“These past few months have been insane for me. I miss you so much.”
Her heart twisted. Sadly, she couldn’t bring herself to say those words. She missed him, but notso much. “I know, Eddie, but we both need to be strong.”
He motioned toward her car. “Are you going to lunch?”
“Yes.”
“Can I go with you?”
“No. Not unless we have other people with us.”
“Fine,” he snapped. His lips thinned as his jaw hardened. “Then I guess I’ll have to find some other friends to hang out with.” He turned and walked away. “Catch you later,” he said over his shoulder as he flipped his hand in the air.
She climbed in her car and locked the door, but she just sat there as she assessed her emotions. She should feel devastated, but she wasn’t. Perhaps she really needed to analyze her feelings for Eddie to see if he really was worth waiting for.
NINE
Calvin really dislikedit when his firm planned a dinner meeting with their clients. He agreed they all had to eat, but he didn’t like going to a nice restaurant without his wife. Since their heated kiss the other day, all he wanted to do was stay home with her and enjoy her company. Unfortunately, that wasn’t on his schedule.
He couldn’t believe he’d let almost two days go by without seeing her. They’d texted back and forth as he let her know how his busy schedule was going, but that wasn’t the same as staring into her enchanting eyes. And most of all, he wanted another chance to kiss her and to see if she would let him kiss her.
As he sat in his chair with the group around the large table, he listened to the other partners in the firm joke about things that had happened in their lives. Although he chuckled, he still didn’t feel that connected to the group. Not when his mind was on a very beautiful woman.
His cell phone buzzed in his pocket, and he quickly withdrew it. Caller ID read Rayne. Excitement grew in his chest as he pushed away from the table. “I hope you’ll excuse me for a moment. This call is important.”
They nodded but continued their stories as if he wasn’t that significant.
He hurried out into the lobby. “Hello,” he answered.
“Hi. I’m sorry to interrupt your meeting.”
He smiled. Her voice was like angels singing to his lonely ears. “No. You can never interrupt. Don’t you know that wives are the exception to the rule?”
“Are you still in the meeting then?”
“We took the meeting to Breezy Hideaway.” He sighed. “You don’t know how much I wish you were here.”
