yours for sex, only to then wake up the next day with the woman calling you, babe, baby, or some other stupid pet name that means more to them than you. I’ve had countless women who’ve started calling me baby the next day, and I’m quick to shut them down and get them out. I don’t want or need a relationship, and I will be dammed if these women I hook up with think it’s anything more than sex.
“I have an awful headache, but it was well worth it especially waking up next to you.” She crawls behind me and wraps her arms around my neck. She starts feathering kisses up and down my neck and I’m trying to feel turned on, but I must have been insanely pissed last night because this morning she’s really not doing it for me. I have to get her out of here and fast before she tries it on anymore. I shoot up from the bed and clutch my head, as the quickness of my sudden movements, makes me dizzy. I really need some Tylenol right now.
“Don’t you need to go? I think it’s getting kind of late and I need to be getting myself to work.”
She looks at me and purses her lips. “Is this your way of getting rid of me?” She frowns and looks hurt that I’m trying to get rid of her. “I thought we could go and get some breakfast together or maybe eat breakfast here?”
Oh God, I was wrong about her. She’s obviously a woman that thinks it was more.
“Look…” Oh crap, I’ve forgotten her name. I rack my brain trying to think of it, but I’m not having any luck and the more time I spend standing here, the more her face is getting red and I’m pissing her off.
“My name is Kimmy?” She looks at me as though I should know this, and me not responding again is making her angrier. She flips the cover off of herself and stands up in front of me in all her naked glory. What’s wrong with me? Her body isn’t doing anything for me, not even a twitch. She huffs past me and dresses quickly before grabbing her bag and keys.
“Clearly you don’t remember my name, and obviously you don’t want me here, do you?” She places her hands on her hips and looks at me expectantly.
“Look, Kimmy…it is what it is. It was sex at the end of the day.” I grab my watch off the bedside table and glance at the time. “I’m sorry, but I have to get to work. I will call you.” I usher her out of my apartment and slam the door in her face. Leaning against the door, I take a deep breath then I hear a knock and a whining voice.
“Karl, you didn’t ask for my phone number?” I can’t take much more, so I head to the kitchen to take some Tylenol and to make a strong coffee. I’m sipping my coffee in the kitchen when I hear a scream.
“Fuck you, Karl! You weren’t that good anyway.” I shake my head and take another sip of my coffee. What a nightmare! Think I’ve dodged a bullet there. I should really stop all this shit I keep doing every other night. I like to party, so what, but it’s situations like this one that make me think I should be treating women with more respect, but they do know what they’re signing up for. I always make it known that I’m not looking for anything serious and nine times out of ten I don’t see the woman again. It’s the way I’ve done it for years, but there’s always some woman who doesn't listen and then we end up like this. I told her a lie because I don’t need to be at work at all. In fact, I haven’t been in work for a few weeks now and I really can’t be bothered at all. I thought being an architect was what I wanted to do, but I’m so bored with it now and all the work is falling to my PA, Claudia. She’s a fantastic PA, but deep down I take advantage of her especially considering I’m never there. My cell rings and I grab it from my chest of drawers and see that it’s Claudia calling.
“Hi, Claudia.”
“Don’t you, hi Claudia, me! Where the hell are you, and why are you not here? You do realize it’s 1:00 p.m. and you had meetings this morning!” I don’t
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