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Chapter Twenty-five
Harris
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“Okay, where were we?” I reclaim my seat at the table across from Loraine.
“Well, you were saying you liked the house on Pike,” she reminds me. “But before we dive back in, you should know that some woman just showed up here looking for you. She ran off before I could catch her name.”
I swear I think my heart stops beating.
“Blonde shoulder length hair?” I ask, pushing past the tightness of my throat.
“Blue eyes. About my height,” she adds.
“Fuck.” I lean back in my chair, scrubbing a hand over my face.
“I’m guessing that was her?” She arches a brow at me.
Loraine is someone I met through Robert. When I first moved here I had considered buying a house. Robert put me in touch with her, but after a short search I decided to lease an apartment instead. When I called her today and asked if she could come over after her last house showing to show me what she has right now, I never dreamed that Blue would show up.
My plan to prove to her that I am serious about being with her and the baby may have just backfired in my face. I can only imagine what she was thinking seeing Loraine standing in my apartment.
“Yep,” I answer Loraine’s question after a long beat. “I’m sorry to cut this short, considering you’re doing me a huge favor by being here, but I really need to go.” I push out of my chair and she quickly follows, closing her laptop before shoving it into her bag.
“I totally understand.” She nods, sliding the strap of her bag onto her shoulder. “How about I email you some of the listings we discussed and you can get back to me.”
“Yeah, that sounds good.” I try to keep my tone even, walking her to the door. “Thank you again for coming on such short notice,” I say, opening the door.
“No problem at all.”
The second she disappears into the hallway, I pull out my cell phone and click on Blue’s name. It rings once before her voicemail picks up.
“Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.”
Making quick work of sliding on my shoes, I grab my keys off the counter and head for the door.
Today has been a whirlwind. Of course this would happen. It’s like the cherry on top of my perfect shit storm sundae.
I call Blue several times on the short car ride to her apartment. Eventually it stops ringing all together and goes straight to voicemail, only increasing my urgency to speak to her.
She misread the situation and I need to get to her and fix it before something happens that can’t be undone. I know if I were her, I’d probably lash out by finding the first girl I could sink my dick into. Or at least the old me would have.
I want to prove to her that I’m not that man anymore. I’m not the man she made that bet with all those weeks ago. Hell, I’m not the man I was two weeks ago. She’s had that much of an impact on me.
When I reach Blue’s building it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest. I don’t think I’ll be able to breathe again until I see her. Until I make her understand what she means to me.
I don’t see her car in her usual spot, but knowing that doesn’t mean anything, as she Uber’s a lot. After I park my car, I head up to her apartment.
After five minutes of knocking, it becomes apparent that she’s not home. Either that or she’s doing a really good job of ignoring me.
Regardless, I’m not leaving until I see her. So, I do the only thing I feel like I can do. I slide down onto the floor and pull my knees up into my chest, prepared to wait all night if I have to.
Whatever it takes...
