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“Seems like that is the story of our lives,” she said.
He wanted to ask her what she meant by that. The fact she said it so quietly. As if she didn’t want him to know or hear it.
There was so much to Elise that confused the shit out of him, but if he asked or questioned her, she either came out swinging or locked up tighter than the last human trying to hide from the Zombie Apocalypse.
“I take it you’ve got no plans today,” he said. If he could keep her on the phone for a few minutes longer, he would.
“Nope. You? It’s kind of late in the day.”
“I’m partied out from the holidays. Sort of sick of people too.”
She laughed and the sound sent heat through his body as if he’d gotten hit with a blowtorch. He hadn’t heard that sound in over a decade and it amazed him it still had the same effect.
“I’m normally sick of people,” she said. “I put myself out there more than I have before. Not sure how I got talked into it.”
“It’s good for business,” he said.
“I’ve heard that a lot. Since I own some of the business I should make more of an effort. I can’t always leave it to my father.”
He knew Royce and Elise owned half of Kennedy Construction now. His father had told him that when Richard had his heart attack years ago.
McCarthy’s would come to him and his siblings someday. Jayce would probably just want to be bought out and he and Jocelyn would take over. He was fine with it, but his father was healthy and more than willing to continue to work.
Though he’d been hearing for years that his father wanted to cut back.
That life was too short and he wanted to start to travel with his mother. His mother still worked in the offices too but part time now.
Maybe he’d talk to his siblings and see if they could get his parents to take more time off.
Though once the weather warmed up, they’d get busier which was why they were going to try to get as much as they could done on this commercial project in the next month or two.
“I know that feeling,” he said.
“Sorry to bother you again,” she said. He knew he was losing her. He was lucky to keep her on the phone this long.
“You’re not,” he said. “As I said, I’m just sitting here alone.”
“You just sounded as if you wanted that.”
“I did,” he said.
“Okay, then,” she said. “Truce?”
He couldn’t draw this out anymore if he wanted to. “Truce,” he said.
“Bye, Gabe.”
“See you around, Elise.” No way he was saying bye to her. He just couldn’t bring himself to do it.
When he heard the phone disconnect he was going to toss his phone down but decided to call his sister instead.
“Hi, Gabe,” Jocelyn said. “What’s going on? Putting a request in for food this week?”
He hadn’t done that yet. “Can I?”
She laughed on the other end. “Maybe. Depends if it’s healthy. If you say you want some tater tot casserole or something you’re not getting it.”
“Tater tots are the shit,” he said. He was the only one in the family that loved them. He begged his mother for them all the time and she gladly made them.
