Irish Eyes (2000)
“Edna asked, looking up from her card game.
“No,” I said, reaching for my pocketbook. “I’m going out. I’ll call him later.”
“Save your dime,” Edna said, glancing toward the driveway. “While you were on the phone I heard the Blazer pull up in the driveway.”
I got up and looked out the kitchen door. Mac was striding up the walkway.
I stepped outside to meet him, away from my mother’s prying eyes and ears.
“Hey there,” I said weakly.
“Long time no see,” Mac said. His lips brushed my forehead. A for...ehead kiss. Not a good sign. “I was just leaving,” I said.
“I’ll go with you,” he said. “Want me to drive?”
“It’s all the way down in East Point.”
“I’ve got a full tank of gas,” Mac said. “And the night is young.”
What could I do? How do you say no to a guy who won’t take no for an answer?
“You’ve been avoiding me,” he said, steering the Blazer toward the Interstate.
“What’s left to say? You want to move to Nashville. I want to stay here in Atlanta.MoreLess
“No,” I said, reaching for my pocketbook. “I’m going out. I’ll call him later.”
“Save your dime,” Edna said, glancing toward the driveway. “While you were on the phone I heard the Blazer pull up in the driveway.”
I got up and looked out the kitchen door. Mac was striding up the walkway.
I stepped outside to meet him, away from my mother’s prying eyes and ears.
“Hey there,” I said weakly.
“Long time no see,” Mac said. His lips brushed my forehead. A for...ehead kiss. Not a good sign. “I was just leaving,” I said.
“I’ll go with you,” he said. “Want me to drive?”
“It’s all the way down in East Point.”
“I’ve got a full tank of gas,” Mac said. “And the night is young.”
What could I do? How do you say no to a guy who won’t take no for an answer?
“You’ve been avoiding me,” he said, steering the Blazer toward the Interstate.
“What’s left to say? You want to move to Nashville. I want to stay here in Atlanta.MoreLess
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