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If this was tied to the fact that he wanted me to move out, he could just tell me. I hated this vague shit where I was left guessing.
“Nope.”
I took a deep breath and let it go. Maybe I needed to try yoga. I felt like I was constantly wound tight.
That could also be that I hadn’t had sex in over two months and the memories of Faith infiltrated my dreams almost every night since then. “I’ll see you later.”
“Yep.”
That was all I was getting out of Dylan.
I poured my coffee and stood in the kitchen, sipping it, envisioning a two hour drive alone in the car with Faith. I needed mental fortitude. I texted her.
Good morning. Sorry I’m late. On my way to pick you up.
Okay, thanks, see you soon.
That was it. Nothing else. Though why I expected her to text anything else was beyond me. She’d been flirty at the office the day of the interview. I wanted that again. Which was playing with fire, I knew that.
But I was starting to think I didn’t care.
Maybe if I asked Faith out, on a real date, and told Cash we were going on a real date, then I could get rid of this pressure of having a secret. Of lying to my best friend, and denying myself a crack at a relationship with a woman I really liked.
The past year my personal life had been put on hold.
I hadn’t meant for that to happen. But having my ex cheat on me had been harder than I would have expected, considering our relationship had already been on the rocks. It was the callous disregard for my feelings that had just kicked me in the dick and it had stung for months. I was definitely over the relationship now, but I still wasn’t entirely sure how I’d wound up with Mary Frances in the first place, so I didn’t trust my judgment when it came to women.
Yet, I wasn’t wrong about Faith. I knew that. She was intelligent, interesting, sensual, confident. She was the full package. I wanted to see what it would be like to take her to dinner, to just talk.
Me and her.
No secrets.
The thought had me setting my coffee down on the countertop, hard.
Cash wouldn’t object to me dating Faith. He would have objected to me hooking up with her.
Feeling better than I had in a long time, I picked up my duffel bag and headed for the door.
This was a fresh start with Faith.
Faith
“Good morning,” Sera said, blinking at me, as I entered the kitchen. She looked puzzled, but she didn’t say anything.
My brother, Hank, had no such reservations. He was at the stove cooking breakfast and when he turned to grab a bowl he started. “What the hell are you wearing?” he asked, shaking his head.
“What?” Taking my newfound convictions of being flirt-free in the workplace to my closet, I had managed to cobble together an outfit to wear on the drive to Wanted. I had a floral peasant skirt on that went to my ankles. It had been purchased as a Halloween costume, but it was actually really pretty, just not my usual style. Then I had paired it with a pink T-shirt that had been in my laundry by mistake. I was pretty sure it was one of Sera’s maternity tops, which meant it was baggy on me, especially in the stomach and chest. Then I’d put a long cardigan on over that.
Overall, it had the effect of making me look about twenty pounds heavier or like I’d lost weight and didn’t understand my real body shape. But that was exactly what I was going for.
“Are you all set for your trip?” Sera asked, loading the dishwasher.
“Yes, MacKay is picking me up in twenty minutes. My overnight bag is all packed.” I held it up as a visual aid. “This is officially my first day at my new job.”
“You’re wearing that on your first day?” Hank’s eyebrows were practically in his hairline.
“What is wrong with this?” I asked, annoyed. What the hell did Hank know about fashion anyway, unless it involved peeling clothes off of his latest female conquest?
