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“I was tired.”
Jordan grins at me, “I wonder why?”
“Jerk!”
“Do you want me to take your bag upstairs?”
“No, I got it.”
Albert holds the door of the limo open but not before Jordan gives me a passionate toe-curling kiss.
“I wish you would reconsider and stay with me tonight. I’m not going to see you until Thursday.”
“I can’t. I need to be with Nathaniel. Something is eating at him, and I want to know what. He’s important to me. I hope you understand.”
“I do, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
I give him a hard look, and his tone softens, “I love you. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”
He pecks me on the cheek, and I’m out the door. Upstairs, I find Nathaniel lounging on the couch with Liz. I’m amazed she’s dressed, but the apartment has the odor of marijuana. As far as I know, Nate stopped smoking it two years ago. I wonder if his demons have driven him back. He jumps up when I come through the door.
“Hey baby girl, I thought you were spending the holiday with lover boy.”
“He has to go to LA, so I’m going to my parents for July Fourth. Want to come?”
“I got a gig. Barry came through, and I’m heading to the Hamptons early. It should take me through Labor Day. You should come to hang out with me.”
“I’ll try.”
“Don’t try. Do. You can take some time.”
“Nathaniel, can we discuss this another time? I’m exhausted.”
“When? I’m leaving tomorrow afternoon.”
“Just in private.”
“Liz, time to go.”
“I thought we were going to fuck?”
“We already fucked. I’m not in the mood.”
“You’re an asshole.”
“So, what else is new?”
Liz gathers her purse and flips her bobbed auburn hair before she heads out the door, slamming it so that the pictures on the wall shake.
“I don’t think you’ll be seeing her again, Nate.”
“She’ll get over it. The sex is too good for her to walk away.”
“Let’s talk.”
“We will, but don’t I get a hug first?”
I walk into his arms and mold my body against his. Nathaniel always feels so comfortable. Like a warm blanket or a well-loved stuffed animal.
