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It’s 10:59 now.
I better get moving.
After racing through a shower, I throw all my stuff in my suitcase and take a quick look around to make sure I didn’t forget anything. Maya’s note is still on the bed and I hesitate for a beat. Then I grab it, fold it in four, and stuff it in my wallet. I have no idea why, but leaving it behind feels weird.
By the time I get down to the lobby, it’s 11:31.
Simon grins at me. “I wasn’t sure you were going to make it.”
“I’m here.”
“Car service is five minutes out.”
“Great.” We walk outside.
“You had a good night,” he says, chuckling.
I nod. “Yeah. She was nice.”
“You gonna see her again?”
I lift one shoulder. “Apparently not. She was gone when I woke up, and she didn’t leave her number. I don’t even know her last name.”
He nods. “Probably better that way. The long-distance thing would get old quick.”
“Her brother lives in Atlanta. I guess she’s planning to visit a bit.”
He arches his brows. “So why didn’t you get her number?”
“I guess I thought she’d be there when we woke up. I didn’t think she’d ghost me.”
“That’s always the way.” He shakes his head just as our car pulls up. The driver takes our luggage, and we settle in. “There’s lots of attractive fish in the sea in Atlanta.”
“Yeah? So how come you’re still single?”
He shrugs. “You know how it is when you’re divorced. You get gun-shy.”
“Tell me about it.”
“It’ll happen when the time is right. But I’m having lots of fun in the meantime. I didn’t spend last night alone.”
“Yeah?” I arch a brow. “Someone from the club?”
“Yup. But I went to her place, and I was the one who snuck out this morning.”
“Now that it’s happened to me, I have to admit it’s a shitty feeling.”
“Okay, I didn’t get her number or anything but I did kiss her goodbye. I shouldn’t have said I snuck out. More like, I got out of there early, but I said goodbye.”
“That feels like the right thing to do. And believe me, I’ve ghosted a lot of women since my divorce. I guess I never realized how weird it felt.”
“Either that or we’re growing up.”
We look at each other and both grimace.
Then we laugh.
“Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about something totally unrelated.”
