Breathless
“His old friend had left a couple of voice mail messages for him, but Eli couldn’t find the courage to call him back. Den reminded him of Jamie, and he couldn’t think of her without feeling miserable.
The morning after their argument, he’d picked up the phone and dialed her number. He’d planned on apologizing, but as it clicked over to her to cheerful greeting, he realized he couldn’t go back. He didn’t want to be just her friend. If he couldn’t be her lover, maybe it was time to let her go.
“He...y, I thought that was your truck outside,” Den said, slapping Eli’s back as he straddled a stool. “You’re a hard man to get a hold of.”
“I’m sorry about that, man,” Eli said, reaching for his soft drink. “I was going to call…”
Den grinned.
He’d known Eli too long to believe his half-truths. “When? A year from now, maybe two? Just ‘cause you and Jamie are on the outs doesn’t mean you and I have to be, does it?”
Eli felt like a coward for turning his back on Den.MoreLess
The morning after their argument, he’d picked up the phone and dialed her number. He’d planned on apologizing, but as it clicked over to her to cheerful greeting, he realized he couldn’t go back. He didn’t want to be just her friend. If he couldn’t be her lover, maybe it was time to let her go.
“He...y, I thought that was your truck outside,” Den said, slapping Eli’s back as he straddled a stool. “You’re a hard man to get a hold of.”
“I’m sorry about that, man,” Eli said, reaching for his soft drink. “I was going to call…”
Den grinned.
He’d known Eli too long to believe his half-truths. “When? A year from now, maybe two? Just ‘cause you and Jamie are on the outs doesn’t mean you and I have to be, does it?”
Eli felt like a coward for turning his back on Den.MoreLess
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