Wordle by Wordle: Day 75
Friday, March 15, 2024
Wordle #1000 - ERUPT
“Oh?” Austin says, not as interested as I had hoped. He crosses his muscled arms over his chest then props his chin in his hand, considering me.
“Yes, I’d like to interview you about your practice, your clientele, that sort of thing.” Austin raises an eyebrow but doesn’t betray what he thinks of the idea. I go on. “I won’t take up much of your time. It’s just a little puff piece, really.”
“Don’t sell yourself short. I’m sure it’ll be great,” Austin says with another blinding smile. I feel a blush erupt across my cheeks.
Before I can unknot my tongue, the two women approach us.
“Bye, Austin,” one coos as she brushes past, running her hand down Austin’s arm like he’s a jacket that caught her eye.
“I guess we’ll have to chat some other time,” the other says with a pout. She glares at me from under her eyelashes, annoyed that I’ve monopolized Austin’s attention when she had clearly been jockeying to do the same.
“Bye, Sarah. See you next week, Juliet,” Austin says, melting them with the beam of his smile. They wave happily as they walk out the door, pleased that he remembered their names, I’m sure.
As soon as the door closes, Austin looks back to me, fully focused, like the interruption never happened. I clear my throat.
“So, anyway, do you mind if I ask you a few questions?”
“It would be my pleasure,” Austin says expansively. “Come on, let’s sit down over there.”
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