"If you don't mind me asking, what do you do for a living?" Nick inquired.
"We are both French teachers," was Tea's instant reply, and he could see that she was pretentious about it.
"What about you?" she asked, trying to be polite, but she didn't seem interested at all.
Since he could see that Mia was interested in his response, he answered the question politely even though Tea didn't seem to care in the slightest.
"I am afraid that my job is nothing as interesting as that. I am a businessman," he said, avoiding mentioning that he owned his own company.
Nick could see that neither of the girls was impressed by that, but he didn't mind. He wanted for once to try to see if someone would like him for who he was and not for what he had.
"I guess today is my lucky day," he continued, "because I am actually looking for private tutors to teach me how to speak French. It is rather useful when I have to deal with foreign clients. Would one of you mind giving me French lessons?" Nick asked.
"I am afraid we already have jobs," was Mia's blunt reply.
"Oh, I see," was his defeated answer.
"Well, if you ever have some free time to teach me or if any of your friends are available, please give me a call," Nick gave them his phone number, and that was it.
Not really happy about the result, Nick told the girls that it was nice meeting them and went back to his table, having no idea how he would ever get to know Mia. Still, he hoped that maybe she would give him a call or one of her friends, so he didn't lose all hope.
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