Leia glared at him, but she was also curious. "In that case, what do you want? I don�t have any money with me.�

�You have time, don�t you? I�m hungry and was thinking about supper. You can keep me company,� Xavier said directly.

�A playboy like you could summon a truckload of ladies with a single phone call. And you�d still rather have me?�

�Of course. You, and only you. So? Are you game?�

�Yes!� Leia agreed to it right away, resigning herself to her fate. �It�s my fault that I have to owe you.�

�Then get in the car,� Xavier beamed, skipping towards his car to open the door for her. He would rather relish in this delight than enjoy the company of a dozen ladies.

They drove steadily through the night sky illuminated by myriad lights-on streets completely devoid of traffic and pedestrians.

Neither spoke as a relaxing tune played on the radio, leaving the air charged with a touch of playful flirting. It was not until Xavier drove into a luxurious apartment�s basement that Leia realized something was wrong.

Leaning tightly against her seat, she stared nervously at him as she demanded, �Aren�t we going for supper? Where are we?!�

�My place!� Xavier said, focusing on his parking at his reserved lot just then, twirling the steering wheel handily.

�Your place? W-What do you want?!�

�What could I want? To cheer you up,� Xavier replied, reclining against his seat as he stared at her, his flirtatious gaze seemingly drawing her in.

Leia folded her arms before her chest and glared at him warily. �You�re a monster! I just got out of prison, and that�s all you can think of?�

�What did I think of?�

�You know damn well what,� Leia snapped, her face flushed as she tried to exit the car. �To think that I actually felt touched by what you did for me. But you turned out to be a pig! Just like every other man in the world! Now open the door, or I�m calling the cops!�

Xavier finally understood what she meant. He couldn�t stop himself from laughing while clutching his stomach. �Haha! You�re really wary, aren�t you? I�m telling you, you�re just adorable!�

Even so, there was no hiding the tenderness in his eyes.

�You�re laughing?! I�ll beat you up, believe it! You saw I can dish out a beating!� She cried, raising her fist to hit him.

Nonetheless, Xavier handily caught her wrists and held her against her seat, and said with a tone brimming with desire, �Weren�t you always dissatisfied that we�re just friends? We could breach that gap tonight and properly enjoy��

Leia was left flushing all the way to her ears by Xavier�s obvious innuendos.

�Y-You�re such a pig!� She snapped, and slapped him across his chiseled cheek before shoving him as far as she could. �I must have been crazy to think that you were nice, but you�re nothing but a pig!�

Seeing that she really was upset, Xavier finally stopped smiling and explained, �Okay, okay �I was just messing with you. Also, I don�t mean �enjoy� in the way you think. It�s a misunderstanding."

�Then how do you mean it?!�

�I heard from someone that you like crayfish, and I bought ten pounds so that you�d have enough for a while. In some cultures, it�s a food that wards off bad luck too. How is that for your enjoyment?�

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