take the pictures of the event.”
That
made sense―more sense than her coming to see me, that was for sure. I wondered what kind of shots she got with her camera.
“Did
you see her leave?”
“Jet,
what's with you and this girl? I don't get it.”
“What
do you mean?”
“I
mean why the hell do you care if she was there? She's this nothing little art
student who you banged a hundred years ago. Move on, already.”
“Are
you serious? Did you seriously just say that shit to me?”
“Whoa,
relax, Jet. I just don't get what your fixation with her is.”
“I
don't have a fixation.”
“Like
hell you don't.”
“Explain
yourself, Kyle, and please do it quickly.”
Kyle
took a minute before responding, probably to allow me to calm down before I
lost my temper with him. He placed a bunch of eggs on a plate, tossed a few
strips of bacon on it, and handed the plate to me. I didn't touch it. Instead,
I waited for him to speak.
“I
saw her talking to Brian; they were all buddy-buddy at the drink stand. He was
all over her, of course. She's nothing. I don't get where the interest is with
her. Why does she have all these guys in heat?”
“I'm
not in heat. She's a nice girl; she's different from the rest.”
“A nice girl? Wow, that's new. Since when do you look for girls that are 'nice’? ”
“Kyle,
what is your problem? Why do you care who I spend time with?”
“I
care because she's just going to bring you down. Where are you going with
this?”
“I
don't know. But I assure you that Brian doesn't stand a chance; he’s hardly a
threat to me. I don't know if anything will come of Natalie and me, but I would
like to determine that for myself.”
“She
must have beer-flavored nipples, man, ‘cause there are hotter girls out there
than she is.”
“I
don't know about that. Natalie is stunning.”
Kyle
stared at me in disbelief. “She's not bad looking, but do you remember that octagon
girl from last night?”
I
nodded; I remembered all too well.
“She
was smoking hot. She was practically humping you in the locker room before your
fight, and then followed you around all night long. If I were you, I would have
bent her over somewhere and had my way with her. That's the kind of ass you
should be chasing. She would have been a good one to keep around for a few
nights.”
“I
wasn't interested.”
“You're
crazy. Did you see her face when you told her she wasn't coming home with you
last night? You broke the girl’s heart, to be sure.”
“She
will recover, I'm sure. She was probably on the next fighter after me. I'm a
dime a dozen in her world.”
Kyle
laughed. “Man, you are a real piece of work.”
“I
could snap my fingers, and a hundred girls like that would be by my side. It
gets old, man. Don't you find that boring now?”
“No
shot; I love it. I have no intention of settling down. I will take an octagon
girl home any day.”
I
chuckled. “Well you should have taken her home, then.”
“Yeah,
I wish. She only had eyes for you, my main man.”
I
started to dig into my breakfast feverishly. I was starving, and I was about
done with the conversation with Kyle. He had no clue what he was talking about,
and he was the reason girls like Natalie didn't trust guys like me. I was no
different; I had spent many years behaving like an idiot, too, and because of
that, Natalie may never spend any time with me. I hoped, however, to eventually
change her mind.
Chapter Nine
Natalie
“Julie,
you just have to leave, and that's that.”
“Come
on, Natalie, be reasonable. You can't expect me to leave after saying something
like that.”
I
laughed gleefully. “I didn't mean to get your blood pressure raised, but I had
to tell you in order to get you out of here.”
“Please,
let me stay. I will just peek around the corner.”
“Be
serious. If you want to see Jet without his clothes on, you just needed to be
at the fight the other night.”
“You
are so
That
made sense―more sense than her coming to see me, that was for sure. I wondered what kind of shots she got with her camera.
“Did
you see her leave?”
“Jet,
what's with you and this girl? I don't get it.”
“What
do you mean?”
“I
mean why the hell do you care if she was there? She's this nothing little art
student who you banged a hundred years ago. Move on, already.”
“Are
you serious? Did you seriously just say that shit to me?”
“Whoa,
relax, Jet. I just don't get what your fixation with her is.”
“I
don't have a fixation.”
“Like
hell you don't.”
“Explain
yourself, Kyle, and please do it quickly.”
Kyle
took a minute before responding, probably to allow me to calm down before I
lost my temper with him. He placed a bunch of eggs on a plate, tossed a few
strips of bacon on it, and handed the plate to me. I didn't touch it. Instead,
I waited for him to speak.
“I
saw her talking to Brian; they were all buddy-buddy at the drink stand. He was
all over her, of course. She's nothing. I don't get where the interest is with
her. Why does she have all these guys in heat?”
“I'm
not in heat. She's a nice girl; she's different from the rest.”
“A nice girl? Wow, that's new. Since when do you look for girls that are 'nice’? ”
“Kyle,
what is your problem? Why do you care who I spend time with?”
“I
care because she's just going to bring you down. Where are you going with
this?”
“I
don't know. But I assure you that Brian doesn't stand a chance; he’s hardly a
threat to me. I don't know if anything will come of Natalie and me, but I would
like to determine that for myself.”
“She
must have beer-flavored nipples, man, ‘cause there are hotter girls out there
than she is.”
“I
don't know about that. Natalie is stunning.”
Kyle
stared at me in disbelief. “She's not bad looking, but do you remember that octagon
girl from last night?”
I
nodded; I remembered all too well.
“She
was smoking hot. She was practically humping you in the locker room before your
fight, and then followed you around all night long. If I were you, I would have
bent her over somewhere and had my way with her. That's the kind of ass you
should be chasing. She would have been a good one to keep around for a few
nights.”
“I
wasn't interested.”
“You're
crazy. Did you see her face when you told her she wasn't coming home with you
last night? You broke the girl’s heart, to be sure.”
“She
will recover, I'm sure. She was probably on the next fighter after me. I'm a
dime a dozen in her world.”
Kyle
laughed. “Man, you are a real piece of work.”
“I
could snap my fingers, and a hundred girls like that would be by my side. It
gets old, man. Don't you find that boring now?”
“No
shot; I love it. I have no intention of settling down. I will take an octagon
girl home any day.”
I
chuckled. “Well you should have taken her home, then.”
“Yeah,
I wish. She only had eyes for you, my main man.”
I
started to dig into my breakfast feverishly. I was starving, and I was about
done with the conversation with Kyle. He had no clue what he was talking about,
and he was the reason girls like Natalie didn't trust guys like me. I was no
different; I had spent many years behaving like an idiot, too, and because of
that, Natalie may never spend any time with me. I hoped, however, to eventually
change her mind.
Chapter Nine
Natalie
“Julie,
you just have to leave, and that's that.”
“Come
on, Natalie, be reasonable. You can't expect me to leave after saying something
like that.”
I
laughed gleefully. “I didn't mean to get your blood pressure raised, but I had
to tell you in order to get you out of here.”
“Please,
let me stay. I will just peek around the corner.”
“Be
serious. If you want to see Jet without his clothes on, you just needed to be
at the fight the other night.”
“You
are so
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