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Blunt.
Almost business-like.
“Well, it wasn’t exactly an opportunity to grease the old wheels for whatever random Blondie I encounter on business trips,” I say.
He nods. “Okay.”
“I slept with you because I wanted to be with you.” My words continue falling out. “I wasn’t looking for a wingman, so when you said that stuff about my ass not going to waste, I wasn’t in the mood for round two. It meant more to me than just some... casual fuck.”
Again, he nods. “Okay.”
I bristle. “I’m still processing how I feel about it. So, forgive me if I’m not making sense right now.”
“You’re forgiven.”
“Thank you.”
“Can I say something now?”
I swallow, dreading the idea. “Okay,” I say.
Oliver stares at me. “You never called me back.”
“What?” I ask, furrowing my brow.
“Four years ago,” he says. “You never called me back.”
“What’s that have to do with anything?”
“That night meant more to me than just some... casual fuck,” he says, quoting me. “But you pushed me away. So, my sincerest apologies, Ms. Landon, if I made you feel used.”
He turns and walks out of the gym.
I stand still with my mouth sagging open wide, taken back by his words.
I made him feel used?
That’s not what I did. That’s not what happened that night. He doesn’t know the full story and I...
Hey, wait a minute.
“Hey!” I shout as I march out of the gym.
I spot Oliver at the end of the hallway a few paces away from the elevator.
“I said, hey!”
He stops and turns around to face me.
I stomp toward him, aware of the echo my voice made off the walls. There are a few offices on this floor and I don’t want anyone to overhear this.
“Is that what last night meant to you?” I ask, lowering my voice. “Getting me back for not calling you after a one-night stand?”
He doesn’t answer.
“I didn’t use you, Oliver,” I say. “You seduced a dumped girl in a bar. Did you really expect for us to become anything more than that? Or is your ego so stupidly huge that you can’t even fathom the idea that a woman wouldn’t be into you for more than one night?”
Oliver rolls his shoulders back. “No,” he answers.
