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ulterior motive behind the invitation, or just a request from an old friend who wanted to grab a beer. Seeing nothing to indicate a trap, he nodded his agreement, “Sure. Is Jake’s still open?”
“Yeah, Jake’s still behind the bar on most nights too.”
“Great. I’m just about finished up here, you want to go now?”
Victor had already cleared his desk for the day. Glancing at his watch, he saw it was 4:30 pm already, and nodded, “Sure. I’ll drive and then drop you back at the hotel afterwards. Let me tell David and Evelyn and I’ll meet you out front.”
Michael closed his eyes for a moment at the thought of David and Evelyn spending so much time together. He knew that David was a happily married man and had nothing to worry about, but the thought of any other man spending some much time near Evelyn, smelling her unique scent, and hearing her laughter, irritated him.
Grabbing his stuff, he joined Victor and together they headed to one of the favorite hangouts.
After giving the waitress their order, Victor stretched his legs out and perused the other occupants of the bar. While still early, young business people were starting to filter in, on their way home from work. Jake’s was a popular place and Victor was glad that they had arrived early enough to secure a booth, rather than hanging out at the bar.
“So, did you and Evelyn have a chance to talk yet?” Victor could see that his question had caught Michael by surprise, but he had watched Michael avoid her all week and it was beginning to piss him off.
“We’ve talked.”
“You know what I mean. Have you let her explain about the day you left yet?”
“Why would I want to rehash that sorry day? Nothing good can come of it. She made her decision and I made mine. I’ve moved on and she needs to do the same.” Michael was tired of seeing the censure in his old friend’s eyes. “Furthermore, what’s it to you. Everything worked out for you and Evelyn. The company seems to be doing great and things look like they’re going well.”
Victor looked at Michael, trying to gauge how far he could push, “The Company is doing well. Evelyn worked really hard to make sure you would have a great company to come back to after your internship was over…”
“I never asked her, or you, to do that. No one asked me if I wanted to come back. I didn’t and I don’t.”
“Then you need to tell her that.”
“No, I really don’t. I don’t owe Evelyn Davenport any explanation, I don’t answer to her or to you.”
This was not going the way Victor had hoped when he had issued the invitation. “Man, why can’t you just admit you still have feelings for her and give her a chance to explain?”
“I never said I have feelings for her. Where did you come up with that nonsense?”
“Look at your life, Michael. You’re thirty years old, and by your own admission, haven’t dated the same woman more than a few times over the last three years. I might also point out that the pictures you’ve sent me over the years of your dates all bear a striking resemblance to Evelyn. Same coloring, same height, same body shape…Need I go on?”
“You’re crazy. So I like a certain type of woman, sue me. And why would I want to tie myself down to just one woman. I might ask you the same questions, you being thirty-two and all. Why haven’t you settled down?”
Victor lifted one eyebrow, “We weren’t talking about me…”
“Well, now we are. So what’s up? You aiming to be single for life?”
“No, and I’m not letting you change the subject. I know for a fact that Evelyn still has feelings for you. You still have feelings for her. It’s my civic duty as a friend to both of you, to knock some sense into you.”
Michael shook his head as he drained his beer, “Take my advice. Leave well enough alone. It’s taken me three years to get over that day and the
“Yeah, Jake’s still behind the bar on most nights too.”
“Great. I’m just about finished up here, you want to go now?”
Victor had already cleared his desk for the day. Glancing at his watch, he saw it was 4:30 pm already, and nodded, “Sure. I’ll drive and then drop you back at the hotel afterwards. Let me tell David and Evelyn and I’ll meet you out front.”
Michael closed his eyes for a moment at the thought of David and Evelyn spending so much time together. He knew that David was a happily married man and had nothing to worry about, but the thought of any other man spending some much time near Evelyn, smelling her unique scent, and hearing her laughter, irritated him.
Grabbing his stuff, he joined Victor and together they headed to one of the favorite hangouts.
After giving the waitress their order, Victor stretched his legs out and perused the other occupants of the bar. While still early, young business people were starting to filter in, on their way home from work. Jake’s was a popular place and Victor was glad that they had arrived early enough to secure a booth, rather than hanging out at the bar.
“So, did you and Evelyn have a chance to talk yet?” Victor could see that his question had caught Michael by surprise, but he had watched Michael avoid her all week and it was beginning to piss him off.
“We’ve talked.”
“You know what I mean. Have you let her explain about the day you left yet?”
“Why would I want to rehash that sorry day? Nothing good can come of it. She made her decision and I made mine. I’ve moved on and she needs to do the same.” Michael was tired of seeing the censure in his old friend’s eyes. “Furthermore, what’s it to you. Everything worked out for you and Evelyn. The company seems to be doing great and things look like they’re going well.”
Victor looked at Michael, trying to gauge how far he could push, “The Company is doing well. Evelyn worked really hard to make sure you would have a great company to come back to after your internship was over…”
“I never asked her, or you, to do that. No one asked me if I wanted to come back. I didn’t and I don’t.”
“Then you need to tell her that.”
“No, I really don’t. I don’t owe Evelyn Davenport any explanation, I don’t answer to her or to you.”
This was not going the way Victor had hoped when he had issued the invitation. “Man, why can’t you just admit you still have feelings for her and give her a chance to explain?”
“I never said I have feelings for her. Where did you come up with that nonsense?”
“Look at your life, Michael. You’re thirty years old, and by your own admission, haven’t dated the same woman more than a few times over the last three years. I might also point out that the pictures you’ve sent me over the years of your dates all bear a striking resemblance to Evelyn. Same coloring, same height, same body shape…Need I go on?”
“You’re crazy. So I like a certain type of woman, sue me. And why would I want to tie myself down to just one woman. I might ask you the same questions, you being thirty-two and all. Why haven’t you settled down?”
Victor lifted one eyebrow, “We weren’t talking about me…”
“Well, now we are. So what’s up? You aiming to be single for life?”
“No, and I’m not letting you change the subject. I know for a fact that Evelyn still has feelings for you. You still have feelings for her. It’s my civic duty as a friend to both of you, to knock some sense into you.”
Michael shook his head as he drained his beer, “Take my advice. Leave well enough alone. It’s taken me three years to get over that day and the
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