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I sighed heavily.
“Is Will back in your bed?” he asked pointedly.
“No,” I admitted.
“Well then, you can submit again.”
“You told him about this.” I remarked, remembering Will’s detached look from the night before, and the way it had so thoroughly jerked my emotions to and fro just seeing him.
“Yes. Though you should have,” Reggie admonished me. “Unfortunately, I don’t think you did yourself any good with the little uproar you caused.”
“That was regrettable. But I’m putting that behind me, and while I’d love to chat with you, Reg, I have an errand I need to run, so if you’ll just…”
“Leave? Of course, I don’t want to overstay my welcome.”
“It’s the video.”
“Oh?”
“I think it’s time he saw it,” I explained.
He looked amused, though I could see he understood what was at stake for me. And why shouldn’t he understand? He’d agreed to help me out of the ‘kindness of heart.’ And I had to believe he really wanted Will and me back together.
“By the way,” I said, as I got up from the table, “maybe you should train Desiree the way you’ve trained me. I think it’s a little silly for you to have a girlfriend who doesn’t like it in the ass.”
He looked annoyed at my remark, but I ignored him.
“Please lock up when you leave,” I said. I couldn’t wait to get on with the rest of my life.
Chapter Nine
I knocked on the door of Will’s apartment, feeling sure he’d be up. Always an early riser, he’d certainly be out of bed by ten, dressed and working in his studio.
“Alex?” he said on seeing me. He was surprised.
He cracked the door just a little, though I could see he was still in his robe, his hair disheveled and his eyes still bleary from sleep.
“I’m sorry, did I get you up?”
“No, I was just in the bathroom.”
I expected him to ask me in, and when he didn’t, I felt awkward just standing there.
“I was surprised to see you last night?” I went on, trying to ignore my discomfort.
“It was interesting,” he replied, noncommittally.
Damn! This is getting worse.
“Well, the reason I came was to give you this,” I finally said, handing him the video. He looked at it quizzically. “A bit more indication of my sincerity,” I added. “Reggie made it. I should have given it to you a week ago, but I was chicken.”
He nodded, but said nothing. I had a thousand things I wanted to say to him, but I was hoping for some encouragement before I began pouring out my heart.
“Will,” a woman’s voice suddenly called to him from inside his apartment.
It shocked me.
“Just a minute, Jane,” he said, turning slightly back to address the unseen woman.
