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7
Frank
As soon as I walked in the old house, I knew that Amber was taking off. It reminded me of the time she had said that she was going to run away, so she didn’t have to go back with her parents. She was hasty and didn’t think things through. This was one of those times, and I found it refreshing, since she hadn’t changed all that much. The young and fiery girl was still in there, no matter how much she liked to believe that she was all grown up.
I put the bag down and handed her the coffee. She had to put down the clothes that she was folding to put in her suitcase.
“Where are you going? You just got here.”
She shrugged and said that she wasn’t going to be able to stay that long.
“So, that’s what you were planning? You were going to have your way with me and leave before I woke up? That’s cold, Amber.”
She looked away, and I knew that even though I was messing with her, there had to be a little bit of truth about it. She certainly looked guilty and for several minutes she couldn’t even look me in the eye.
“I wouldn’t say that it was my plan. I didn’t think I would ever see you again, and I just lost it, I guess. Sorry about that. I know that you must hate when women throw themselves at you. I am sure that you’ve had it happen all the time.”
She was mad at me, and I didn’t understand why. Was it because I had brought it up? Was I supposed to forget it all? I hadn’t been able to forget her in all this time. It wasn’t going to change now. My second chance was quickly leaving me, and I wanted to pull it back.
“I am not with anyone.”
“Yeah, but they want to be with you, don’t they?”
I shrugged. “I am not going to say that I haven’t dated. I’ve been away a long time, but there is no one special in my life. Is there someone special in your life?”
Amber shook her head. “No, I am about as single as it gets.”
“Then where are you running off to?”
“I have a job, a fashion business that I told you about.”
“It’s yours, though, isn’t it? Why can’t you stay here and just work remotely? People do it all the time.”
I was trying to make sense of her refusal, but I knew that it wasn’t all logistical. It had to do with many factors, some that neither one of us wanted to talk about. I had my own logistical nightmare that I hadn't even thought about yet. In about a week, it was all going to come down on my head, but for now, I didn't want to think about it. I wasn't even going to get a chance to do anything like that, if she wouldn't even stay.
“I can't just drop everything in my life to come back to my hometown. I had a life before I got that call about my grandfather.”
“Yes, but maybe that call was meant to happen. I'm sorry that Gerald is gone, but I'm not sorry that it allowed me to see you again. It has been so long, and I have missed you more than you can imagine.”
“You didn't miss me that much. You turned me down, again. Why would I want to make that same mistake again? It’s kind of embarrassing.”
She really just didn't understand. I had wanted her so badly last night. I wish that she hadn't drunk so much, because then I would not have had a reason to turn her away. I certainly didn't want one. How could she ever think that?
“You really just don't understand, do you?”
“What is it that I don't understand?”
“Well, for one, you were too drunk last night to even remember us having sex. Do you really want our first time together, after waiting all this time for it, to be something that neither one of us even remembers? I want you to remember every last thing that I do to you.”
I saw her shiver, and I wanted to take that as a good sign. It wasn't a given, I knew that much, but then again, nothing ever was. Before I could really think it through, I pulled her in for a kiss. That was the only thing that I knew would show her exactly what I was feeling. There were no words that could really describe my desire for her. None that I thought would truly suffice, anyway.
“So, is that what you're here for now?”
I grinned and told her that I figured we could at least start with some breakfast first. She thought I was being funny, but I really wasn't. She still had a hangover, and I meant what I said. I wanted our first time to be nothing short of magical. We deserved it.
“How about we get some carbs in you and some coffee, maybe it will help with your hangover. We don't have to do anything right now. I just want to spend some time with you.”
“Don't you have some fancy job that you need to get to?”
