Page 49 of Lucy
The more beer I drank, the more visions of her tight little body pumped through my mind. I had to stop. I looked at Lauren, desperate for a way to get Lucy off my mind and nodded. “Let’s give it another shot. The last shot though, Lauren. If things don’t work out this time then we’re done.”
“Okay. I can work with that. I’ll try to work with Lucy whenever she’s around but I’m going to keep my distance from her.”
“That’s probably a good idea.” I glanced at my wrist and saw Lucy’s face pop up. She was calling again. “Thank you for the dinner, Lauren. I’m gonna go home and go to sleep. Tomorrow…you wanna stay the night at my place?”
“Absolutely,” she grinned. She stood when I did and I gave her a kiss before slipping a hundred dollar bill in her palm to pay for dinner. “Abel, I would have covered it.”
“You know I’d never let you.” I winked and walked out. By the time I got to my car, Nora was calling. I finally answered the phone.
“Luce is wondering where you are. She’s being crazy,” Nora sighed. “She thinks you’re ignoring her for Lauren.” How the fuck did she do that? I had to look over my shoulder to make sure Lucy wasn’t stalking me.
“I’m gonna call her when I get in the house.”
“Abel, you weren’t with Lauren, were you?” Nora’s breath hitched in her throat as she waited for my answer.
“Yeah, I was.” I pulled off and headed home.
“Jesus. You know Lucy has a sixth sense about shit like that. Why were you with her? I thought she said you two were done.”
“She did. Then when I got off work today she was waiting at my car. She wanted to talk, so I heard her out.”
“Abel,” Nora groaned. “Come on now. Lauren’s rubbing me the wrong way at this point. Not to say that you and Luce are in the clear because…you’re not.” I could tell by the tone of her voice she knew something was going on with me and Lucy. “I think Lauren is…she’s…” Nora fought to find her words.
“I know she’s not a perfect fit for me but who’s a perfect fit for anyone these days?”
“You’re grasping at straws.”
“Maybe. I am,” I shrugged, pulling into my driveway.
“You are. There’s no maybe. Be careful, Abel. You know how it goes when Luce doesn’t like someone.”
“I know…my little hell raiser.”
“Yeah, she’s gonna raise hell alright. You better talk to her if you’re planning to really move forward with Lauren. I’ll support your decision but I don’t like it. It ruffles my feathers.”
“I hear you, sis. I’ll be careful,” I assured her.
“Okay. Love you, Abel.”
“I love you too.”
“Call Lucy, please.”
“I will.” I hung up and went into the house. I was beat. I trudged up the steps and came out of my work clothes then I sat on the bed and called Lucy. I heard a faint ringing in the guest room and I followed the sound until I was standing face to face with a pair of copper eyes.
“What. The. Fuck.” I hung up and folded my arms.
“You wouldn’t answer me,” she shrugged and then hugged me.
“So you break into my house? Fucking nut job.” I sat on the bed and she sat beside me but I could tell she wanted to sit on my lap. I wanted her there.
“Whatever. How was your date with Lauren?”
“It wasn’t a date. Wait…” I looked at her and scowled. Maybe shewasstalking me. “Lucy, how did you know I was with Lauren?” She held out a second phone.Nora’s phone. I may have been able to pick the girls apart when I was looking at them but they also sounded identical and that was impossible to tell apart.
Shit.
I’d been talking to Lucy the entire time I drove home, thinking it was Nora.
