“Wait!” said Jane, causing Mark to turn around. “Um… do you… wanna go out sometime?”
Mark thought about it for a minute and then grinned.
“It’s in my nature to be nice,” he said. “But you know what they say, nice guys finish last. Let’s forget about the courtship.”
“What? You can’t be…”
The bone throbbed, and Jane’s expression turned to one of adoration.
“Alright Jane,” said Mark, still grinning. “I want you to take this bone and use it to make sure no one will notice that you’re gone, then immediately give it back without doing anything else.”
Smiling lovingly, Jane took the bone and did as told, making sure her boss wouldn’t care if she was gone and her friends wouldn’t worry. She then handed it back to Mark.
“Alright Jane, let’s go,” said Mark, pocketing the bone and walking out of the store with her. |