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going on in my life to relate to these coincidences. I had to find out for myself first. It was better to keep her in the dark until I knew more. I hoped the info my mom was tracking down would shed some light on all of it.
"Oh, nothing," I waved it off, walking over to the couch with my wine in hand. "I just saw the same guy coming out of the other building while I was in the parking lot tonight. He must be looking at both apartments." Well, at least I hadn't lied completely. I sat down, placing my wine on the end table next to me as I picked up the remote for the TV.
"Hold up there, sister." Nora came around and sat next to me, putting her hand over mine on the remote, before I could turn it on. "Are you sure that's it? You actually looked pretty freaked out when you asked me about him. You sure you don't know him?"
Nora was good at reading me - too good. I had to tread carefully unless I wanted to tell her everything. If I told her even an ounce of it, she wouldn't be satisfied until she knew the whole thing. I hated lying to her, but as usual, when it came to my secret life, I had no choice. I wasn't proud of it, but I was pretty good at it.
"No, at least not that I know of. I only saw him from across the parking lot, so I can't be positive, but he didn't look familiar. I was just a little weirded out about seeing some guy in the complex that I'd never seen before, that's all," I explained.
Nora searched my face. "Okay, if you're sure there is nothing you want to tell me then." She left the statement as more of a question. How I longed to answer her with the truth and spill my guts to her. Ask for her take on everything. I was so close to doing it, knowing her willingness to accept anything I had to confide in her. But I just couldn't.
"There's nothing to tell, Nora. Really. That was it."
"Okay then." She removed her hand from mine and took a sip of her wine. I did the same, not out of thirst, more to hide my shame about lying to my best friend.
"Well, I did see this guy, and I sure wouldn't mind that eye candy living next door to us. Speaking of eye candy, what's the skinny on Caleb?" she asked with excited anticipation. "Did I hear you are actually going out on a date?"
I gave a little laugh at her high school antics and said shyly, "Yeah, we're going out to dinner tomorrow night after I get done with my shift at the hospital. It's no big deal really."
"No big deal, huh? When's the last time you were on a date, Cassie? Seriously, this guy must have really charmed you. I've seen you turn down the hottest guys. So, give it up. What's this guy got?"
I knew this was coming. There was no way she was going to let me get away with being so blasé about a date I had finally agreed to, after not doing so for eons. But just to make her squirm, I said, "So pizza and a movie tonight? I think the new "Saw" movie is available now. What number are they on again? Fifty-five?" Nora and I loved to turn out all the lights in the apartment and watch scary slasher movies to scare the crap out of us. After the things I'd seen lately, however, I'm not sure men in masks were as frightening as they used to be.
"You will get nothing until you bare your soul on Caleb, Cassandra Cosgrove!"
Hearing her call me Cassandra made me think of the way Hunter said my name at Luke's. It had been so sensual coming from his lips, that I felt waves of pleasure throughout my body. How could mere words create such a reaction within me?
"Heellooo," Nora tried bringing me back from my reverie, snapping her fingers in front of my face.
I came out of my trance, put my knee up on the couch, faced Nora, and sighed. "Okay, okay. What is it with people and their bribery today?" I joked.
"Huh?"
"That's how Caleb got me to go for lunch today, but I'll get to that." I proceeded to tell her how I met Caleb at Luke's last night, and worked my way through the story until she found us at the door. The only parts I left out were the ones that had anything to
"Oh, nothing," I waved it off, walking over to the couch with my wine in hand. "I just saw the same guy coming out of the other building while I was in the parking lot tonight. He must be looking at both apartments." Well, at least I hadn't lied completely. I sat down, placing my wine on the end table next to me as I picked up the remote for the TV.
"Hold up there, sister." Nora came around and sat next to me, putting her hand over mine on the remote, before I could turn it on. "Are you sure that's it? You actually looked pretty freaked out when you asked me about him. You sure you don't know him?"
Nora was good at reading me - too good. I had to tread carefully unless I wanted to tell her everything. If I told her even an ounce of it, she wouldn't be satisfied until she knew the whole thing. I hated lying to her, but as usual, when it came to my secret life, I had no choice. I wasn't proud of it, but I was pretty good at it.
"No, at least not that I know of. I only saw him from across the parking lot, so I can't be positive, but he didn't look familiar. I was just a little weirded out about seeing some guy in the complex that I'd never seen before, that's all," I explained.
Nora searched my face. "Okay, if you're sure there is nothing you want to tell me then." She left the statement as more of a question. How I longed to answer her with the truth and spill my guts to her. Ask for her take on everything. I was so close to doing it, knowing her willingness to accept anything I had to confide in her. But I just couldn't.
"There's nothing to tell, Nora. Really. That was it."
"Okay then." She removed her hand from mine and took a sip of her wine. I did the same, not out of thirst, more to hide my shame about lying to my best friend.
"Well, I did see this guy, and I sure wouldn't mind that eye candy living next door to us. Speaking of eye candy, what's the skinny on Caleb?" she asked with excited anticipation. "Did I hear you are actually going out on a date?"
I gave a little laugh at her high school antics and said shyly, "Yeah, we're going out to dinner tomorrow night after I get done with my shift at the hospital. It's no big deal really."
"No big deal, huh? When's the last time you were on a date, Cassie? Seriously, this guy must have really charmed you. I've seen you turn down the hottest guys. So, give it up. What's this guy got?"
I knew this was coming. There was no way she was going to let me get away with being so blasé about a date I had finally agreed to, after not doing so for eons. But just to make her squirm, I said, "So pizza and a movie tonight? I think the new "Saw" movie is available now. What number are they on again? Fifty-five?" Nora and I loved to turn out all the lights in the apartment and watch scary slasher movies to scare the crap out of us. After the things I'd seen lately, however, I'm not sure men in masks were as frightening as they used to be.
"You will get nothing until you bare your soul on Caleb, Cassandra Cosgrove!"
Hearing her call me Cassandra made me think of the way Hunter said my name at Luke's. It had been so sensual coming from his lips, that I felt waves of pleasure throughout my body. How could mere words create such a reaction within me?
"Heellooo," Nora tried bringing me back from my reverie, snapping her fingers in front of my face.
I came out of my trance, put my knee up on the couch, faced Nora, and sighed. "Okay, okay. What is it with people and their bribery today?" I joked.
"Huh?"
"That's how Caleb got me to go for lunch today, but I'll get to that." I proceeded to tell her how I met Caleb at Luke's last night, and worked my way through the story until she found us at the door. The only parts I left out were the ones that had anything to
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