Page 37 of Sweet Spot

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chase

Zane knockedon my office door as he entered it. "Hey, you going to the club tonight?"

"Nah, I'm not in the mood." I'd forgiven him for the stupid phone call mostly because he hadn't meant to fuck everything up. He was just being Zane, and he had no idea Macy was in the car with me. He'd also worked hard to make up for it by buying me lunch for the last two weeks. It still wasn't going to replace the hole that was now drilled into my heart, but I decided he at least owed me free burgers.

He walked in and sat on the chair in front of my desk. "Hot date?" he asked with a hopeful tone.

"Nope. Just me and Netflix and a six pack of beer."

Zane dropped both feet to the ground. "Come on, man, you've got to get out of this funk."

"Why?"

"Cause you're dragging me down with it. I'm dealing with a whole shit load of guilt about that call."

"Good. Hey, I was thinking about roast beef dips from that expensive bistro around the corner. And add in a dill pickle and two of those imported bottles of ale."

He leaned forward and rested his arms on his thighs. "You know what I don't get is how the hell it’s possible that Chase England, the guy who used to find phone numbers, love notes and, as I recall, panties inside his high school locker can't woo the one woman who seems to have finally taken hold of his heart."

I shrugged. "She doesn't want anything to do with me."

"Ever think that might be the reason you're so broken up about this? Maybe it's because you finally met a woman who could walk away from you."

"That crossed my mind for all of a second. That's not it. Macy just had that certain something. Just like when Trey met Georgie, and he knew he'd met his match. I've met mine with Macy, only my match doesn't want me."

Zane stood up. "You'll get past this, buddy. So beef dips, huh?"

I pulled out my wallet. "Yeah, but my treat this time. I think you've paid for your sins long enough."

Zane picked up the money. "Think about going to the club tonight. Just isn't the same without you, and by that I mean, the women are more likely to swarm our table if we bring our shiny coin along."

"I'll think about it."

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