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Gavin waggles his eyebrows. “So, you finally learned what you missed out on and want more?”
“Something like that. But…” For the first time, I force myself to say aloud what I’ve been thinking. “It’s more than that.”
“Aww, you caught feelings?” He presses his hand over his heart and flutters his eyes, mocking me. The dick.
“Nah, man, come on.”
“So why aren’t you going to see her again?”
“Don’t have her number.” I shrug.
“What the hell?” Gavin throws his hands up, beer forgotten. “That’s literally the first thing you do when you hook up with a girl you wanna see again. What’s wrong with you?”
“I had a work emergency. I had to run out.”
His eyes widen. “You didn’t leave her a fucking note?”
“I left her a fucking note.”
“Well,” he says, “probably came off wrong.”
“I told her I was coming back. I must have just missed her. The delivery took a lot longer than I thought it would.”
“And I’m guessing she hasn’t called or texted, right?”
I don’t answer him.
Gavin studies me for a minute as I keep drinking my beer. “Ah, that’s why all this is bugging the shit out of you. You’ve been sitting here, waiting—and nothing. Guess what? When she doesn’t text or call, it means one thing and one thing only.”
“Yeah?” I quirk a brow, wondering what kind of “sage advice” he’ll decide to grace me with. “What’s that?”
“You weren’t hitting it right.”
“What the fuck, man?” I’m about to kick him out. I haven’t gotten enough sleep for this. Friend or not.
“Just saying. Maybe I could give you some pointers,” he teases, an amused grin on his face.
I shake my head. “I don’t need your fucking pointers. I’m good.”
“Man, I’m just trying to help a brother out,” he says. “Wake up. The chick’s just not into you.”
I lean back, annoyed. “I guess,” I grumble, uninterested in dragging this out any further. After Lizzie’s radio silence, I can’t be sure about anything anymore.
“That sucks, buddy.” He claps a hand on my shoulder. “Nothing you can really do about it. If it’s really torturing you so much, it’s best to just move on. Her loss.”
Over the years, I’ve had a few long-term girlfriends, but none of them worked out. They wanted more from me than I was able or willing to give. From the start, I’d been honest about my lack of paternal instincts or desire to have kids. I had a couple of girlfriends who thought I’d change my mind, but I never did, and once I understood they still hoped for more, I felt it better to move on, for my sake and theirs. I never thought about settling down and don’t see it in my future.
“I’m hungry,” Gavin announces, slapping the countertop before picking up his beer again. “What’s for dinner?”
Pushing the heavy thoughts aside, I check the time. “I ordered a pizza. It should be here soon.”
“Perfect. Hope you got pepperoni. You know it’s my favorite.”
9
LIZZIE
The one thing I haven’t thought of is how to get back to my place without my ex’s car. Everything with Dillan had happened so fast, it hadn’t crossed my mind. Rex hasn’t texted me back—he’s lousy when it comes to checking his phone. I decide it’ll be best to first get to the car via subway, seeing as it’s on my way, anyway. Maybe it will start.
