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different, but I felt like I should for some reason. I looked down at my crotch
and frowned angrily. “Nice let down, buddy. You couldn ’ t just do it? ” I muttered. And now I ’ m talking to my dick. I need help.
    I sighed and headed out of the bathrooms,
deciding enough was enough. I was going home with a mental image of Rosie and a
box of tissues just like I told her earlier.  
    Tomorrow would be different, tomorrow I was
turning my game back on and heading to Ashton ’ s for dinner whether I was invited or not. Persistence was the key,
and I had never given up on anything in my life.
     

 
    Chapter Five
     
     
    I glanced in the mirror, messing with
my hair for another couple of minutes, trying to make myself look the best that
I could before heading over to Ashton’s. I really needed to give it my best
effort tonight. Finally satisfied, I sighed and looked myself over; jeans and a
plain, white T-shirt. I didn’t want to go there dressed to the nines and make
it too obvious that I was desperate for her attention.
    “Get your game on, Nate,” I mumbled, as I
slipped on my sneakers and headed to my best friend ’ s apartment to crash their dinner party. Well, ‘crash ’ wasn ’ t exactly right because I ’ d called this morning and managed to talk Anna into inviting me
over; whining that I hadn ’ t eaten
properly for ages and how I ’ d had
a hard week. As always, she fell for it. In reality, she probably knew the
reason I was angling for an invite.
    On the way there, I stopped at the gas
station, buying a bunch of flowers for Anna and a bottle of wine. By the time I
pulled up at their apartment, I felt a little sick with nerves. If it didn ’ t work tonight, I ’ d decided to admit defeat. If she loved her guy that much then I had
no right to split them up for one night of passion with her.
    After letting myself up to their apartment
using the front door key card they ’ d given me, I knocked on their door. While waiting for an answer, I
quickly straightened my shirt and ran my tongue over my teeth, making sure I
didn ’ t have anything stuck in
there. Ashton answered the door, laughing at something; he waved me in and
walked back into the kitchen, where Anna and Rosie were giggling hysterically.
    “What did I miss?” I asked, looking between
the three of them.
    Rosie smiled and nodded towards Anna. “Just
these two flirting; it ’ s burning
my ears so I ’ m glad you ’ re here, maybe they ’ ll stop now.”
    “I ’ ll stop, ” Anna chuckled.  
    Ashton stepped to Anna ’ s side. “I didn ’ t agree to that, Mrs Taylor,” he murmured playfully, as he draped
his arm around her waist. She grinned and gripped the front of his shirt and pulled
him closer to her, looking at him with that look; it wasn ’ t love; it was something else, almost like he was the centre of her
world. It was embarrassing, and way too much for me to be seeing when I had no
one to look at me like that.
    I cleared my throat dramatically, and Anna
sighed, pulling away from her husband. She tore her eyes away from him and
looked at me.
    “Nate, I could un-invite you, you know,”
she scolded playfully.
    “Well then I ’ ll give these flowers to Rosie if you do.” I shrugged and put them
on the counter, along with the bottle of wine I ’ d brought.
    Anna picked them up, smiling gratefully.
“Thanks, Nate, these are beautiful.” She hugged me and headed over to get a
vase to put them in.
    My gaze flicked to Rosie who was looking at
me with an air of surprise . “What? You didn ’ t think I was a nice guy?” I guessed .
    An apologetic smile crept onto her lips.  “ No, I just … I don’ t know.” She shrugged and turned back to help Anna put the flowers
in the vase.
    Ashton looked at me knowingly as he stepped
to my side. “I know why you ’ re
here, so I ’ m just gonna say this;
please, don ’ t hurt her. If this is
just about sex, then be straight with her about it, don ’ t lead her on.”