together,” I say.
“Why the hell not?”
“You know why. He’s just not right for me. I
don’t need to get involved with some artist who’s filing for
bankruptcy.” Harley gives me a questioning look. “I saw the
paperwork in his apartment,” I say. “If I’m going to start seeing
someone, I need them to have their life together.”
Harley puts her hand on her hip and scowls at
me. “You mean someone like James?” she asks.
“Hey don’t give me shit about wanting James
back. You’re the one who convinced me to take the job so that I
could see about working things out with him,” I say
accusatorily.
“I’m all for you exploring things with James.
In fact, I think it would be good for you to figure out, once and
for all, where you two stand, but I don’t think you should ignore
other good candidates. I can tell that you like Will, and he
obviously likes you too.”
I move down to the floor so that I can do
some stretching. I extend my legs out in front of me and bend
forward. “Yes. I like him. I like him more and more every time I
hang out with him. But I don’t think I’d describe him as a ‘good
candidate.’ Maybe I’m being a little judgmental, but I don’t want
to end up with someone who is irresponsible and who will eventually
run away.”
More people start to file into the room,
including the instructor, Manny. He’s a former MMA fighter and it
shows.
Manny smiles. “Hello ladies,” he’s says
looking directly at Harley’s perky C cups.
“Hey Manny!” she replies in her sexiest baby
voice. I roll my eyes in disgust, but I secretly wish that I could
pull off the whole baby-talk thing.
Manny marches to the front of the room.
“Alright. Let’s get started with some jumping jacks. One, two,
three...”
Harley turns her face to me as we warm up.
“Maybe you need to stop thinking about whether this guy is going to
be your lifelong partner and just have some fun with him. Have you
ever thought about that?”
“Ladies. Focus please. We’re here to work
out, not chit chat. This ain’t Starbucks.”
Ughhh. I hate being called out in front of
all the guys. I ignore Harley for the remainder of class and focus
my attention on perfecting my kicks and punches. With the way
things are going lately, I might need to use some of these
moves.
Chapter 10
My phone rings just as I’m getting out of the
shower. Hardly anyone calls me early in the morning. In fact,
hardly anyone calls me at all. I’m so used to getting text
messages. I dry my hands quickly so that I can answer the phone
before the caller hangs up.
“Hello?” I say without looking at the caller
ID.
“Hey, Jo!” I immediately recognize the
cheerful voice as Will’s, and it makes me smile.
“Hi, Will. How are you?” I ask.
“I’m good. Hey, I don’t want to keep you
long. I just wanted to wish you good luck on your first day at your
new job.”
“Thanks. That’s really sweet of you to think
of me. I’ll call you after I get home and let you know how it
went,” I say.
“Well, I look forward to hearing from you.
Have a good day, okay.”
“I certainly will. You do the same.”
“Will do. Bye, Jo.”
“Bye for now.”
I end the call and look at the clock on my
phone. Shit! I only have about a half hour to get ready. At least I
know what I’m going to wear. I picked out a black, button-down
shirt dress that’s professional looking, but still sexy. The belt
cinches the dress in and accentuates my soft curves, and its short
enough to show off my legs without being inappropriate. I’ll add
some black heels to the outfit, and I’ll look amazing. I just hope
James notices.
I finish getting ready with just a few
minutes to spare. I check myself out in the full-length mirror
that’s hung on the back of my bedroom door. Damn! I look pretty
good. I put on my horseshoe necklace, and I say good bye to Malcolm
one last time before I leave. This is it, I say to myself. Time to
show James what
“Why the hell not?”
“You know why. He’s just not right for me. I
don’t need to get involved with some artist who’s filing for
bankruptcy.” Harley gives me a questioning look. “I saw the
paperwork in his apartment,” I say. “If I’m going to start seeing
someone, I need them to have their life together.”
Harley puts her hand on her hip and scowls at
me. “You mean someone like James?” she asks.
“Hey don’t give me shit about wanting James
back. You’re the one who convinced me to take the job so that I
could see about working things out with him,” I say
accusatorily.
“I’m all for you exploring things with James.
In fact, I think it would be good for you to figure out, once and
for all, where you two stand, but I don’t think you should ignore
other good candidates. I can tell that you like Will, and he
obviously likes you too.”
I move down to the floor so that I can do
some stretching. I extend my legs out in front of me and bend
forward. “Yes. I like him. I like him more and more every time I
hang out with him. But I don’t think I’d describe him as a ‘good
candidate.’ Maybe I’m being a little judgmental, but I don’t want
to end up with someone who is irresponsible and who will eventually
run away.”
More people start to file into the room,
including the instructor, Manny. He’s a former MMA fighter and it
shows.
Manny smiles. “Hello ladies,” he’s says
looking directly at Harley’s perky C cups.
“Hey Manny!” she replies in her sexiest baby
voice. I roll my eyes in disgust, but I secretly wish that I could
pull off the whole baby-talk thing.
Manny marches to the front of the room.
“Alright. Let’s get started with some jumping jacks. One, two,
three...”
Harley turns her face to me as we warm up.
“Maybe you need to stop thinking about whether this guy is going to
be your lifelong partner and just have some fun with him. Have you
ever thought about that?”
“Ladies. Focus please. We’re here to work
out, not chit chat. This ain’t Starbucks.”
Ughhh. I hate being called out in front of
all the guys. I ignore Harley for the remainder of class and focus
my attention on perfecting my kicks and punches. With the way
things are going lately, I might need to use some of these
moves.
Chapter 10
My phone rings just as I’m getting out of the
shower. Hardly anyone calls me early in the morning. In fact,
hardly anyone calls me at all. I’m so used to getting text
messages. I dry my hands quickly so that I can answer the phone
before the caller hangs up.
“Hello?” I say without looking at the caller
ID.
“Hey, Jo!” I immediately recognize the
cheerful voice as Will’s, and it makes me smile.
“Hi, Will. How are you?” I ask.
“I’m good. Hey, I don’t want to keep you
long. I just wanted to wish you good luck on your first day at your
new job.”
“Thanks. That’s really sweet of you to think
of me. I’ll call you after I get home and let you know how it
went,” I say.
“Well, I look forward to hearing from you.
Have a good day, okay.”
“I certainly will. You do the same.”
“Will do. Bye, Jo.”
“Bye for now.”
I end the call and look at the clock on my
phone. Shit! I only have about a half hour to get ready. At least I
know what I’m going to wear. I picked out a black, button-down
shirt dress that’s professional looking, but still sexy. The belt
cinches the dress in and accentuates my soft curves, and its short
enough to show off my legs without being inappropriate. I’ll add
some black heels to the outfit, and I’ll look amazing. I just hope
James notices.
I finish getting ready with just a few
minutes to spare. I check myself out in the full-length mirror
that’s hung on the back of my bedroom door. Damn! I look pretty
good. I put on my horseshoe necklace, and I say good bye to Malcolm
one last time before I leave. This is it, I say to myself. Time to
show James what
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