The Eternal Intern (Contemporary Romantic Comedy) Read Online Free Page A

somehow. I didn't talk to Loretta that much. We both were very busy and didn't really have time to talk to each other even if we wanted too. As I packed up my belongings to call it a day, Loretta asked me if I wanted to grab something to eat.
    “I haven't eaten all day. Marc is on my back trying to push me to do more sales. Do you mind joining me?”
    Do I mind? She must be insane. I would even pay to spend time with her. I do hope I will never have to pay for the company of a woman.
    “Sure. Let's do sushi ,” I replied quickly closing my bag.
    I had to gain momentum again and tried to follow the steps in my flirt book. Take control and don't let the woman decide. Decide for her. Well, that's the theory in the book.
    “Sushi? I love Sushi. Good taste,” her eyes opened excited.
    I smiled in discomfort because I didn't know any Sushi places in the area.
    We wandered around the city for a while and luckily enough we passed one.
    “This is my favorite place. I always come here ,” I lied to her.
    The place actually seemed very nice from the inside. We were seated at the bar right next to a big fish tank.
    “Do you like pets?,” I asked her starting to make conversation.
    “I used to have a dog. One day when I have a family I'll get another one ,” she replied taking a glimpse at the menu.
    “God, I could eat a bear. What are you having Pat?” she said as her index finger glided along the menu.
    “Oh, I'll have some of this and some of that over there ,” I was pointing on some weird names on the menu.
    I have never had sushi before. All I knew was that it's raw fish and rice.
    “Great!” she replied.
    “Four Nagiri, two sashimi and three tempura, please” she told the cook behind the bar.
    After putting down the order for the two of us Loretta turned her body in my direction. I felt nervous and started to play with the chopsticks.
    “Patrick, you're a good dancer ,” she smiled at me.
    Me? “Well, I do have my talents,” I said in a rather cocky manner.
    “How long have you been with City Lights?” I asked her trying to take control of the conversation.
    “Ah, too long. I'm actually trying to find something else but I don't know what. Do you know what you want to become?” she passed the ball back to me.
    I had to think a minute about my answer. If I tell her I want to be a TV host I was afraid she would laugh at me and think I'm a dreamer. But that is what I really want to do. On the other hand, if I lie to her it could backfire one day.
    “Me? Well, uhh, ahem, honestly?” I asked her awkwardly.
    “Yeah, tell me. Don't make it so exciting ,” she said gesticulating with her hands.
    “I would like to work on TV”.
    “Wow, what exactly?”.
    “TV stuff. You know, working with people, traveling to different places....”.
    ”But what exactly? What you’re telling me could be anything,” she interrupted me.
    She had a point. I took a deep breath and said “TV host”.
    Wow! I said it. It felt good. I expected her to laugh or say that I am a dreamer. But she looked at me and said “Why don't you go to a radio station?”
    “Yeah, great idea!” I answered in surprise because I never thought of that option.
    I felt weird that night. Somehow I have never expected to sit here with her. I imagined it often enough, but actually experiencing it was truly beautiful.
    Our food arrived. I grabbed my chopsticks not really knowing how to use them. I place them between thumb and index finger and tried to pick up some sushi.
    “You never did this before, did you?” she grinned.
    “Is it so obvious?” I responded smiling at her.
    She put her hand on mine and guided the chopstick to the sashimi.
    “It's not that hard. Look. Grab it without pressure and everything will happen by itself ,” she explained patiently.
    She guided my hand holding the chopstick toward her mouth. She smiled at me and took the sashimi into her mouth. As she chewed, she started giggling.
    “Ladies first ,” she said