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“That’s great. Do tell.”
“Well, I’m … how do I say this?”
“You just say it. It’s not like I’m going to be shocked—I’ve heard just about everything. At least two or three times.”
“I’m seeing … the asshole.”
“No shit?” Evan’s eyebrows rose. “Okay, that does shock me. So, when and how, did that come about?”
“It happened a couple months ago, after we finally got together a few times to talk about my book,” she said, leaving out the part where it had started off as just ‘healing’ sex.
He pointed a finger at her. “Speaking of which, I wanted to read your book, but didn’t remember your last name from your business card, or what the title was, so I couldn’t.”
“It’s Clemons. And the title is The Moment You Know.”
He grabbed a napkin and wrote down the information, then stuck it in his pocket. “Thanks. Now I can read it.”
“You’re welcome. I hope you like it.”
“Me, too,” he said with a grin, before getting back on topic. “So, how are things going with the asshole?”
“Gangbusters, for the most part.”
Evan grinned. “Are you referring to sex, there?”
“Maybe.”
“Nice. And what’s the verdict?”
“On sex?”
“Obviously. I don’t care about the scintillating conversations you and the asshole might be having,” he teased.
“Well, I’m not going to lie. The sex has been life-changing.”
“Sounds like you got your birthday wish, then.” At her quick flash of surprise, he clarified, “To be normal. Sexually.”
She chuckled softly. “I can’t believe you remembered that.”
“Of course I remembered. It was the most original and heartfelt wish I’d ever heard,” he said, completely serious, only to tilt his head, as something occurred to him. “Wait. You said things were gangbusters ‘for the most part’. So, what’s not gangbusters?”
Paige made a bit of a face and played with her glass, before saying, “Well, he’s been going through some stressful, personal stuff,” she told him with a sigh. “And I haven’t seen him in like ten days, not counting a FaceTime call.”
“Yeah, that doesn’t count, unless it was FaceTime sex. Was it?”
Before Paige could answer, she heard the alert of an incoming FaceTime request on her phone, which was laying on the bar. When she looked at the screen and saw it was from David, her heart actually stuttered, because this could either be really good news, or really bad news.
“Is that the asshole?” Evan wanted to know.
She nodded and grabbed her phone, quickly accepting the request. As David came onscreen, Paige could see that despite looking worn out, he didn’t appear to be aggravated, which she took as a good sign. She could also see he appeared to be in his car, parked somewhere.
“Hey,” he greeted her.
“Hey,” she returned.
He looked more closely at her and took in the noisy background. “Where are you? In a bar?”
She nodded. “Jules talked me into going out for a couple of drinks, to pass the time while waiting to hear from you,” she replied, then for good measure, held up her drink so he could see it. “Because time passes much quicker in a bar, apparently.”
