with you at your desk
for a while, will he?”
I shrugged, “Come on in.”
Kate sat in front of my desk and removed her hat before laying down the same
newspaper article I had just gone over with Gretchen. She looked at me with
expectant eyes.
I rolled my eyes. “I’ve seen it already.”
“So when were you planning on telling me about Ray, Eva-Marie?” Kate asked
after I plopped down in front of her.
“ Gahh ! He’s no one important! I don’t even like him!”
I exclaimed with frustration.
“Well he sure does look like somebody! And honey this face doesn’t read an
ounce of dislike.” Kate pointed out.
“I was shopping, which girl wouldn’t be happy when she’s shopping.” I defended
myself. “Besides, my parents made me to go with Ray.”
Kate frowned. “Oh sweetie, why’d they make you go with him?”
I leaned forward, resting my head in my hands. “They think Ray will make out to
be a great guy for me.” I snorted at the idea and wearily shook my head; time
was ticking and Ray was beginning to look like my only ticket out of the life I
lived with my parents. It wasn’t as if I had men lined up at my door waiting to
be with me.
Kate reached out and rubbed my arm. “Oh my…I can only imagine.”
“Can we please not talk about it?” I held my hand up.
Kate nodded quickly, “Of course baby doll.” Her eyes danced around as she
thought of something else to talk about; her eyes widened and her face lit up
once she did. “Oh! So I heard you were at the city club and met Mr. Handsome!”
She raised her eyebrows suggestively.
I immediately knew who she was speaking of – David, the man with the aesthetics
of a Greek God and the attitude of a bitter peasant. In my head I replayed the scene
of the interaction with David at the city club numerous times. Overall, I felt
like he was a mess. He was always so angry and disrespectful! Though I had to
admit that I came off with an attitude first that day….I should’ve just taken
the apology so we could move on from the silent war we had going on. Would
there always be unrest between the two of us? It was going to be difficult
because we had the same group of friends. Thinking about it gave me a headache.
“Yeah, David Finley? Don’t give him any praise, his attitude is complete
garbage. He’s bad news.” I shook my head.
“Oh please Eva, you know that man is suh-mokin ’ !”
Kate gushed. “I can see it on your face!”
I rolled my eyes. “You’re not reading anything on my face Kate. Yes, I do agree
with you he is attractive but he has a terrible temper.”
“So I’ve heard.” She sighed.
“How do you know?” I questioned.
“He’s Timmy’s best friend.”
“Oh, so I take it he told you about what happened at the city club yesterday?”
“No, I can’t say he did. What happened?” She asked.
“I was eating lunch with Ray and David appeared.” I answered.
Kate snorted. “And that’s a bad thing, honey?”
“No. Every time I happened to bump into him after the party, he would be just
fuming and angry! So I asked him why he thinks he deserves a ‘thank you’ from
me and he blew up.” I explained.
“Blew up?” Kate furrowed her eyebrows.
“Yes,” I nodded. “Blew up to the point where he called me out of my name and
nearly ended up in an altercation with Ray.”
“Oh my Lord,” Kate
for a while, will he?”
I shrugged, “Come on in.”
Kate sat in front of my desk and removed her hat before laying down the same
newspaper article I had just gone over with Gretchen. She looked at me with
expectant eyes.
I rolled my eyes. “I’ve seen it already.”
“So when were you planning on telling me about Ray, Eva-Marie?” Kate asked
after I plopped down in front of her.
“ Gahh ! He’s no one important! I don’t even like him!”
I exclaimed with frustration.
“Well he sure does look like somebody! And honey this face doesn’t read an
ounce of dislike.” Kate pointed out.
“I was shopping, which girl wouldn’t be happy when she’s shopping.” I defended
myself. “Besides, my parents made me to go with Ray.”
Kate frowned. “Oh sweetie, why’d they make you go with him?”
I leaned forward, resting my head in my hands. “They think Ray will make out to
be a great guy for me.” I snorted at the idea and wearily shook my head; time
was ticking and Ray was beginning to look like my only ticket out of the life I
lived with my parents. It wasn’t as if I had men lined up at my door waiting to
be with me.
Kate reached out and rubbed my arm. “Oh my…I can only imagine.”
“Can we please not talk about it?” I held my hand up.
Kate nodded quickly, “Of course baby doll.” Her eyes danced around as she
thought of something else to talk about; her eyes widened and her face lit up
once she did. “Oh! So I heard you were at the city club and met Mr. Handsome!”
She raised her eyebrows suggestively.
I immediately knew who she was speaking of – David, the man with the aesthetics
of a Greek God and the attitude of a bitter peasant. In my head I replayed the scene
of the interaction with David at the city club numerous times. Overall, I felt
like he was a mess. He was always so angry and disrespectful! Though I had to
admit that I came off with an attitude first that day….I should’ve just taken
the apology so we could move on from the silent war we had going on. Would
there always be unrest between the two of us? It was going to be difficult
because we had the same group of friends. Thinking about it gave me a headache.
“Yeah, David Finley? Don’t give him any praise, his attitude is complete
garbage. He’s bad news.” I shook my head.
“Oh please Eva, you know that man is suh-mokin ’ !”
Kate gushed. “I can see it on your face!”
I rolled my eyes. “You’re not reading anything on my face Kate. Yes, I do agree
with you he is attractive but he has a terrible temper.”
“So I’ve heard.” She sighed.
“How do you know?” I questioned.
“He’s Timmy’s best friend.”
“Oh, so I take it he told you about what happened at the city club yesterday?”
“No, I can’t say he did. What happened?” She asked.
“I was eating lunch with Ray and David appeared.” I answered.
Kate snorted. “And that’s a bad thing, honey?”
“No. Every time I happened to bump into him after the party, he would be just
fuming and angry! So I asked him why he thinks he deserves a ‘thank you’ from
me and he blew up.” I explained.
“Blew up?” Kate furrowed her eyebrows.
“Yes,” I nodded. “Blew up to the point where he called me out of my name and
nearly ended up in an altercation with Ray.”
“Oh my Lord,” Kate
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