Page 51 of One Enchanted Evening

Rosalie:

Queenof the basic bitches, remember?

Jack:

Right.Okay, so which one’s your favorite?Andwhy?

Rosalie:

Oooh, we’re getting deep.Okay,I’mgoing to sayBeautyand theBeast.BecauseIlove the setting, the music, the romance, the emotions.Belleis selfless in her love, both for her father, and eventually, for theBeast.Andit teaches us that internal values, like kindness, are more important than looks or status.

Jack:

Thatis a very thoughtful answer.Didyou see the live action version?

Rosalie:

Idid!AndIreally liked it.

Jack:

SodidI.

Rosalie:

Yousaw the live actionBeautyand theBeast?

Jack:

Yep.I’ma man of many layers.

Rosalie:

SoI’mlearning.

Therewas a pause in their messages, andRosaliefigured he’d returned to his paperwork.Shepicked up her soup and started eating, only half paying attention to the show onTV.Butafter several minutes, her phone buzzed again.

Jack:

Nowthat you’ve brought up sexting,Ican’t stop thinking about it.Areyou free tomorrow night?

Adrenalinejolted through her.Ithad been a long time since she’d done anything like that.Thenagain, it had been a long time since she’d talked to a man long enough to get to the sexting stage of…whatever this was.

Rosalie:

Iwill make sureIam.

Jack:

Perfect.I’lltext you tomorrow, okay?Ineed to get back to work, butI’mreally glad you texted me.

Rosalie:

Enjoyyour paperwork.

Jack:

Iwon’t.ButI’llbe thinking about you, so it won’t be so bad.