Yeaaaah…not so much. 
I’ve never been a fan of the game of chase. As a child, I was the little girl, not too keen on getting all dirty and sweaty, who would rather sit inside an enjoy a good book, drawing a picture, writing a story…allowing my imagination to run free. Not much has changed…
when he said it, she believed him…go figure. call her naive if you want to, but like most when someone told her that they were “single,” she expected that to mean that they were TOTALLY unattached. open for flirting, definitely, and perhaps open for more (only time would tell). whatever the result, when he said it, she believed him, because that was enough for her.
until the “girl” fell out of his mouth…