“Oh, hey…”
“Are you going to pretend that you didn’t hear me calling your name five times?”
Pushing the strap of her purse up, she straightened her shoulders. “I was lost in thought and didn’t register it.” Patting his arm, she gave him a smile. “I got ahold of Pete, and he’s going to give me the info. I won’t need your help after all.” She fished in her purse and unlocked the car with her key fob. “Happy new year. Take care.”
Crossing his arms, he frowned. “I was almost done, Lilly.”
Opening her car door, she threw her bag into the passenger seat. “I’m sure you have a hundred things you’d rather being doing than spending the afternoon with me.” Sliding into the seat, she started her car. “Totally appreciate the offer. Take care.”
She placed her hand on the door and waited for him to step back. When he frowned and grumbled to himself, she knew she’d made the right decision. She closed the door, slipped her seat belt on, and pulled out of her parking space.
As she drove past him, she waved and threw him a big smile. The fact that he didn’t wave back only made her more confident that spending time with him wouldn’t do either one of them a bit of good. Brock Landry wasn’t going to piss on her Cheerios.
This was the first page of the year, and she meant to write a different story. That meant spending time with people she didn’t argue with. Brock wasn’t part of that group. He never had been and he never would be. That she knew for sure.