Admittedly. Roman was different to what she had anticipated. His determination to succeed one of those factors. The fact that it hadn’t always been there. The luxuries. The advantages. The fact that he had to work his ass off, and couchsurf, until he had the means to support himself financially. “Looks like it paid off.” To say the least. But, where she was concerned? Yeah, she definitely was in a better position than some, but overall, shambles was the word that came to mind. “You could say that.” And he did. But, in her mind? Maybe, she was being hard on herself, but there was definitely a long way to go for her to feel adequate. Granted, that was probably her inner demons talking. “But, things definitely haven’t been easy.” Again, to say the least. Alas, it wasn’t a topic she easily dove into either. Only few really knew about her past. And, maybe that was why she went straight to the self-deprecating remarks, when he had asked her out for lunch? “For you?” Eyebrows kinked playfully, before she bit her lip, as though she was pondering the answer. “Sure. I guess I’ve got nothing better to do.” Of course, she couldn’t just go with a simple ‘Sure’, she had to embellish with her sarcastic and taunting remarks, as per usual. But, Roman was always a good sport. Always taking her with a pinch of salt, which was required nine times out of town. Genuine conversation, where it wasn’t comical or bitchy in nature, well, it was rare. Especially where these arrangements were concerned. She’d learned that the hard way. Giving up details of her life to someone she was screwing, and ultimately, leaving her more confused than anything. She definitely didn’t need that route again. “Now, do we order other sides too, or are we just sticking to the chips? ‘Cause I could go for some guac, and maybe some salsa, personally.” Maybe something a little spicy. The brunette always a fan of the hot sauce, chillis, or whatever else. “And, these Margarita’s are more than enough to keep us hydrated.” This was going to be an interesting few hours, that was for sure. How they ended up at the end of it… well, let’s hope luck was on their side.
“Looks like it did, huh?” It was easy to consider himself lucky when he looked at what he’d started with years ago. He’d been a dumb kid at times, but he’d stayed in the system until he was twenty-one and after that, he’d used everything he learned to make it work. He’d gone from having nothing to having everything and he regretted nothing when it came to the steps he’d taken in his career. All screw ups aside, it was perfect. “Are things ever easy?” Things that were easy weren’t nearly as fun to achieve and it didn’t feel as good either. It was when hard work met dedication and tough times that it really seemed to pay off. “What’s better than spending time with me? I’m a blast and I share my alcohol. Name a better time.” He paused for a moment, brows lifted and smile wide. “Actually, don’t,” he added with a chuckle. There were probably plenty of things that she wanted to be doing outside of having lunch with him, but he could joke about it. Her question left him eyeing the menu once more before gaze shifted her way. “Order whatever you want. Consider it me thanking you for putting up with me.” It wasn’t that he was that difficult to handle, but if she wanted guac and salsa, he could swing that no problem. “Feel free to order a meal too. I think I’m going chimichanga. Can’t go wrong with those.” If he was going to be drinking the heavy handed margs, he’d need food to anchor his buzz.
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