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Patty felt awkward at brunch, she felt like Molly was judging her the whole time. Of course she knew Marc was extremely attractive she actually had never met a man more attractive than Marc. Before she was even working with Jane when she lived in NYC she would watch the Mets play the Braves and Patty would just sit there and stare at Marc on the television. The fact that she was sitting next to him at brunch while he was hitting on her the whole time was unbelievable to her.
She wished she could date Marc but she didn’t want to get him wrapped up in the chaos that was her life. Gino her ex-boyfriend who emotionally and physically abused her while she was living in NYC was still trying to figure out where she was. He was not very happy that she left him. He keeps telling all her friends how sorry he is and he wants her back. She was not going to fall for that bullshit. He just wanted his punching bag back.
She heard that ever since she left, he had been tanking at his job and had lost quite a bit of money. She was happy she got out before things got too serious. She couldn’t imagine how he would treat her now knowing he is close to being fired.
Marc didn’t need to get tangled up in her life. He would send her emails occasionally and call her from time to time at the office but nothing too serious. Patty knew she was a girl to check off of his list of women he wanted to have sex with. She was nothing special to start anything with and all his outlandish claims of wanting to marry her were just for show.
After talking about the amazing proposal Brady made last night, some wedding arrangements and what’s coming up this week for work Patty said her good byes to everyone and started walking out to her car. She was in no position to pay for valet services and she enjoyed the walk to her car.
“Hey Patty, wait up.” Came Marc’s voice from behind her. She groaned. She did not want to talk to him right now. She just wanted to go back to her place take off the summer dress she was wearing slip on some sweats and read her kindle.
Patty turned around and saw Marc slowing up from a jog. “Hey Marc, what’s up? She said casually.
“I was wondering what you were doing later tonight.”
Crap, think of something fast…
He interrupted her thoughts when he said, “Because I was thinking it might be nice to go for a walk in Centennial Olympic park and catch the late night showing of the Fountain of Rings.”
God he looked so cute, no she couldn’t do this. She was not dating or seeing or courting anybody for quite a long time.
Marc caught her before she answered. “Before you say no, I want to go just as friends.”
Patty was taken back a little. Friends? Was he serious?
“You’re telling me, you just want to go as friends, no strings attached? No asking for a good night kiss? No holding hands? I know you Sully and I don’t think you can do such a thing.”
Marc smiled when she called him Sully. That was the nickname all the fans gave him and she found it quite fitting. “I can do that and I will do that. How is this, we make a friend contract.”
Patty was confused. “A friend contract?”
“Yes, we will draw up a contract stating that under no circumstances will I make any moves on you nor will we be romantically involved at any point during our friendship.”
Patty thought about that for a second. “So you are telling me we will just forever be friends? No romantic thoughts? No trying to get me into bed? No getting jealous if the other one