Chapter 4My Online Boyfriend Is A Snake

After days of relentless begging on my end.

Asher finally agreed to a second date.

I went all out. I wore my most elegant, figure-hugging dress.

Colored contacts, expensive false lashes, flawless contouring. I showed up to the cafe looking like a supermodel.

But sitting at our reserved table, all I found was his pet snake.

His outfit was even more elaborate this time.

The little guy was wearing a custom-tailored miniature suit jacket and balancing a tiny pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his snout.

Was he cosplaying as a bespectacled intellectual?

No, wait.

That wasn't the point. Where the hell was Asher?

I finally realized something was deeply wrong.

Was he really standing me up again?

Just as the frustration began to boil over, I felt a soft pressure against my palm.

I looked down and saw the very tip of the snake's tail.

Tied neatly around the tail was a beautiful little ribbon, tied into a perfect bow.

He looked exactly like a meticulously wrapped gift, impossible to reject.

The little snake looked up at me with eyes full of pure, unadulterated sincerity.

The moment I smiled, the entire snake slithered happily into my open hands.

Oh, you sweet little thing.

I finally understood.

Asher wasn't just looking for a girlfriend. He was looking for a stepmother for his precious pet.

I had a great personality, and I had proven my high tolerance for reptiles, so Asher chose me.

He didn't show up because he wanted the snake to personally vet me. He was letting his pet choose his new mom.

Asher really loved this animal.

Well, if my job was to pamper the snake, I was going to be the best snake mom in the world.

I dutifully straightened his tiny suit jacket, then carried him around the city. We walked through the botanical gardens and even caught a movie.

I wanted to make conversation, but then I realized Asher had never actually told me the snake's name.

Without a name, I decided to just call him "Baby."

"Baby, do you like this park?"

The little snake nodded.

"Baby, do you want to go look at the pond?"

He nodded again, perfectly obedient.

"Baby, do you want to come home with me?"

The snake hesitated.

But the hesitation lasted exactly three seconds before he started nodding so hard his glasses nearly flew off.

Winning over the pet was basically winning over the billionaire.

I was floating on cloud nine.

I leaned down and pressed a kiss to the top of his scaly head.

The little snake blushed a deep crimson and buried his face into my chest, making soft, happy little squeaks.

Honestly, putting Asher's massive bank account aside for a moment.

This little snake was incredibly cute, surprisingly handsome, wildly intelligent, and never tried to bite me.

Spending the rest of my life taking care of him with Asher didn't sound like a bad deal at all.