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Authors: Holly Stephens
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when they did he felt like a complete idiot. A good for nothing jealous idiot.
“Your boyfriend?” he asked to which Ellie smiled and nodded. “I just assumed…”
“And you know what that word says,” Ellie chuckled.
“So you two aren’t...?” Sam pointed from Zach to Lil.
With an exasperated sigh, Lil said, “No Sam, we’re not. And even if we were, how could you be upset?”
“Lil,” Zach’s tone was pleading. “Cut the guy some slack. I understand how he feels. I’d feel the same way if the tables were reversed and I thought I was meeting Ellie’s boyfriend.”
Zach turned to face Sam. “Sorry, by the way. I should have introduced myself as Ellie’s boyfriend.”
At a loss for words, Sam remained quiet. He wasn’t sure what to say. He had these crazy mixed up feelings about being in his house, only it wasn’t his house. Meeting Lil’s boyfriend only to find out it was Ellie’s boyfriend. He had driven out of his way hoping for the chance to see her, talk to her, hell he’d even settle for arguing with her again as long as she was near him.
“Ellie,” Zach said, reaching past Sam for their coats. “Let’s go home.”
“What?” Lil questioned. “We just opened a bottle of wine.”
“So? Drink it with Sam. He drove all the way out here. The two of you can play catch up.”
“I didn’t drive all the way out here,” Sam said trying to defend himself. “I told you I was in the area.”
“Riiiight,” Ellie said with a smirk. “In the area.” She leaned into him once Zach slipped her coat on and kissed him on the cheek. “You were always a terrible liar, Sam I Am,” she whispered in his ear.
“It was great to meet you,” Zach said, his hand outstretched.
Sam shook Zach’s hand for a second time that evening. “Yeah, you too.”
“Lil, I’ll call you tomorrow,” Ellie said on her way out the door. “You two don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
As the door shut behind them, Sam heard Zach say, “That doesn’t leave much.” Sam had to grin. He could actually admit that he liked the guy, especially now that he knew he wasn’t sleeping with Lil.
In the awkward silence that followed, Sam realized he still had his coat on. Would it be too forward of him to take it off? Would Lil think he was expecting to stay?
“Well,” she said, “we shouldn’t let this bottle go to waste. You want a glass?”
Sighing with relief, Sam nodded. “That would be great.” Lil walked to the kitchen, presumably to fill a glass for Sam while he took off his bulky coat. He hung it neatly on the rack by the door and took it upon himself to look around the cottage.
It looked the same, but different. Lil had painted the walls. It had more of an updated feel from when they bought it. New light fixtures, polished wood floors, even a mantle hung over the wood-burning fireplace.
As the fire died down Sam took it upon himself to stoke the flames a bit. Without turning around, he could sense Lil behind him.
“Your boyfriend?” he asked to which Ellie smiled and nodded. “I just assumed…”
“And you know what that word says,” Ellie chuckled.
“So you two aren’t...?” Sam pointed from Zach to Lil.
With an exasperated sigh, Lil said, “No Sam, we’re not. And even if we were, how could you be upset?”
“Lil,” Zach’s tone was pleading. “Cut the guy some slack. I understand how he feels. I’d feel the same way if the tables were reversed and I thought I was meeting Ellie’s boyfriend.”
Zach turned to face Sam. “Sorry, by the way. I should have introduced myself as Ellie’s boyfriend.”
At a loss for words, Sam remained quiet. He wasn’t sure what to say. He had these crazy mixed up feelings about being in his house, only it wasn’t his house. Meeting Lil’s boyfriend only to find out it was Ellie’s boyfriend. He had driven out of his way hoping for the chance to see her, talk to her, hell he’d even settle for arguing with her again as long as she was near him.
“Ellie,” Zach said, reaching past Sam for their coats. “Let’s go home.”
“What?” Lil questioned. “We just opened a bottle of wine.”
“So? Drink it with Sam. He drove all the way out here. The two of you can play catch up.”
“I didn’t drive all the way out here,” Sam said trying to defend himself. “I told you I was in the area.”
“Riiiight,” Ellie said with a smirk. “In the area.” She leaned into him once Zach slipped her coat on and kissed him on the cheek. “You were always a terrible liar, Sam I Am,” she whispered in his ear.
“It was great to meet you,” Zach said, his hand outstretched.
Sam shook Zach’s hand for a second time that evening. “Yeah, you too.”
“Lil, I’ll call you tomorrow,” Ellie said on her way out the door. “You two don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
As the door shut behind them, Sam heard Zach say, “That doesn’t leave much.” Sam had to grin. He could actually admit that he liked the guy, especially now that he knew he wasn’t sleeping with Lil.
In the awkward silence that followed, Sam realized he still had his coat on. Would it be too forward of him to take it off? Would Lil think he was expecting to stay?
“Well,” she said, “we shouldn’t let this bottle go to waste. You want a glass?”
Sighing with relief, Sam nodded. “That would be great.” Lil walked to the kitchen, presumably to fill a glass for Sam while he took off his bulky coat. He hung it neatly on the rack by the door and took it upon himself to look around the cottage.
It looked the same, but different. Lil had painted the walls. It had more of an updated feel from when they bought it. New light fixtures, polished wood floors, even a mantle hung over the wood-burning fireplace.
As the fire died down Sam took it upon himself to stoke the flames a bit. Without turning around, he could sense Lil behind him.
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