Page 30 of Rebound With Me
I shake my head. “Not talking.”
“Just promise me you won’t fuck her right away.”
I drop my forehead to the desktop.
“Shit,” she says. “You already blew it, didn’t you?”
“No. Maybe. I can’t talk about this with you. Don’t you have to meet your wife somewhere for dinner tonight?”
“Shit. I’m late. Call me later, we’ll talk more! Just kidding!” She’s out the door, but she pokes her head back in. “Oh hey, you should bring her to my party! Not kidding! Do it!”
“It’s not like that! It’s just a one-time thing! Ish.”
“Shit she’s not married is she?”
“No! What kind of man whore do you take me for?”
“The kind that’s ripe for making a lot of mistakes.”
“Get outta here. Seriously.”
She gives me a concerned look. A real one.
“It’s cool, it was a fun thing, it’s no big deal. See you tomorrow.”
She finally turns and leaves my office.
She’s not wrong, though. I am in exactly the position to make a lot of mistakes right now. If Eve knew I’d punched a hole in a wall last night I’d never hear the end of it.
I shouldn’t see her again. What we had was perfect, I don’t want to ruin it. Except I still have to paint that wall. I can’t leave that unfinished. Fuck. Maybe I should just pay Carlos to do it. Send him over there with a note and flowers from me. That would be a classy dick-move.
But I don’t want to be a dick to her.
Which is why I should stay away from her.
I can’t even remember the last time I felt this conflicted about anything, if ever.
I stare at my phone, and scroll through for a number that I haven’t called in a very long time. It goes straight to voicemail, as always, and I almost hang up before the long outgoing message is over. But I don’t.
“Hey, it’s Vince. I know it’s been a long time, but if you have time soon I really need to see you.”
