He watched her walking up the street. Grabbing his cell phone he called Wayne.
“Dude, it’s fucking late.”
“Is Dorothy there?” Guy asked, ignoring his friend’s moaning.
“Yeah.”
“Put her on. I fucked up big time.”
The only way he could think to make it up to Emily was by getting Dorothy on his team.
What the hell do I want?
When it came to Emily, Guy didn’t know what he wanted. All he knew was he wanted to make things right with her.
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“Can you believe him?” Emily asked, shouting at her reflection. Dorothy was standing behind her, curling her hair.
“Who are we talking about? Guy or Nathan, or both?”
Emily glared at her friend.
“You know who I’m talking about. Guy.”
Janet and Lilly were going to meet them at the bar. She’d promised to meet Andrew there as well. Getting him to meet her at her apartment would be a big mistake. Once she’d invited Nathan to her apartment, her relationship with him had moved faster than frigging lightning.
“Guy wasn’t lying, Em. Andrew is a player, maybe even a bigger player than he is.”
Emily snorted. “I’ve seen the women flock to him, Dorothy. There’s no way Andrew is a bigger player. Women are always surrounding Guy. I’ve seen them, and I saw him around the back of Tony’s on the first night we met with a woman, sucking his cock!”
“You hadn’t met him, Em.”
“Are you trying to help him?” Emily looked at her friend.
“No. I’m not trying to give Guy a hand. I’m hoping you know what decision you’re going to make. Andrew is an asshole. The women don’t stick around the bar because he’s a complete, total bastard to them. You’ll be better off without either man.” She tugged on a strand of her hair. Emily winced and finished painting her nails.
She remembered the time Dorothy helped her with the date she had with Nathan. They’d gone through the same routine, only Dorothy had been raving about Nathan.
Letting out a sigh, she knew she needed to concede defeat.
“For the last three weeks Andrew has done nothing but ask. Wednesday I was feeling a little down.” She bit her lip, refusing to mention the women she’d overheard talking about Guy and the strike of jealousy she’d experienced. “He came and asked, and I don’t know. I wanted to get out there and have some fun. Please tell me you’re not upset with my decision?” She spun around to face her friend.
“Em, I’m not upset with your decision. I just wish you had thought about this a little clearer. Andrew is not a great guy. Even the guys don’t like him and steer well clear of him.”
“Surely he’s not that bad.”
“It’s after the wooing period. He annoys the women, and then there’s a breakup for everyone to see. I’m surprised Tony hasn’t warned you about him,” Dorothy said.
“Tony doesn’t know.” Emily bit her lip hating the idea of going on a date.
No, she wasn’t going to let it happen. One date was not going to ruin her life.
With Dorothy’s help she finished getting dressed in her purple cocktail dress and black heeled shoes.
“I called a cab,” Dorothy said, appearing in the bedroom ten minutes later.
“Look, I’m grateful for your help. I won’t hold anything against Guy. I actually really like him. He’s fun and generous, and I love the fact he stays and waits for me at night.” She hugged her friend. “I’ll make up with him tonight, if he’s there.”#p#分页标题#e#
“Guy will be there. You really don’t see it, do you?”
“See what?” Emily frowned as she made her way downstairs to the waiting cab.
“He likes you. More than likes you. I think, if we were in high school, I’d say Guy fancies you.”
Giggling, Emily shook her head. “Nah, Guy doesn’t fancy me. He’s got plenty more fish in the sea to explore.”
“What if he’s done exploring? You’ve seen him dancing with women, but you’ve not seen him leave with one or have a woman on his arm. Guy is different around you.”
The driver was discreet as they headed away from her apartment block.
“I don’t get it. You once told me to never think of Guy in that way, and now you’re praising him. What’s it going to be?” she asked, sitting back in her seat.
“I’ve seen how different he is. There was a time when I saw him as selfish and immature, but he’s not that way around you.” Dorothy stopped speaking as the driver cleared his throat. They were at Tony’s.