Chapter Eight
I arrived at the cafe 30 minutes later. I spotted AJ
sitting in a booth at the far end of the cafe. 'He looks good.' I thought
to myself. 'Stop it! You already have a boyfriend.' As I approached him I
was wishing my mid-thigh length skirt was down to my knees. Better yet my
ankles. I could feel his eyes wandering over my body. 'He still is the AJ
I left 2 years ago.'
"Hey," he said as I sat down in the booth.
"Hey," I replied back.
There was an uncomfortable silence. I could see him
shifting uneasily in his seat. Finally I broke the silence.
"So what did you want to talk about. I have to be back
at work in 30 minutes," I lied. I could be gone all afternoon and nobody
would notice.
"Well, I just...uh..wanted to um.."
"Can I take your order?" the waitress interrupted.
"Um yeah." I answered. "I'll take a croissant and an
orange juice."
"Nothing for me," AJ said.
The waitress scurried into the kitchen to get my order.
"So what were you going to say?" I asked him.
"Well...I just wanted to say that I'm sorry and I hope
you forgive me for any sorrow or grief that I have caused you and I hope
that we can be friends again."
I had to smile at this. He looked so cute with his
red had and trademark sunglasses. He looked off to the side for a second
and I caught a glimpse of the brown eyes and long eyelashes that I could
stare at for eternity.
The waitress came back. "Here you go," she said as
she put my glass and plate down.
"Thanks," I said. I turned my attention back to AJ.
"Of course I forgive you. It's really no big deal....anymore. We've always
been friends and I have no hard feelings." I took a sip of my juice to divert
my eyes. I knew that if I had another look at his eyes we'd be in the same
bed by the end of the day. "Look, I gotta run. Here's my number if you wanna
call or just hang out," I said as I scribbled my number on a napkin.
I reached into my purse to get my wallet but he touched
my arm.
"It's on me," he said.
I could only give him a weak smile. I felt a thousand
emotions at once when he touched my arm. I walked toward the exit and gave
him a final smile. He looked so damn hot! I drove back to the office in a
daze. It was a miracle that I didn't get in an accident.
"So...." Anne said before I could even put my foot
in the door.
"He looked so damn hot! But shhh," I said as I put
my finger up tp my lips, "don't tell Trey."
We giggled like school girls telling each other who
their crush was.
