“Should I buy you diamonds?”
“No more jewelry.”
“So since we’ve been on these hypothetical dates, I have questions.” I glance over, lingering on her face before turning back to the road. “If we were dating, and I wanted to cook you dinner, what would be your favorite?”
“Avocados, ice cream, and bacon. Kidding. Um, I guess pasta. Any kind of sauce will do, red or white—with lots of garlic. What would be yours?”
“If football training wasn’t involved, a big chocolate cake.”
“What about the meal?”
“Filet. Baked potato with tons of butter and sour cream. And bacon.”
She laughs. “Okay, new one. Tell me your favorite female actress.”
“Hmm, I sense danger in this question.”
“Who is it?”
I sigh. “Fine. Betty White.”
She scoffs. “You picked her because she’s passed away.”
“Because I knew you’d ask some silly question like, Would I dump her for you?”
She smirks. “Something like that, yeah.”
“I don’t even want to know which male movie star you lust after.”
She smiles.
“Okay, I do. Who is it?”
“No one, really. He’s barely even handsome.”
“Who. Is. It?”
She bats her lashes. “I’m not telling. It doesn’t matter.”
“Who is it?” I mutter.
She laughs. “Boo, you’re so jealous! Okay, it’s Jensen Ackles.”
“Who the fuck is that?”
She gasps. “You’ve never watchedSupernatural? Oh my God, there’s fifteen seasons.”
I shake my head. “Would you dump me for him?”
She taps her chin. “First, you need to watch the show. I’ll sit with you. His character, Dean Winchester, fights demons and ghosts and vampires. He’s cool and loyal—and sexy, of course.”
I grunt.
“He’s a bad boy, sort of reckless, but he’ll do anything for his brother, including going to hell for him. His best friend is an angel, he knows his way around a knife, and he drives a kick-ass 1967 Chevrolet Impala. Nah, I’d keep you around if I met him, but come on; you mustwatch it! He kinda reminds me of you. Tough on the outside, kind underneath.” She sighs. “Okay, my turn. If you had one wish, what would it be?”
I had been watching her and pull my eyes back to the road. “I’d be an ass if I didn’t say world peace.”
“Forget world peace. What would you choose?”