on her face.

  She gred at me for a moment before looking away.

  I called over a waiter.

  "Go on, don't hold back," I said as he waited for us to order.

  "Fine," Michelle rolled her eyes and ordered a steak and mashed potatoes.

  "And you, sir?" He turo me.

  "I'll have the same," I replied and looked at her, "Oh, and open a bottle of red wine. Something on the lighter side. I'll leave the choice to you."

  "Very well, sir," The waiter left.

  I looked back at her, only to see her looking at me with a strange expression, "What? It's not like we are gonna drink the whole bottle. It will help with the taste."

  "I thought the purpose of going to restaurants was to enjoy their meals. Not drown your meal with alcohol, I guess I'm not used to being treated by a gentleman with great money, Mister," She put emphasis on the 'mister', while smirking.

  "Oh, my, don't tell me you 't hold a gss of red wine?! Really?" I said with a hint of a taunt. I loved provoking Michelle. She has the cutest rea ever. I'll make a mental note of that ter.

  She gred, "Don't look down on me, Parker."

  "I wouldn't dare," I rolled my eyes.

  "Keep doing that and you might lose them," she retorted back, probably talking about the previous eye rolling.

  "I heard you were a bck belt or something like that. So, if you defeat me in a fight, I'll gdly give you those two precious treasures of mine and I'll even follow you as your sve for life, but if I win..." I leaned forward and looked into her eyes, "You shall bey woman." I teased further, to which, surprisingly, she didn't throw any snarky remark.

  Oh...

  She just bit her lower lip, her face bright red.

  Oooh...

  "Why are you blushing? Wait! Do you have that kind of fetish?! Beied and humiliated, then made a sve for the winner, is that how this fantasy of yours works!?" I tio tease, making her even redder with each passing sed.

  "...Says you... you sick bastard, jag off oai all day long."

  My brain froze for a brief moment.

  "...You think too mue, I don't just jack off while watg. I prefer doing it with my girlfriends," I told her the raw and unbelievable truth to her. I'm sure she'll ugh it off. She'll never believe that I have more than one girlfriend, right? Right. She won't.

  Michelle suddenly became silent. Did I go too far?

  "Hahaha... Girlfriends? That's a good joke!" She blurted out.

  She got me with those big beautiful eyes of hers. What should I reply with to turables around?

  "Wan?" I whispered to her with a low voice, smirking at the end.

  "Really? Fine, what's the bet? Oh, and I ain't fighting you... Don't want to break your limbs a sued," Michelle asked while slightly gulping, with hints of curiosity hidden inside her eyes.

  "I have two girlfriends and both of them know about each other. So, here's the bet, after our meal, I'll take you to them and introduce you. You ask them whatever you want. I lose if they deny and you lose if they accept. The loser will follow the winner's three orders," I id down the offer.

  "...Are you that fident?" She questioned.

  "Yup!"

  "Three orders?"

  "Yup! No matter what the winner asks the loser."

  "Shit! Nope, not falling for that trap. I'm sure you got a pn and I'll lose this bet miserably and you will ask me to kiss you or worse. No, thank you," she denied my challenge.

  I snapped my fingers dramatically. "That's too bad..."

  "Stop pying around."

  "Too bad, really! I've had your beautiful lips lingering inside my mind for the loime," I said. I may be joking, but at the same time irely... What I just told her was true... At least it's not like she's ever gonna believe it, though.

  "...Uhm." Michelle cleared her throat, looking to the side. "If you like me, just say so instead of beating around the bush..."

  "I did tell you, remember? First date, sed date till the fourth date? You don't fess to someone just like that, do you? Plus, I'm an uanding man. It doesn't matter to me whether you like me or not yet, you'll fall for me iime, I have plenty of ways."

  Michelle seemed to be thinking about what to say for a moment.

  "Let's do it. Five dates. Once everything's fine and we know each other better, I'll answer you, Peter. About liking you or not," she suddenly proposed extending her hand toward me.

  My eyes lit up hearing what she said... I felt my heart starting to beat a bit faster.

  "o know I made an impression," I reached across the table and held her extended hand in mine.

  Soon, the waiter arrived with our food, aarted eating.

  "That was a joke, right? Your two girlfriends?" She started interrogating me midway through the meal.

  "You still take the bet and find out? Or maybe beat me in a fight and as your blind sve, I'll have no other option but to say the truth and serve you," I replied while tinuing to chew on a piece of the steak I had taken into my mouth.

  "Oh, Parker. I'll find out one way or the other. Mark my words..."

  "'t wait..."

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