“Sure thing. You should have invited her to dinner.”
I shook my head, wishing that she really was with me. “Yeah, it’s not like that. Can we talk about it later?”
Colt chuckled and walked away. “Yeah, see you then.”
Amy? You still there?
Yes.
Sorry, Colt was askin’ me somethin’. Now, as far as me hookin’ up with other women. You really think it’s that easy for me?
According to your sister, it’s how you’ve always been.
My sister needs to stay the hell out of my business. When did you talk about me anyway?
A long time ago.
Well, people change.
Yeah, I guess they do.
Speaking of people changin’, where’s that husband of yours?
Conner, please don’t ask me about him.
No, how come you can talk to me this long? Where is he?
He’s at a meeting. Then he is picking up the turkey and stopping by his daughter’s boyfriends to ask her to come to dinner.
So he leaves you home alone now?
Today he did. Look, I know what you’re thinking and you’re wrong.
Yeah, I don’t think I am. He wouldn’t trust you unless you gave him something he wanted. Guess I know where we stand.
Did I act like this when you were messing around with Heather?
That was a fake relationship, not someone I was married to.
I am faking.
With which one of us?
Fuck you, Conner. I hate that you made me love you and then pushed me away.
I pushed her away because I thought it would make her leave him.
Woman, if you weren’t so damn hard headed we would be together right now, instead of arguin’ about it.
You’re the stubborn one, Conner!
Well it takes one to know one I guess.
Are you going to just hang up and not talk to me for another couple of months?
No, I plan on hangin’ up and textin’ your ass until you either write me back, or call me. When I get home you’re goin’ to come see me, Amy. If you don’t I’ll drag you away from him myself.
I hung up on her because I said what I wanted to say and I knew what I needed to know. She still wanted me and after being without her, it was enough to make me want to fight for her.
While my crazy ass family celebrated our time together, I became obsessed with talkin’ to Amy. I texted her for the next couple of hours, up until my damn sister had to open her mouth.
"Who do you keep talkin' to?" Colt asked.
I put the phone back in my pocket. “It's just a friend." My sister was giving me a dirty look like when we were teenagers.
"What's the big secret?" Now she had Colt up in my shit.
Ty leaned forward. "Trust me when I say that you really don't want to know."
"Is it somethin' I should be concerned over?” Apparently I was going to have to explain some things.
I just shook my head. "It ain't nothin' like that. I just have this friend that I enjoy spending time with. We're just friends, nothin' more."
"Because she's married." Miranda replied with her eyebrow cocked.
I was ready to put my boot in her damn ass. "Just friends. Leave it alone, Randa!" I grabbed my drink and walked out of the house to get away from my nosey family.
Colt came out to the porch and stood next to me. “Want to talk about it?"
"Why, so you can get all pissed at me too? Look there ain't nothin' goin' on that anyone has to worry about. Even if I did want it to, she would never be okay with it. She's just in a real bad situation and doesn't have anyone else she can trust."
"So, is this someone you met at meetings?" What the hell would she think I was going to meetings and hooking up with chicks for? Did everyone think I was that awful?
"No, since I know you aren't going to get off my back, I will tell you. It's Miranda's boss Amy. I'm not goin' to divulge her personal drama, but let’s just say she is in a very bad way and I am the only one that knows the truth."
"And how did you get to be that lucky guy?"
I needed to tell someone the truth, even if I didn’t tell him everything, I just wanted to get it off my chest. "I guess it started when I first moved there. She came over after having a fight with her husband. I happened to be really sick and she sat up with me until I pissed her off. We weren't exactly friends, but a while later, after a night out, I found her in a parking lot all upset. I took her somewhere to be safe and she told me enough for me to be concerned. After that she started confidin’ in me. I don't think it was because I was ever her first choice, it was just that I already knew."
"I never pegged you as the kind of guy that was just friends with a woman."
I shook my head and laughed. "Neither did I, but even if I wanted somethin' else, it would never happen." Not right now at least.