No

Ivan was rock hard at Silvia's story, but the direct offer was like a glass of cold water over his face. "No. I appreciate the offer, but I'm not gay.", He answered.

Silvia didn't seem offended by the rejection, instead she just rolled her eyes at him. "Sure, I know that's true, but I can still tell that you were interested. You can't tell me you didn't at least consider it."

Ivan's throat felt dry, but nonetheless he eeked out a reply, "Yeah, but we've been friends forever. I don't want to make things weird."

"I think you made things weird when you leered at my breasts across the table. Still, I won't hold it against you. I know how enticing my assests are.", Silvia replied. She then reached into her purse and pulled out a small unlabelled black bottle. She slid it across the table until it stopped right infront of him. He shot her a look of confusion and she just shrugged her shoulders. "Keep it just in case you want to use it later. Don't give me that 'what, no I don't want that' bullshit. If you want to use it, you will and if you don't you'll throw it out or give it someone else."

Ivan looked between the bottle and his old friend before he picked it up and slipped it into his pocket. "Thank you for the offer. How much does this go for on the street?"

Silvia laughed, "Honestly, I have no idea. I have never had to pay for it before. Once you get exposed, the government will let you pick it up for free from the hospital. If I had to guess, I'd say about 60$ a bottle. Definitely not enough to make a dent in your debt."

"Fuck off." Ivan said in an aggrieved tone.

"Hey, not my fault that you managed to throw away five grand at the casino the other night. Seriously, you need to figure out a way to get ahold of your finances without doing something stupid.", Silvia said.

The two continued to joke around as their food was brought out. Silvia didn't mention anything else about Lotion X for the rest of the time they hung out, but for Ivan, it was all he could think about. It was like the bottle was burning a hole in his pocket the entire time they spoke.

Once their meal was over they left the resturant together. "It was good seeing you Ivan. We'll have to do this again soon.", She said.

Ivan nodded, "Yeah."

He turned to leave, but Silvia called out to him one last time. "Oh and Ivan, if you do decide to use it. You know how to get in touch.", She said cheekily and left him standing there with his jaw on the floor.