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“I’m sorry! Go again, I’ll do better.”
She turned, tucking her knee under her, and I did the same, so we were focused.
“When you guys left, he asked me how long I planned on being in the area. Which was a weird fucking question, if you ask me. It made me irritated, so I asked him why he thought I had a boyfriend.”
“Oh, Nora.”
Brown curls danced along her shoulders as she pushed her hand through them.
“He gets under my skin. He wouldn’t answer me, and instead he asked why I thought he had a girlfriend. So, I told him he said he did when he walked in on me practically naked. He laughed at me, Rae.Laughed.Said I was hung up on the past, like a teenager, and told me I needed to grow up.”
Oh shit, this was bad. Very bad. “Did you throw something at him?”
“I wanted to, and after he said that he started flirting with Tasha…”
Letting out a sigh, I gripped my best friend’s hand and tightened my hold.
“I lost it, Rae. I’m so embarrassed. I just…it was too much, and when it was noticeable that I was upset, everyone stopped talking, and that’s when we heard you guys going at it in the room. You were being very loud, by the way.Superrude.”
Flames engulfed my face as I let her hand go and covered my eyes. “I’m so ashamed. I had zero intentions of having sex. He just sort of pulled me on top of him, and he’s kind of irresistible when he wants to be. Did I tell you we had sex in Kelly Travis’s office?”
A grin split my friend’s face in half as she fought back a laugh. She covered her face to stop it, but it didn’t do any good.
“That bitch deserves it.”
“Right? That’s what I said.”
Silence fell back over us after a few seconds, and Nora heaved a sigh.
“So, after that, I yelled at everyone to leave, told them the night was ruined, and that I wasn’t feeling well.”
“Did Colson just leave, or—”
I wasn’t sure what I was hoping for. Maybe some optimism that my friends crush was interested in her. He seemed to be… I mean, unless he was just insanely bored and wanted a free meal, but why get her flowers, and bring her something as thoughtful as cold brew coffee? And the question about her supposed boyfriend still threw me.
“He hesitated…asked if we could talk in the kitchen for a second, but I told him no. I demanded he leave.”
See, therewashope. Now to just cultivate it carefully.
“Well, what now? I mean, you’ve made contact…” I asked hesitantly.
Standing up and stretching, she let out another defeated sigh. “Now, I hide. Maybe go on a trip. I’ve been wanting to go on a trip for a while…maybe head to Portland? Want to come with me?”
Half of me wanted to. It sounded so fun to get away with my best friend, but I needed to confess to Davis, and even then, the idea of leaving him for any amount of time didn’t set well with me.
“I’ll let you know, okay?”
“Okay, I’m headed to bed. I love you. Thank you for being here.”
Standing, I clicked off one of her lamps and headed for my purse. “Sorry about the sex.”
Nora laughed, clicking off two more lamps. “At least something exciting happened at my dinner party, and hey—you christened that room. Now when my parents stay over, it won’t traumatize me.”
“Why would they stay here when they live in the same town?” I said with a laugh, pulling on my jacket. The weather had started to cool drastically, and every morning on the mountain there was frost and a thin layer of snow greeting us.
“Oh, well…” She paused, her face flushing red.
Worry gnawed away at my stomach. Something wasn’t right.
