Between Us

A few seconds in, I laid the mug down on the countertop and flipped the frying egg over.

plate then added four slices of bread I'd toasted earli

breakfast, my phone rang. Slightly annoyed, I took the

with annoyance the moment the p

nd. She must have thought the way I greeted her was weir

xclaimed i

asked immediately, trying to p

re you okay?" Even though she sounded

thought. How

ecause I didn't understand. Who at

st haven't had any chance

I doubted Gigi would make up a story I didn't tell her since I never told her I was a

ut, broke in, attacked, are they not

cticing lawyer. I was ready to lecture her on one thousand and one di

two different th

o you need me to come?" She had even

five which means I'm a grow

ered online okay? I'm fine. Don't I sound fine?" I mean

hing online. Can't you cook for yourself? I taug

hers and how fast they escalate things. So, I didn't blame her.

cook. But I'm fine now" I assured. Though

ve you seen anyone you like?" She asked, magi

affirmed, ignoring the oth

ested in looking at men everywhere I went. As a matter of fact, I didn't care about men at all. I did every

cold." I said. Well, for what it was worth, my mom wasn't a fa

n in terror before ending the call. I planned to call her back for

t, I quickly went upstai

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ep out. I quickly turned and saw Ellen standing in my front yard. She wore the exact

She was glowing in sweat and I wondered why she worked out if was that

H

aid with a very wide grin. I was going to say thank you bu

just get to it. Though I was wondering if w

alone all by myself. But since I was leaving for work, the situation spoke for itself. A

ith my son and..." she stopped whilst noticing the mood on my face.

ook club is meeting later today since we meet every Friday evening and I'm hosting" her hands flew u

there. I mean wasn't a bookclub supposed to be for single lonely

was

er of

was genuine but it wasn't a happy smile

I'm so sorry. Maybe some other time" I told her. At least I considered

e this busy even on weekends but I'll just be there" she stretched her hand

hanged my mind on having anyone else call me Bili and I was going to

pted to start the engine but it just purred for a few seconds and stopped. I tried aga

n to the bus stop since I didn't know any mechanic around. I let out a frustrating sigh, hoisted my

ith it on a work day. Oh, God. I hoped I wouldn't sweat till I got to

a black SUV pulled up beside me as the car windo

asked. I ignored him and kept walki

ed at his wrist watch "in five minutes.

et to the bus stop without sweating. No matter how ha

ve you a ride" h

wouldn't have to walk to the bus stop. Then aga

m fine on my own

t. And the sun here is not one you want to be fr

I didn't want to get into his car. I

... and wicked to that pre

the road ahead of me. "Let me take you ple

I opened the door and hopped in. The smell of Sandalwood and c

king out the last syllable of the word be

added. Though that wasn't the reason I thank

at happened to yo

ke down thi

econds when he suddenly cleared his t

about it,

de the mistake of looking at him. His hair looked me

love

ay but a long sleeve white sh

ddenly hot. He suddenly licked his lips and my throat immediately dried out seeking he

e that handsome? He was so focused on the roa

suddenly

car but was convinced that

be

fuck

ved

led babe multiple times in my life but the way this m

replied slowly

when I realized how big of a mistake I'd made. I