Later in the afternoon, just few minutes before Shally comes out of work, Gerard received a call from Andrew: "
× What's up man? How's work going? Got the girl?
× (Confident) Of course I did, you doubted it?
× (Sighed) This one too?
× I told you, they are all gold diggers."
Gerard saw Shally coming his side so he said: "Gotta go man, see you later" and cut the call and resumed with Shally: "
× Finally you got out, I thought you ran away.
× It's seriously an important matter since you're here at time.
× I didn't leave since the morning, I left my job just to have few minutes of talk with you, I can't believe that.
× Wow! It's really a matter of life then.
× I told you so. Well! Can we agree on the simple dinner now?
× I have to be in a place in 30mn.
× (Annoyed) I can't believe that, I myself ain't this busy, I won't be surprised if you tell me to pick an appointment to see you.
× You can come back tomorrow, take the CV, bring the job and take me to dinner later.
× Absolutely not, it has to be tonight.
× Then what's the solution? My CV is at home and I really have to go to a place in 28mn.
× What about getting in my car to go get your CV, I'll get you the job while you go to your place and after that we go have this damn dinner and then never see each other again?
× (Furious) If you are so pissed off then you can leave, you are the one who came to me not the opposite."
Gerard realised that he was talking to her with anger, after all, he waited for her the whole day and now he has to be her driver just to make her have dinner with him tonight, it took him more time and energy than he thought so when he saw her leaving he apologised immediately not taking the risk to lose her: "Okay I'm so sorry, I just have never waited this long for someone, would you please get in the car and carry on from where we left?" Shally rolled her eyes and got in the car, Gerard started driving then Shally said: "
× If I'm coming to dinner with you...
× (Interrupted)...If? We still aren't sure you're coming?
× Of course, you need to get me the job first.
× I told you it's done.
× No, I need to see it first, I can't take the risk.
× Fine, what will happen if you are coming to dinner with me?
× I have some conditions.
× (Smiles ironically) You can't be serious right now, I'm getting you a job and you have other conditions?
× If you want everything to be perfect and convince your mother, we have some points to see, after all, you're going to lie on a woman: first, who is a mother; second, from an aristocrat family; third, maybe a business woman, she must be so smart that you need to be smarter to be able to lie on her without being caught, lying to a woman isn't really easy especially if she knows you very good like your mother.
× How is it that you convince me?
× Good arguments honey, so shall we start?
× (Giving up)After you.
× First of all, we are not going to a fancy restaurant, we may go to a simple restaurant of my choice to avoid any embarrassment, as you see, we are from very different worlds me and you, I have no clue of how to act like rich people, just thinking about it makes me nervous so I'll mess things up for sure and you'll get angry, I'm pretty sure you have no patience I already saw that so I'm not taking any chance to be embarrassed by you or any rich person.
× No question, a rich man can go to a simple restaurant for a girl just in case he's in love with her which I am not obviously, she'll know it's fake, I'm not taking any chance; as a consequence I promise not embarrassing you or humiliating you whatever you do, it's not like you never took a spoon or a fork before, it's simple eating you just eat a fancy food, no need to worry about that.
× Fine, if you say so. Second, I have no clothes that suit such a place.
× I'll take care of that one, no problem.
× Third, I don't want your mother to have any information about me, I'm pretty sure after she sees me in the photos she'll search for any information that concerns me and she may even come see me face to face, you need to stop any way that brings her to me.
× I already told you, I'll take care of everything and make sure you don't get any harm from this, we'll just have dinner and everyone goes in his way like it never happened. Any other problems?
× I still have two others.
× Oh my god! If you were a business woman you won't do such a deal just for a dinner.
× This is what happens when a rich stranger comes to ask you to go have dinner with him, I need to guaranty my security since I can't trust you add to that, this is a two sides deal, I do something for you and you do something for me in return, we're equal.
× Are you serious? I'll get you a job, you have the chance to be in my car, I didn't work the whole day trying to convince you to come with me to do what? To eat food, you are the one who's going to eat that food and you say we're equal?
× If you don't notice, I'm on my way to lie and get into a game which I never do and I'm going to lie to a rich business woman that can destroy my whole life in a flip of finger if this lie makes her angry, I will lose everything when you'll just get married with someone you don't love, I'm the one who's going to lose if this turns bad, don't mind me.
× Okay, we got to your house. What are the two others?"
The two got out of the car and Gerard started walking when Shally asked suspiciously: "How do you know I live here?" Oups, Gerard didn't pay any attention to this detail, he was so focused on their discussion and how to convince Shally that he forgot to pretend that he doesn't know where she lives, after seconds of hesitation he said: "I saw you this morning...in this bus station so...I thought you live...around here, don't you live here?" he tried to make her believe that he doesn't know where she lives and then tried to change the subject: "
× Tik tok, tik tok, tik tok, time is passing, will you say where you live and get your CV?
× Oh yeah! The CV, right.
× And if you don't mind to finish the conditions too.
× Okay, so before the last one, you're going to order what to eat because I have no idea about all those food names, so choose a simple tasty thing, I don't want weird food; also, I'm not taking a drink other than water or soda.
× Easy.
× And finally, I need to know that after we finish this I won't get fired from work, like you'll do just a deal with them and make them take me until you get what you want then get rid of me. And whoever you're taking the CV to, you must tell them that I can't travel whatever happens, that's so important.
× That's not going to happen since you don't bother me if you work or where you work and I'll tell them not to send you out of the country, you finished?
× Yeah! Do you have any conditions?
× I do actually, I'm taking you where ever you are going right now and you don't stay long there because we need to get you ready we only have 2h to go and we leave before 21h.
× Sure, here's my house, welcome."
Shally and Gerard got to Shally's house, Shally got her CV from a table where all the papers of her dress designs were; Gerard saw the designs and raised them to see them clearly, he started looking at them carefully and with attention examining them, he then asked Shally if she's the one who draw them, when she answered 'Yes' he got surprised what made him ask her if she designs architectural things but Shally couldn't, fashion designing was the thing she loves and knows how to do it, Gerard felt bad about it and explained to her that he could have took her if she knew the architectural design but still, he knows where to send her; he asked her about her laptop but Shally had no laptop, she couldn't afford one. Gerard had no other chance than taking his phone, he took pictures for the designs and Shally's CV, he sent them via an e-mail then started a phone call: "
× Henry! Hey man, how are you?
× What's up Gerard? I'm with work even at home, it's busy these days.
× Listen, check your e-mail, I sent you photos you're going to love them and there is a CV with them I need you to give a look right now.
× Okay one moment."
Henry opened the e-mail and started looking at the photos, Gerard and Shally were waiting, few moments later, Henry finally spoke: "
× They look good man, they just need a small touch and they'll look perfect, who's the girl?
× She's the one who designed them, I need you take her knowing she has no experience and can never travel outside the country whatever happens, please don't refuse.
× Why can't she travel? Does she have a criminal history?"Asked Henry.
Gerard put his hand on his phone and asked with a very low voice: "Are you a criminal?" Shally gave him a strange look saying: "What? No!" then Gerard resumed with Henry: "
× No she isn't, is it good?
× She needs the experience Gerard, you know it's serious.
× You can help her in that Henry, look she's good, you just need to give her a hand and a push it'll be perfect, try her.
× Okay fine.
× Great, I'll send her tomorrow with her CV, or wait, take her number and contact her yourself okay?"
He turned to Shally asking about her phonenumber, she started telling him and he was repeating it: "438, 546, 2701;thanks man you're great". He cut the call, turned to Shally saying in rush:"Congrats, just watch your phone, you got the job, now we're leaving" Shallywas so happy and excited about it, she was imagining herself in her new job then heard Gerard shouting: "Let's go!"