Say Yes by Mellie George Page A

in the seat next to her, eager
to hear more.
                “What started
four months ago?” I asked, playfully innocent and batting my eyes.
                “Oh come on,
Lilly.  Grow up, we’ve been sleeping together.”
                “Ah ha, I knew
it!  How did that happen?” I asked, excitement going through me.
                “Well, some of
the nurses I work with and I went out for drinks after work, and Jack happened
to be there.  He had had a blind date that didn’t go well, and was just
stopping there to unwind.  We saw each other, and we started chatting.  We had
a fun night, playing darts and taking shots.  Then, we ended up back at his
apartment.  You can figure out the rest.”
                I couldn’t
help but smile widely.  “See?  I knew something had happened between you two. 
So, what’s up now?  Are you two together again on the DL?” I asked.
                “The DL? 
Seriously, Lil, what are you, thirteen?”
    “You
didn’t answer my question.”
    “Um,
that would be a huge no.”
                “Aw, why not? 
I think you guys are cute together.”
                “That right
there is why not.  I like having my freedom.  I don’t want to be in a
relationship with anyone right now, especially not with Jack.  Been there, done
that.”
                “Literally,” I
laughed, and she nudged me.
                “Shut up. 
Ugh, I don’t know, Lil, he’s just driving me nuts.  He wants us to be together
again.  Bad,” she said, and then the whistle on the teapot sang out.  She stood
up, grabbed two mugs out of the cabinet, and dropped tea bags into each of
them.  She poured the hot water into the mugs, walked back to the table, and
took a seat next to me.
                “What’s he
said?” I asked, taking the cup from Daisy once she sat down.
                “Oh you know,
the usual.  He’s been saying that he misses me, and that he doesn’t ever want
to be with anyone else, that he loves me, blah blah blah,” she said, pouring
honey into her glass.  “He’s really stressing me out, Lil. My stomach has been
upset for days.  I even threw up after we had lunch yesterday.”
                “You two had
lunch?  That’s a day date, you know,” I chimed, accusatorily.
                She rolled her
eyes.  “I was having lunch alone and he sat down with me.  Uninvited.”
                “So, he told
you he loves you?  Daisy, wow.  That’s huge. How can you act like that doesn’t
mean anything?” I asked, taking a sip of my tea.
                “Because it
doesn’t.  To me, this relationship or whatever you want to call it is just
about two old friends meeting up a couple of times a week for meaningless,
albeit hot, sex.  If he sees it as something different, then that’s on him.” 
Wow, my little sister sure had changed.  “Anyway, let’s talk about something
else.  You are making me nauseous again.”
                “What do you
want to talk about?”
                “Well, we can
talk about Luke.  Let’s open that can of worms,” Daisy said, grinning.  And
now, the spotlight was back on me.
                “Daisy, there
is nothing to talk about.”
                “Didn’t seem
that way when you two were on the porch holding hands,” she said.  Damn it. 
Mama should really think about replacing those old lace curtains.
                “Oh God, I
held his hand out of instinct. He had just told me what had happened to his
parents, which I can’t believe you didn’t tell me about!”
    Guiltily,
Daisy looked at me. “He asked us not to. He said he didn’t want to interrupt
your life, so Mama and Daddy just let it go because that’s what he said he
wanted. Sorry, Lil.”
     “It’s
okay. I guess I’m just sad that I wasn’t