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going to be okay?” Victor asked, concern evident on his features.
Evelyn nodded, “ I think so. Sometime during the next two weeks, Michael needs to hear me out. I need him to know how sorry I am and that I still care for him.”
Victor nodded, “It’ll happen. Wait for the right time. He’s not ready to hear anything from you right now. Give it a few days.”
Working on the Project
Michael was quiet on the trip back to the hotel. David waited for him to bring up whatever was bothering him, and when Michael remained silent, he took matters into his own hands, “So, you want to tell me what the history is between you, Victor and Evelyn?”
“Not really.”
David counted to ten before he spoke again, “Let me rephrase my question s o there’s no misunderstanding. Oh, and I’m asking as your boss this time. What kind of history do you, Victor Fernandez and Evelyn Davenport have?”
Michael knew that David’s patience was almost gone. Looking out the window at the scenery passing by, he tried to figure out how to tell David politely to go jump in a lake. Coming up with nothing, he said, “Victor and Evelyn and I grew up together. We were best friends at one time. “
When Michael didn’t immediately continue, David pushed, “And, what happened to that friendship to destroy it?”
Michael turned his head and met David’s stare, “I wouldn’t necessarily call it destroyed…” He hated the thought of Victor and Evelyn’s friendship not existing anymore. Even though he hadn’t spoken to Evelyn for over three years, he thought of her often. And keeping in touch with Victor had helped him keep the fantasy alive in his mind one day Evelyn would be his.
“So’d you and Victor have a falling out over a girl?”
“No.”
“Did Evelyn marry Victor instead of you?”
“No, she married a man she didn’t even know to bail her bastard father out of his gambling debts.” Michael made the statement with so much anger attached to it that David was taken aback. In the years he had known Michael, he rarely saw him lose his temper, and had never heard such venom in his voice.
“What? That doesn’t even make sense. She married a man she didn’t even know?”
Michael nodded and looked out the window again, “Yeah. I couldn’t convince her to let her father handle his own problems for once. She threw away our friendship to rescue her father and for what? Last I heard, he was still gambling and had lost it all anyway.”
David heard the bitterness in Michael’s voice and something didn’t add up. “So, was Evelyn more than a friend?”
Michael shook his head, “Not yet. We were just starting to explore what else we might have together when this happened. I tried to get her to give us a chance, and she threw it back in my face to go marry some stranger. I thought she cared for me more than that.”
“You still care for her.” It wasn’t a question, but a statement. David could hear it in Michael’s voice.
“No, I don’t. In fact, I haven’t spoken to her since I left for Venezuela and I could have lived the rest of my life without seeing her again.” Michael’s eyes had turned cold and David decided to back off for now.
“Time will tell,” David murmured under his breath.
Michael’s thoughts turned back to his recent encounter with Evelyn. He felt horrible for having hurt her with his actions, but he wasn’t ready to hear her lame excuses for why she ran off and married a stranger. He honestly didn’t think his heart could handle hearing the details of that event. Yes, he did still care for her, a lot. But those feelings needed to find a hole and stay there.
*****
Three days later…
“Michael, you want to grab a beer and catch up? Now that the residential figures are finished up we both could probably use a night off.”
Michael looked at Victor, trying to determine if there was an
Evelyn nodded, “ I think so. Sometime during the next two weeks, Michael needs to hear me out. I need him to know how sorry I am and that I still care for him.”
Victor nodded, “It’ll happen. Wait for the right time. He’s not ready to hear anything from you right now. Give it a few days.”
Working on the Project
Michael was quiet on the trip back to the hotel. David waited for him to bring up whatever was bothering him, and when Michael remained silent, he took matters into his own hands, “So, you want to tell me what the history is between you, Victor and Evelyn?”
“Not really.”
David counted to ten before he spoke again, “Let me rephrase my question s o there’s no misunderstanding. Oh, and I’m asking as your boss this time. What kind of history do you, Victor Fernandez and Evelyn Davenport have?”
Michael knew that David’s patience was almost gone. Looking out the window at the scenery passing by, he tried to figure out how to tell David politely to go jump in a lake. Coming up with nothing, he said, “Victor and Evelyn and I grew up together. We were best friends at one time. “
When Michael didn’t immediately continue, David pushed, “And, what happened to that friendship to destroy it?”
Michael turned his head and met David’s stare, “I wouldn’t necessarily call it destroyed…” He hated the thought of Victor and Evelyn’s friendship not existing anymore. Even though he hadn’t spoken to Evelyn for over three years, he thought of her often. And keeping in touch with Victor had helped him keep the fantasy alive in his mind one day Evelyn would be his.
“So’d you and Victor have a falling out over a girl?”
“No.”
“Did Evelyn marry Victor instead of you?”
“No, she married a man she didn’t even know to bail her bastard father out of his gambling debts.” Michael made the statement with so much anger attached to it that David was taken aback. In the years he had known Michael, he rarely saw him lose his temper, and had never heard such venom in his voice.
“What? That doesn’t even make sense. She married a man she didn’t even know?”
Michael nodded and looked out the window again, “Yeah. I couldn’t convince her to let her father handle his own problems for once. She threw away our friendship to rescue her father and for what? Last I heard, he was still gambling and had lost it all anyway.”
David heard the bitterness in Michael’s voice and something didn’t add up. “So, was Evelyn more than a friend?”
Michael shook his head, “Not yet. We were just starting to explore what else we might have together when this happened. I tried to get her to give us a chance, and she threw it back in my face to go marry some stranger. I thought she cared for me more than that.”
“You still care for her.” It wasn’t a question, but a statement. David could hear it in Michael’s voice.
“No, I don’t. In fact, I haven’t spoken to her since I left for Venezuela and I could have lived the rest of my life without seeing her again.” Michael’s eyes had turned cold and David decided to back off for now.
“Time will tell,” David murmured under his breath.
Michael’s thoughts turned back to his recent encounter with Evelyn. He felt horrible for having hurt her with his actions, but he wasn’t ready to hear her lame excuses for why she ran off and married a stranger. He honestly didn’t think his heart could handle hearing the details of that event. Yes, he did still care for her, a lot. But those feelings needed to find a hole and stay there.
*****
Three days later…
“Michael, you want to grab a beer and catch up? Now that the residential figures are finished up we both could probably use a night off.”
Michael looked at Victor, trying to determine if there was an
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