me know that you were hanging out with Chloe?”
“I didn’t think about it. She was upset, I was upset and I just needed to be a friend to her and honestly, I needed her too.”
Neal sat down beside Brandi. He rubbed her thigh gently. He looked into her eyes, they were a little watery. “Brandi, I don’t think about Tori when I’m with you. I never think about her. I was just hurt when I thought that you had ditched me to go have dinner with your ex and I honestly thought that you may have had sex with him. I was hurt and I wanted you to hurt. I know that wasn’t mature of me, but it’s how I felt, so I called you Tori because I hoped that that would hurt you. I apologize for being so stupid. I promise I will never do anything like that again. I know that if I’m feeling a certain way I should just talk to you about it instead of making my own assumptions. I’m very sorry. Do you forgive me?”
Brandi sat quiet for a moment. A tear fell from her eye. Neal gently wiped it away with his thumb. His soul ached to see her like that. He tilted her face toward his brushing his lips across hers. He waited for her response. Brandi leaned in, inviting him for kiss. He smiled, pleased to accept the invitation.
Chapter 12 Brandi walked out of her office building just in time to snag the next available cab coming down the street. “Sixth Avenue between 11 th and 12 th streets.” She closed the car door and the cab sped off.
Brandi was on her way to meet Neal for dinner at one of his favorite Thai restaurants. This was their first date. It was like she was sixteen all over again; going on her first date with Greg Clemmons. She had had a crush on Greg since she was twelve years old. She stared out the window, biting down on her nails. Neal was standing in the front of the restaurant when she arrived. He opened the car door for her. She stood on the curb while he paid her cab fare. He placed his hand on the small of her back and escorted her into the restaurant.
“Good Evening, Mr. Calhoun, so nice to see you, it’s been awhile,” greeted the hostess.
Brandi smirked, looking at Neal.
“Hi CeeCee, it has been awhile. How long for a table for two?”
“Oh, about 15 minutes, Mr. Calhoun.” She smiled a little too hard, never once looking at Brandi. Brandi laughed at the obvious crush the young CeeCee had on Neal.
“That will be fine CeeCee, thanks.” He looked at Brandi. “What are you laughing at?” He joined her in the giggle fest.
“Neal Calhoun, well I’ll be damned!” A tall blonde, modelesque woman escorted by a dashing older gentleman, approached Brandi and Neal. She and Neal embraced in a very friendly hug. Brandi glanced at the gentlemen. He gave her a slight nod.
“Yoanna, so nice to see you again. What are you doing here?”
“Oh I’m just visiting my friends here; I’m only in town for a few more days. Who’s this lovely lady?” Brandi met her gaze.
“Oh, this is Brandi. Brandi, Yoanna.” Yoanna extended her hand to Brandi.
“Neal Calhoun on a date?” She looked Brandi straight in the eye, “You must be special, because Neal doesn’t date,” she stated with a singe of jealousy. Neal blushed at Yoanna’s comment. Brandi smiled, pleased.
“Well, Neal it was nice seeing you again. Brandi, nice meeting you dear, take good care of him…he’s a keeper.” Yoanna walked out the door without bothering to introduce her date. The older gentleman followed suit, giving Neal and Brandi a nod.
“So that was the infamous Yoanna?!” Neal walked behind the hostess when she motioned for them to follow her to their table without responding. He pulled out Brandi’s chair. She waited for him to take his seat. He avoided eye contact. “Mr. Calhoun, so you don’t date?” Neal hid his face behind the menu. “I must be special, huh?” Brandi got a kick out of seeing Neal blush. His face was beet red.
Neal peered over the menu. “Are you done?”
Brandi sipped her water. “I’m
“I didn’t think about it. She was upset, I was upset and I just needed to be a friend to her and honestly, I needed her too.”
Neal sat down beside Brandi. He rubbed her thigh gently. He looked into her eyes, they were a little watery. “Brandi, I don’t think about Tori when I’m with you. I never think about her. I was just hurt when I thought that you had ditched me to go have dinner with your ex and I honestly thought that you may have had sex with him. I was hurt and I wanted you to hurt. I know that wasn’t mature of me, but it’s how I felt, so I called you Tori because I hoped that that would hurt you. I apologize for being so stupid. I promise I will never do anything like that again. I know that if I’m feeling a certain way I should just talk to you about it instead of making my own assumptions. I’m very sorry. Do you forgive me?”
Brandi sat quiet for a moment. A tear fell from her eye. Neal gently wiped it away with his thumb. His soul ached to see her like that. He tilted her face toward his brushing his lips across hers. He waited for her response. Brandi leaned in, inviting him for kiss. He smiled, pleased to accept the invitation.
Chapter 12 Brandi walked out of her office building just in time to snag the next available cab coming down the street. “Sixth Avenue between 11 th and 12 th streets.” She closed the car door and the cab sped off.
Brandi was on her way to meet Neal for dinner at one of his favorite Thai restaurants. This was their first date. It was like she was sixteen all over again; going on her first date with Greg Clemmons. She had had a crush on Greg since she was twelve years old. She stared out the window, biting down on her nails. Neal was standing in the front of the restaurant when she arrived. He opened the car door for her. She stood on the curb while he paid her cab fare. He placed his hand on the small of her back and escorted her into the restaurant.
“Good Evening, Mr. Calhoun, so nice to see you, it’s been awhile,” greeted the hostess.
Brandi smirked, looking at Neal.
“Hi CeeCee, it has been awhile. How long for a table for two?”
“Oh, about 15 minutes, Mr. Calhoun.” She smiled a little too hard, never once looking at Brandi. Brandi laughed at the obvious crush the young CeeCee had on Neal.
“That will be fine CeeCee, thanks.” He looked at Brandi. “What are you laughing at?” He joined her in the giggle fest.
“Neal Calhoun, well I’ll be damned!” A tall blonde, modelesque woman escorted by a dashing older gentleman, approached Brandi and Neal. She and Neal embraced in a very friendly hug. Brandi glanced at the gentlemen. He gave her a slight nod.
“Yoanna, so nice to see you again. What are you doing here?”
“Oh I’m just visiting my friends here; I’m only in town for a few more days. Who’s this lovely lady?” Brandi met her gaze.
“Oh, this is Brandi. Brandi, Yoanna.” Yoanna extended her hand to Brandi.
“Neal Calhoun on a date?” She looked Brandi straight in the eye, “You must be special, because Neal doesn’t date,” she stated with a singe of jealousy. Neal blushed at Yoanna’s comment. Brandi smiled, pleased.
“Well, Neal it was nice seeing you again. Brandi, nice meeting you dear, take good care of him…he’s a keeper.” Yoanna walked out the door without bothering to introduce her date. The older gentleman followed suit, giving Neal and Brandi a nod.
“So that was the infamous Yoanna?!” Neal walked behind the hostess when she motioned for them to follow her to their table without responding. He pulled out Brandi’s chair. She waited for him to take his seat. He avoided eye contact. “Mr. Calhoun, so you don’t date?” Neal hid his face behind the menu. “I must be special, huh?” Brandi got a kick out of seeing Neal blush. His face was beet red.
Neal peered over the menu. “Are you done?”
Brandi sipped her water. “I’m
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