making moves on him had gotten me fired up. I wanted to beat the shit out of him but he hadn’t said anything that wasn’t his normal, chauvinistic pig self.
“What now?” Trey asked, knowing that didn’t go too well on Gia’s part.
“I don’ t know. I have to get Gia’s side of the story. I can’t imagine her doing that to Vince. When I dropped her off that morning, we’d just spent the night together and had a date set up for later that day.”
“I know how you feel about her and from what I’ve seen and heard, she’s pretty into you, too. Would it make a big difference if she had flirted with Vince that morning?”
“Hell , yes, Trey! Shit, if I wanted a woman who lifted her skirt to every guy she was alone with for more than two seconds I would’ve settled for someone before now. If Gia’s been honest with me about the other stuff she’s told me, then I know it didn’t happen. Since I haven’t known her long enough to be absolutely sure, then I have to consider what Vince said, as much as I hate to. Maybe I overlooked Gia’s behavior because of the way I’ve felt about her for so long.” I thought back over the weekend. I’d watched as Gia danced with guys at the concert while her and her friends were having fun. How she’d danced with Rick in the VIP bar. How she’d been in front of Trey in her towel that didn’t quite cover herself. I was confused; I didn’t think Gia was like any of the other women I’d been with, but maybe I was blinded by the way I’d already felt about her when we’d met. I’d fantasized about who I wanted her to be, was I ignoring whatever didn’t make her be that person?
“Just talk to her, man. Sounds like she’s had enough bullshit in her life, so give her the benefit of the doubt and a chance to explain it before you think it to death and drive yourself crazy.”
“You’re right. I’ve got something I have to get done at home and then I’m heading to the city to spend some time with her before she leaves tomorrow. We’ll get it all talked through and it’ll be behind us.” I hoped I was right.
“Goo d luck,” Trey told me, and I took off walking. “Do you want a ride?” he called after me. I’d forgotten we’d taken the truck to Vince’s.
“No. I need the quiet time, ” I called back as I kept a steady pace.
I tried to get Vince out of my head. I wanted to do something for Gia and I needed a clear head to get it done. As I turned the corner from the arena to my place I saw Shelley’s car come across the parking lot. I wondered what she was doing, leaving from that direction, and then it hit me. She was Vince’s company and he didn’t want me to know! Like I give a shit! They deserve each other.
I went right to my computer when I got home and started making Gia a playlist. I tried to remember every song that reminded me of her. Some of them we’d heard this past week and some were favorites of mine that had always made me think of her. I wanted to be with her through the treatment pr ocess and since I couldn’t, that would have to represent me. I knew she loved music and I hoped she’d remember the things we’d done together as she listened. I wrote it all down for her.
I finished up, wrote a cheesy love note, and put it all in the little box I’d gotten earlier. I grabbed my phone and when I turned it on I noticed I had two messages from Hotness. I looked at the time, it was 1:12. Shit! It’s later than I thought. I listened to them, she was worried. I called her immediately.
“Ethan?”
“Hey. Sorry. My phone was dead when I got home so I left it plugged in at the house while I went and got my stuff done.”
“Is everything okay? You sound down,” she asked me.
“Everything’s fine. I’m gonna head your way now. I’ll see you in a couple of hours, okay?”
“All right. See you then. Drive careful.” She knew something was up.
***
I pulled up in front of Gia’s at the same time she did. She hopped
“What now?” Trey asked, knowing that didn’t go too well on Gia’s part.
“I don’ t know. I have to get Gia’s side of the story. I can’t imagine her doing that to Vince. When I dropped her off that morning, we’d just spent the night together and had a date set up for later that day.”
“I know how you feel about her and from what I’ve seen and heard, she’s pretty into you, too. Would it make a big difference if she had flirted with Vince that morning?”
“Hell , yes, Trey! Shit, if I wanted a woman who lifted her skirt to every guy she was alone with for more than two seconds I would’ve settled for someone before now. If Gia’s been honest with me about the other stuff she’s told me, then I know it didn’t happen. Since I haven’t known her long enough to be absolutely sure, then I have to consider what Vince said, as much as I hate to. Maybe I overlooked Gia’s behavior because of the way I’ve felt about her for so long.” I thought back over the weekend. I’d watched as Gia danced with guys at the concert while her and her friends were having fun. How she’d danced with Rick in the VIP bar. How she’d been in front of Trey in her towel that didn’t quite cover herself. I was confused; I didn’t think Gia was like any of the other women I’d been with, but maybe I was blinded by the way I’d already felt about her when we’d met. I’d fantasized about who I wanted her to be, was I ignoring whatever didn’t make her be that person?
“Just talk to her, man. Sounds like she’s had enough bullshit in her life, so give her the benefit of the doubt and a chance to explain it before you think it to death and drive yourself crazy.”
“You’re right. I’ve got something I have to get done at home and then I’m heading to the city to spend some time with her before she leaves tomorrow. We’ll get it all talked through and it’ll be behind us.” I hoped I was right.
“Goo d luck,” Trey told me, and I took off walking. “Do you want a ride?” he called after me. I’d forgotten we’d taken the truck to Vince’s.
“No. I need the quiet time, ” I called back as I kept a steady pace.
I tried to get Vince out of my head. I wanted to do something for Gia and I needed a clear head to get it done. As I turned the corner from the arena to my place I saw Shelley’s car come across the parking lot. I wondered what she was doing, leaving from that direction, and then it hit me. She was Vince’s company and he didn’t want me to know! Like I give a shit! They deserve each other.
I went right to my computer when I got home and started making Gia a playlist. I tried to remember every song that reminded me of her. Some of them we’d heard this past week and some were favorites of mine that had always made me think of her. I wanted to be with her through the treatment pr ocess and since I couldn’t, that would have to represent me. I knew she loved music and I hoped she’d remember the things we’d done together as she listened. I wrote it all down for her.
I finished up, wrote a cheesy love note, and put it all in the little box I’d gotten earlier. I grabbed my phone and when I turned it on I noticed I had two messages from Hotness. I looked at the time, it was 1:12. Shit! It’s later than I thought. I listened to them, she was worried. I called her immediately.
“Ethan?”
“Hey. Sorry. My phone was dead when I got home so I left it plugged in at the house while I went and got my stuff done.”
“Is everything okay? You sound down,” she asked me.
“Everything’s fine. I’m gonna head your way now. I’ll see you in a couple of hours, okay?”
“All right. See you then. Drive careful.” She knew something was up.
***
I pulled up in front of Gia’s at the same time she did. She hopped
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