“Hey,” one of his buddies nudged him in the direction of a girl talking to one of her own friends. “I bet you 50 bucks you can’t get her to go out with you.”

He smiled his goofy smile. “You know I can’t say no to a bet.”

He strided toward the girl, only for her to spin around quickly and take him by surprise.

Her sky blue eyes bore into his.

“Sure, I’ll go out with you.” Her response took him off guard.

She smiled. “I have impeccable hearing. You were also like 10 feet from me and not very discreet. And you look like you don’t like to lose a bet. Sure I’ll go out with you.”

She leaned up and whispered in his ear. “You’re lucky you are cute.”