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Redblood-Yesterday at 9:30 AM
"Oh my friend, I'm already in love." Richard retorted. "I'm in love with all and every woman whom wish to share my bed at night. I do not discriminate by chosing one." He winked.
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Oh no, not another one. It was quite a shock that her mother chose a man like him, he was far from perfect. "Mother, I have known him for half an hour at most. At least with the mayor's son you waited a few days before you suggested anything like this. Isn't this a bit rushed? We don't even know anything about him." Charlotte pointed out. Sure, he was nice and not like most other rich people as far as she could see, but except for friendship, she could not see anything happen between them.
Red revolver-Yesterday at 9:37 AM
Andrea smirked once her daughter mentioned not knowing much about Jesse. She saw an opportunity arise from such a comment, it was almost criminal not to take it. She tilted her head in a condescending way and spoke "If you don't know him, then make the effort when you invite him to dinner." She says as if Charlotte truly had no choice and as if the invite had already been made. "I will soften things up and make sure he accepts with a smile. Don't worry."
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Jesse felt incredibly awkward with the conversation-- mainly the difference in views when it came to women. Though sleeping around was taboo, Jesse couldn't help but feel a bit of entertainment with Richard. He fancied every woman but held a demeanor of respect. At least he respected them, right? He chuckles and gives a glance towards Charlotte and her mother momentarily "I don't think I would survive a day like you"
Redblood-Yesterday at 9:43 AM
"It's a life not many can handle." Richard agreed. "First off, you need to make sure the scandals can't ruin your reputation, then you need to make sure the women keep coming to you even when they know you are with others." He chuckled.
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Indeed, she did not know him, so it was unfair to not even consider getting to know him because there was a chance he was indecent. It was also impossible to tell her mother that she already had someone else in mind as she would never approve of that love.
"Fine, I'll invite him to dinner." Not that she had much of a choice.
Red revolver-Yesterday at 9:52 AM
Andrea smiled and leaned closer to kiss her daughter's forehead. It almost had a draining, dreadful, and venomous feeling to it. Like an eerie kiss of a spider just before she would devour a fly. "That's my princess...and remember..." She whispers "not a word to your father..we wouldn't want an accident...now would we?"
As that was now settled, Andrea walked over to Jesse gracefully while fanning herself, taking her time to think up anything to entrance him and make sure he would attend this dinner of theirs. Dealing with the wealthy often required a special kind of wit. Not an appeal to emotions, but to interests. That was their language, after all. What was it that he liked? Even though Andrea didn't know him well, it was obvious that he couldn't stop looking at Charlotte. There it was.
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"That sounds borderline manipulative, having to make sure girls keep coming back despite not being loyal to them, but that's your life." Jesse said in a neutral tone. He wasn't judging Richard as he respected their differences, but he found the concept of polygamy to be...odd at best. Just as he is about to speak, Andrea comes in and smiles at Jesse. "Everything well, Mrs.?" Jesse inquires. Andrea nods and giggles. "Why yes. Though-- oh I'm sorry, not so well for Charlotte there. My little princess is so shy to ask you this-- ahem..." Jesse blinked with curiousity. Andrea smiled "Don't tell her I said this, but she told me that she really enjoyed your presence. That you are charming and definitely someone she would like to see again. She wants you to join us for dinner tomorrow, if that's alright."
Redblood-Yesterday at 10:15 AM
Charlotte nodded as a shiver went down her spine. Accident.... She did not want to know what her mother meant by that. Walking back slower than her mother, trying to collect her thoughts, she did not catch the whispering going on between her mother and the man.
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Richard was a bit skeptical to Andrea's intentions. Actually it was more than a bit, but at the very least she was going in the right direction for them. Whether it had actually been the girl's request or not didn't matter much as it took them closer to the father. Though it was quite a neat bonus if the girl actually enjoyed her time with Jesse as much as he seemed to do with her. It was definitely too early to tell for sure, but if his friend could find that happy family life he jearned for so much, Richard wouldn't stand in the way. Though he definitely wouldn't go to any family dinners if that mother of hers was precent. As Charlotte approached, Richard shoved a hand into Jesse's back, nodding towards her, trying to hint to him to bring the dinner stuff up.
"Excuse our rudeness. Mother worries too much sometimes." Charlotte said as she came up to them, not wanting them to think that they had been speaking about Mr. Wasserman.