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Opening my eyes, I lifted my head. I could just fuck Clare and get it over with. My hand scrubbed down my face. I would never do that to Clare. Not ever. Assuming she’d even let me back into her apartment, that is.
“Sir, we’re here,” the taxi driver said.
Reaching into my wallet, I pulled out a hundred-dollar bill and handed it to him. “Keep the change.”
“Oh, thank you, sir. Happy holidays!”
I leaned back into the cab. “Yeah, happy holidays.”
Shutting the door, I quickly made my way into the building and up to my condo. When the door shut, I placed my hand over my chest and slowly breathed until it didn’t feel like a vise was around my chest.
What the hell am I going to do now?
Clare
Garlic and Kissing
I stared out the window of my office lost in thought. What in the world had happened to Wes? It was like he couldn’t get out of my apartment fast enough the other day. So fast, he left his coat behind.
Maybe he had second thoughts about the insane plan of his that involved me and breaking up Mandy?
Ugh. Mandy.
I’d made the mistake of searching for her on Google last night. Apparently, her family owned a very popular pizza place in Boston, and she was the general manager. She was also drop-dead gorgeous. She looked like she belonged on a runway, not in the kitchen of a pizza joint. Long brown hair and she had the body of a model. Tall and thin. I had to remind myself that comparison was the thief of joy. Although, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was comparing myself for.
Sighing, I dropped back in my chair and reached for my phone. I was going to regret this. What I should do is give the coat to Rory for Finn to give back to his brother. But then questions would be asked, like why was Wes in my apartment? Icouldn’t say it was when we went shopping for the anniversary party because I’d already given Rory all the stuff. We were meeting at Harmony’s on Saturday to make all the decorations. And I couldn’t tell them that Wes had come by and attempted to bribe me into helping him break up his ex’s wedding.
I tapped my chin. I could say we left a bag in his trunk…but then I’d have to have said bag.
“Shit.”
With a quick glance at the time, I pulled up his name and fired off a text. It had been three days since he left his coat. He probably had ten coats and didn’t even need this one.
Me: I have your coat that you left at my place. I keep forgetting to text you about it. I can drop it off for you after work if you’d like.
I waited a few seconds for the dots to appear, and when they didn’t, I set the phone down. Wes didn’t seem like the type of guy who had his phone attached to his hand. Turning back to my computer, I attempted to focus. That lasted all of five seconds. I grabbed my phone again.
Me: Or I can bring it with me tomorrow when I go to Harmony’s to help with the anniversary decorations. Either way. Doesn’t matter to me. Not sure if you would be there. Or not. I can leave it.
After sending it, I quickly dropped my phone and covered my face with my hands.
“Oh my God! You idiot! What is wrong with me?”
I shook my head to shake off all thoughts of Wes Ward. I placed my hands on the keyboard and started to type, not at all thinking about him, whom I shouldn’t be thinking of. And it worked for about ten minutes. When my phone buzzed, I nearly fell out of the damn chair to reach for it.
When I saw his name, I smiled like an idiot.
Wes: Yeah, I realized I forgot it once I hit the cold air. Are you free for lunch? Maybe I could meet you and get it. It’s kind of my favorite coat.
“What?” I softly whispered as my heartbeat raced a bit faster. “Why would he want to have lunch with me?”
“Who?”
Screaming, I threw my phone and watched it sail across my desk. I turned and saw Mary standing there with a questioning look on her face.
“You scared the shit out of me, Mary!”
She smiled. “Sorry. I knocked but you were staring at your phone with this goofy smile on your face.”
