Page 90 of Salvage Him
"I'm happy for you, man.” Inodded.
"She has personally invited you tonight, so you havetocome."
"Listen, man, give me a few days okay." I didn't recognize the desperation in myvoice.
"You sure you're okay?” Heasked.
"Yeah, I just need a break. Asmallone."
"Tuesday,then."
"Tuesdaywhat?"
"You meet us at Crush onTuesday?"
It was three days away. He wasn't going to leave me alone until Iagreed.
"Okay, Tuesday. I'll see youthere."
I finished the chair and stood back to admire it. I would never use it with anyone else, but I loved it anyway. I might have to change its name toBrooklyn.
I cleaned up and headed over to my apartment to get some sleep. My goal was to throw myself into my work. I'd power through Tuesday and let my friends know I needed to step back from the community. It didn't have the same hold over me as before. I needed some distance, and at some point in my lifetime, I would stop pining over a particular unavailablewoman.
