raced frantically. ‘Did he see me there?’ she wondered.
“I will.” Andre hung up the phone abruptly. Candy exhaled deeply and sat on the edge of her bed as she hung up the phone. She ran her fingers through her hair and shook her head as she took hold of her remote control and turned on the television. The phone rang, interrupting her runaway train of thoughts. She grabbed it and sighed.
“Yes,” she said as she channel surfed.
“Wow, it went that well, huh?” Eric asked as he pulled at the top of his boxer shorts. He looked down at his feet then closed the shower door.
“I finally got the nerve to call, and he answered the phone,” Candy said, disgruntled.
“I bet that was awkward. Did you get to talk to her?” Eric asked as he sat down on the top of his toilet lid.
“I didn’t even get a chance. He told me she was busy and that was the end of the call. Maybe he saw me.”
“It’s possible, I s’pose. Look, I want you to try to put this out of your mind. I know it’s easier said than done, but there’s nothin’ you can do about this, at least not right now.”
“I know. I just feel so bad about the whole thing. Thanks for callin’ me, though. I appreciate it,” Candy yawned.
“No problem. Not to sound uncaring, but I wanted to know if we could go out again in a few days? I know your mind may not really be there right this second, but I have to kinda get my schedule together in advance.”
“I understand. I have quite a busy work week ahead. What day were you thinkin’ about?”
“How about a quick lunch? You work downtown. My assignment is downtown right now. I can take you to lunch on Wednesday?” Eric stood up and looked at himself in the mirror from various angles.
“I don’t see why not,” Candy smiled. “Again, Eric, you’re a real sweetheart, and I had a great time with you tonight.”
“Good. Now eat that cake up and go to bed,” he laughed. “I’ll talk to you soon. Sweet dreams,” he said before hanging up.
Candy continued to smile as she laid her head back on her pillow and watched the news. Her phone rang again. She looked at the caller-ID, and her heartbeat increased three-fold.
“Hey, Dallas,” Candy said between controlled breaths. “How are you, girl?”
“Pissed the hell off. Andre and I were supposed to go out to the movies tonight like I told you, and he had some last-minute meeting to run off to. We never get to spend time together anymore. Enough about me though, how was your date, Girl?”
Candy paused then said dryly, “Oh, it was very nice.”
“Well, don’t sound so excited!” Dallas teased. “What happened?”
“He actually seems great. We went out to dinner and had a really nice time. I just…” Candy looked down into her lap.
“You just what?” Dallas inquired with concern. “What’s wrong, Candy?”
“Dallas, is Andre near you right now? I need to tell you something.” Candy gulped.
“No, he left out to the store. You know you can tell me anything. Did somethin’ happen?” Dallas asked again.
Candy sighed and breathed deeply into the phone. “I saw Andre out with another woman tonight, at the restaurant that Eric and I were at. It took me by surprise because I knew you two were s’posed to be out together and they looked…comfortable.”
Candy was dying through the thick silence that lay between her and Dallas on the phone. It continued on until Dallas finally responded after taking a deep breath.
“What exactly did you see?” she asked coolly.
“They were sittin’ there holdin’ hands. The woman kissed him, and he smiled. They were talkin’ over drinks. I’m not sure what was going on, but…”
“What did the woman look like?” Dallas asked in almost a whisper.
“She was about your complexion, short black hair – I’m not sure what else. Oh, she had on a blue dress and long nails.”
Dallas pursed her lips together, “I see.” She sat down, almost losing her balance. “He told me it was
“I will.” Andre hung up the phone abruptly. Candy exhaled deeply and sat on the edge of her bed as she hung up the phone. She ran her fingers through her hair and shook her head as she took hold of her remote control and turned on the television. The phone rang, interrupting her runaway train of thoughts. She grabbed it and sighed.
“Yes,” she said as she channel surfed.
“Wow, it went that well, huh?” Eric asked as he pulled at the top of his boxer shorts. He looked down at his feet then closed the shower door.
“I finally got the nerve to call, and he answered the phone,” Candy said, disgruntled.
“I bet that was awkward. Did you get to talk to her?” Eric asked as he sat down on the top of his toilet lid.
“I didn’t even get a chance. He told me she was busy and that was the end of the call. Maybe he saw me.”
“It’s possible, I s’pose. Look, I want you to try to put this out of your mind. I know it’s easier said than done, but there’s nothin’ you can do about this, at least not right now.”
“I know. I just feel so bad about the whole thing. Thanks for callin’ me, though. I appreciate it,” Candy yawned.
“No problem. Not to sound uncaring, but I wanted to know if we could go out again in a few days? I know your mind may not really be there right this second, but I have to kinda get my schedule together in advance.”
“I understand. I have quite a busy work week ahead. What day were you thinkin’ about?”
“How about a quick lunch? You work downtown. My assignment is downtown right now. I can take you to lunch on Wednesday?” Eric stood up and looked at himself in the mirror from various angles.
“I don’t see why not,” Candy smiled. “Again, Eric, you’re a real sweetheart, and I had a great time with you tonight.”
“Good. Now eat that cake up and go to bed,” he laughed. “I’ll talk to you soon. Sweet dreams,” he said before hanging up.
Candy continued to smile as she laid her head back on her pillow and watched the news. Her phone rang again. She looked at the caller-ID, and her heartbeat increased three-fold.
“Hey, Dallas,” Candy said between controlled breaths. “How are you, girl?”
“Pissed the hell off. Andre and I were supposed to go out to the movies tonight like I told you, and he had some last-minute meeting to run off to. We never get to spend time together anymore. Enough about me though, how was your date, Girl?”
Candy paused then said dryly, “Oh, it was very nice.”
“Well, don’t sound so excited!” Dallas teased. “What happened?”
“He actually seems great. We went out to dinner and had a really nice time. I just…” Candy looked down into her lap.
“You just what?” Dallas inquired with concern. “What’s wrong, Candy?”
“Dallas, is Andre near you right now? I need to tell you something.” Candy gulped.
“No, he left out to the store. You know you can tell me anything. Did somethin’ happen?” Dallas asked again.
Candy sighed and breathed deeply into the phone. “I saw Andre out with another woman tonight, at the restaurant that Eric and I were at. It took me by surprise because I knew you two were s’posed to be out together and they looked…comfortable.”
Candy was dying through the thick silence that lay between her and Dallas on the phone. It continued on until Dallas finally responded after taking a deep breath.
“What exactly did you see?” she asked coolly.
“They were sittin’ there holdin’ hands. The woman kissed him, and he smiled. They were talkin’ over drinks. I’m not sure what was going on, but…”
“What did the woman look like?” Dallas asked in almost a whisper.
“She was about your complexion, short black hair – I’m not sure what else. Oh, she had on a blue dress and long nails.”
Dallas pursed her lips together, “I see.” She sat down, almost losing her balance. “He told me it was
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