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I take a covert step forward, and a glance from the side tells me it’s Brenda and another of her colleagues from HR.
I turn around with the empty bottles in my hand and the words sexiest bachelor ringing in my ear.
How does Zander not see the disparity between us that is so evident to everyone else? How does he not see that I don’t fit beside him in his perfect world?
20
ZANDER
It’s been a week since the disastrous date. Disastrous not only because of what happened on the date but also what followed. Marr is holding back on our calls and texts like never before. If I thought she was shy in the office before, she’s fucking scared of me now. Whenever she sees me in the office corridor or coming her way, she bolts in the other direction. It’s a fucking mess, and I’m the only one to blame.
I’ve tried everything short of kidnapping her in an attempt to make her talk, but nothing seems to be working. Not knowing what else to do, I decided to take some external help.
I’m sitting in a restaurant with Kristy, desperate for an olive branch on how to get my couch girl back.
“How did the meeting go?” I ask. Kristy is working with Zach on our new office location.
“Everything went well. Zach has arranged a conference call on Monday to discuss more with you,” she replies.
I nod, having almost no desire to convolute this meeting with office conversations. I have more pressing things to discuss.
“Zander, what’s the matter? You asked me to come alone and not say a word to Rose.” Kristy repeats my sentence from this morning. “Everything all right between you two?”
I’m quiet for few moments. I don’t know how to voice to my girlfriend’s best friend that her friend is giving me the cold shoulder because I tried to kiss her on a date. In my mind, it’s a genuine problem, but when trying to put it into words, I feel like a pervert.
“I don’t know how to start, Kristy.”
“Did something happen between you two?” Her gaze fixated on me is more curious than surprised, and I wonder if she’s already aware of the proceedings of my perfectly planned, horribly executed first date.
“I fucked up big time.” I run my hands through my hair, hesitating for a second before realizing I don’t have too many options. “We were having fun on our date until I pounced on her, and now she wants nothing to do with me.”
“What do you mean by pounced on her?” Kristy leans back in her chair, her blue eyes never leaving me.
I’m once again stuck by the resemblance between her eyes and Marr’s. How did I never notice it before? Possibly because I was too busy observing my couch girl and heridiosyncrasies.
“Hello.” Kristy waves her hand in front of me.“I asked you a question.”
Grabbing my neck in frustration, I rehash the disastrous date.
“I think I’m losing her.” My voice sounds pathetic, even to my own ears.
Kristy chews on her bottom lip. I watch as she struggles with something, tugging on her golden bracelet before meeting my eyes.
“I’m putting a hell of a lot of trust in you.” She pauses, waiting for my nod. “Rose never really had any close relationships, Zander. You kind of know that.”
I nod again, not understanding her words, but hope and anxiety slowly builds inside me.
“You are the first man in her life,” she continues. “Her first boyfriend.”
Holy fuck.
I gulp back something heavy that’s clogged in my throat. I’d imagined Marr to not be very experienced, but…I’m her first boyfriend?
The thought never even occurred to me.
Of course she’s scared. Who wouldn’t be when your boyfriend jumps on you on your first fucking date?
But the real question is, will she ever want me back?
