Page 24 of Forever Only Once
Us? Great, maybe I should rethink what I was saying. There wasn’t an us. And he had told his sister? What else had he said? Oh God, I didn’t think I could go through with this.
Whatever this was.
Cross: I tell her most things. Mostly because I need a sounding board, and she’s good at keeping things to herself.
Well...if he could be honest, so could I.
Me:I’ll be honest and say I told my friends, too.
Cross:I wouldn’t have expected anything different. However, where does that put our date on your blind date plan?
I laughed.
Me:I think Paris has decided that this is going to be part of the plan. So, I’m sorry in advance if she somehow finds your contact information and forces you into another date with me.
Cross:Who said anything about forcing?
Me:Oh, really?
Cross:I am texting you, after all. I was going to call, but that seemed a bit too forward in this day of technology.
I laughed again.
Me:You’re right. That is a bit forward.
Cross: Also, got to be up with what the kids are doing. Right? Anyway, here I am.
Cross: Texting. And I really fucking suck at it.
Cross: And hell, there I go, cursing again. Sorry.
Me:How fucking dare you?
Cross: :)
I snorted.
Cross:Anyway, I didn’t know the rule of forty-eight hours or any other fucking shit that dating entails these days. And since we started on a different path than most people, I figured why not. So, hi.
Me:Hi.
Cross: Anyway, I’d love to take you out again.
Tension slid through me, even as butterflies did a dance in my stomach.
Me:I think that might be fun.
Cross: Really?
Me:Are you second-guessing already?
Cross:I told you I was terrible at this. I want to take you out. However, I’m a bit busy right now. I figured you must be too since this is the start of the semester, if I remember school right.
Me: You’re right. And I have a couple of faculty meetings and dinners over the next week.
Cross: I guess that means we’ll have to keep this evil texting thing up until we have time to plan something.
Me: That seems a bit scary.