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“I’ve actually been in a dry spell lately. Ever since Polly.”
“I’m sorry, man,” I said, actually meaning it.
Polly was a girl he met at the resort. She worked concierge and they were going steady for a while. For a second there I even thought they might end up lasting for the long-haul, but then she left abruptly. Hunter didn’t like to talk about her or what happened, so I didn’t know much more than that.
I strummed my fingers on the counter. “I’m so sick of all the pressure,” I finally spit out what was on my mind the whole time. “I quite literally ran into a woman yesterday. Someone I’d been with before, actually.”
He walked into the living room and sat down on my couch, putting his feet up on the coffee table, as if settling in for a while. “And you’re just telling me this now?”
I shook my head. “There’s not much to tell, to be honest.”
“Why do I doubt that?” He raised a brow. “You’re holding something back. I know you.”
I shrugged. “I’m really not.” I took a sip of my soda and let the liquid coat the back of my throat before going on. “I mean, she was something else. Beautiful, smart, funny, the whole package.” I took a seat in the chair to the side of the couch. I leaned my elbows on my knees and thought back to our little run-in. “Her name is Gemma. She’s even a little quirky, but I never hated it.”
Hunter blew outwardly and then whistled. “So what’s wrong?”
I scratched at the five o’clock shadow I still had on my chin. “We’d been down that road before. She was at the resort and we had a fling, but then she left and insisted it was over.”
“She from out of town?”
“Orlando,” I answered, knowing it wasn’t all that far. And yet it was enough to stop her from wanting to see where things could’ve gone. “But when I saw her yesterday, it was weird. All these feelings came back.“
He cocked a brow. “What’s wrong with that?”
I sighed. “I don’t know, but her expression when she saw me, it changed somehow. As did her whole demeanor. She started fussing with her hair as if she thought it looked a mess, but it didn’t.” I paused and mumbled, “Far from it.”
Hunter looked to the side and then down at his soda before taking a swig. “Sounds like you’re having a moment right now. Should I leave?”
I held up my middle finger before taking the remote off the coffee table and tossing it at him.
He caught it midair and put it back on the table, laughing. “So when are you seeing her again?” He stood, bringing his empty can to the kitchen garbage.
I didn’t answer. I got up and watched as he turned around and whistled.
“You’re an idiot.” I ignored his stupidity, though, and added, “She didn’t seem to want to continue a conversation with me. I didn’t really have time to ask her out before she ran off in a hurry.”
He laughed, shaking his head. “You’ve lost all your game. I mean, seriously, maybe Ty’s right, maybe you and Corey could use some lessons.”
“She was nervous. What was I supposed to do? Beg her to stay and talk to me? She already left me once before. How much more can I take?”
He stuffed his hands in his pockets. “I think she showed up here for a reason, whether it was to see you or not, but the fact that she’s here again can’t be ignored. Not if you like this girl.”
“I have Mason to think about,” I countered, knowing it was as weak of an excuse as any.
“Come on, man, that’s bull and we both know it.”
I shrugged my shoulders not sure what else to say.
Hunter bent down and looked around the floor curiously.
“What are you doing?”
“Just looking for your balls. They’ve got to be rolling around here somewhere.”
I faked a laugh. “You’re hilarious. But I’m serious. She already made herself clear and based on the fact that she didn’t go out of her way to say we should catch up tells me plenty.”
He scoffed. “So every guy is supposed to sit around and wait for the woman he’s into to send him a signal? That’s like waiting for a shooting star. It doesn’t happen. You have to go out and take a chance.”
