Page 4 of Love Undiscovered
“Then how are you going to the ball?” he asks.
“I’m going as a favor to a friend.”
He looks skeptical but doesn’t question me further.
“Okay, well, maybe I’ll see you there, then. If I go. I mean, I’m not going without a date.” He kisses me on the cheek and turns to leave.
“I’ll walk you out,” I say.
“Don’t bother,” he says. “Take your shower. And enjoy your day.”
“Thanks,” I say. But I follow him to the door anyway so I can lock it.
“Hey,” I say. He turns to look at me.
“Not that it’s a big deal, but if you had a basketball game you wanted to play in, then why agree to see me today?”
“Remi, we’d had two dates and then spent the next six months texting. Of course, I wanted to see you before anything else. I like you. It was important to me to see where this was going to go. I guess now I know.”
“I’m sorry to disappoint you.” And in that moment, I do feel bad for how this has played out. Even though a small part of me knew it couldn’t have gone any other way.
He gives me a small, sad smile, then opens my front door and heads out.
