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“Let’s just say I’ve known only one way relationships. And that’s been the guy’s way.”
Interesting.That explained a lot, actually. So, some guy had really shit on her. “And you think I’m like that.”
“No. Well. In my experience all guys are the same.”
“So I should pretty much go jump off a cliff, is that what you’re saying? No chance with you because of some other guy?”
“Not worth the risk,” she whispered.
“Maybe I am?”
No answer.
“I knowyouare.”
“You don’t know shit, Drey.”
Nowwe were getting somewhere. She didn’t know shit about me, either, though she knew more than most with the whole holding-babies-thing down at the hospital. Which, now that I thought about it, I was going to go tomorrow morning…er…this morning before the store shift.
“You late for something?” She nodded to the phone in my hand.
“Nope.”
She eyed me, waiting for more.
“Got something going on tomorrow—well—later this morning.”
She watched me still. Waiting.
“That was more than one word. Next step is yours.”
“Never met a guy so bent on talking. Usually they only want to get in my pants.”
“Well, there’s that, too.”
“See. All the same.”
“Oh, I think I might surprise you when it comes to the getting in your pants angle.” I chuckled. My body wanted her, there was no doubt or issue there. I was actually having a tough time tamping it down around her. But the whole sex thing…yeah, she’d be surprised by my choices in that arena.
Most chicks were.
It was strange, though, I never cared much what other chicks thought about it quite as much as I cared about how Sarah might feel about the no-sex rule I had going on.
She hadn’t freaked at my baby-holding thing, which some might view as pretty soft for someone like me, so that was a good sign.
If only she’d open up a little. I was dying to know more about her. Something. Anything.
We turned the last corner and her building came into sight. “Okay, this is me. Thanks for the totally unnecessary escort home.”
“Had I known you’d been walking home alone all this time, I wouldn’t have allowed it.”
“It’s not up to you toallowit or not. See. All guys are the same. Like I said.” Her jaw tightened.
“So youwantto walk home in the dark. Andwantto expose yourself to harm. Then again, I know you weren’t alone most of the time, but still.”
“That’s another thing…I’veneverseen you with a chick. You don’t date?”
“Like I said before. I don’t want anyone else.”
