Mateo cleverly works himself out of trouble by telling Cheryl that the music was too loud, and he didn’t hear her. The fact that she simply accepted that as the truth just proved how little they would work. He needs someone that will call him on his BS. He needs someone with a strong personality.
His eyes drift over to Maggie before he suggests to Cheryl that she had better go help her.
“The natives seem to be getting restless, and I don’t want you to get into trouble. I will be here when you are done.” She pouts, but in the end, gets up to help after leaving a lingering kiss on his lips. He can’t even remember if he kissed her back!
“You are playing with fire.” He hears her voice right next to his ear and looks up, stunned.
“Excuse me?”
“I’m not a toy, and neither is Cheryl. If you d
