“Yes, ofcourse.”
A woman handed me her cell, and I dialed Edward, but it went straight to voice mail. I took two deep breaths. There was no way I was staying here any longer to wait on Edward, but if I called my sisters, I’d never hear the end of it. At this point, I didn’t care, so I dialed Sadie. It rang several times and then went to voice mail. That’s when I remembered it was a dinner with the Dumont's at the clubnight.
I tried Avery, but there was no answer. I spotted Dr. Westbound entering the kitchen. Who else could I call to rescue me? I quickly looked up a cab company on the phone and dialed. It rang and rang and rang and rang. When Dr. Westbound spotted me. I gave up on the taxi and looked for another wayout.
If only I had my phone app, I could order an Uber orLyft.
Dr Westbound strutted up to me. His hand abandoned stroking his beard and found the small of my back. “Dear, I noticed that Dr. Talbot hasn’t returned. If you need to leave, I’d be happy to take yousomewhere.”
“No, but thank you. I’m fine. My boyfriend will come get me. He’s just finished up with football practice. He’s a linebacker at Auburn.” It wasn’t a complete lie, just a fabrication of the truth. A necessity considering the circumstances. I struggled to remember Kevin’s number. I punched in the digits. I held my breath and prayed that the number was correct and that Kevin would answer. He would be able to order a car for me, and I’d be out of here inminutes.
The phone rang, and Kevin picked it up. “Hello?”
“Hi, hon. I’m done at the party. I’m afraid I left my purse in Dr. Edward Talbot’s car.” I held up one finger to Dr. Westbound and walked to the other side of the kitchen. “If we really are friends, can you please order an Uber or some kind of car for me? I don’t have a ride, and I can’t reach my sisters. I promise I’ll pay youback.”
He didn’t even ask why I needed a ride. He only said, “Give me theaddress.”
