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"No, Roni was She still insists that Nellie’s gonna get hurt"
Abel frowned, deciding to keep to hiht Noah would find out soon enough Abel would spare himself Noah’s shrewd expression "Well, if it pisses her off so et used to it, that’s why," Noah said, looking at Abel over the roof of his car Abel unlocked his door and got in, leaning over to unlock Noah’s door As soon as Noah got in, he continued "Roni tends to roood with this being a purely physical thing, that she’s in no way looking for any kind of relationship, Roni’s still worried Hell, Nellie even assured her again just the other day that she’s all about having fun and being a free spirit noith no one to answer to, but Roni still keeps insisting one of you is bound to want s for our little group So I need to keep re"
Abel didn’t think it possible to feel any a free spirit? Maybe she would be juht Maybe that ho she really wanted to be now, and what he thought he saw in her eyes, felt in her kisses, despite her saying flat out that serious relationships weren’t on her to-do list, was just hiive a shit about what she did when he wasn’t around, and he should just enjoy the incredible ti
Sing back the irrepressible jealousy, he revved the ignition to a loud start He now attributed what he was feeling to his overinflated ego He’d been so sure the extra effort he made to take care of her needs--needs he’d suspected and she’d confirh to keep her fro them be satisfied elsewhere That and the fact that a he’d ever had he was likely in the best shape of his life His body would probably never get any harder than it was now He’d been sure she’d be highly appreciative of that and that it would go a long way in keeping her fro loose" He didn’t admit it then, but now he had no choice because he felt ready to detonate Only noelco fury, he could deal with this Pain was completely different He had no tiht now
"Yeah, well you can keep re Nellie’s free spirit," he said the venom in his words maybe a little too thick, "takes care of what I need withoutmore"
The irritation only mounted now because, even as he stared ahead, he could feel Noah’s eyes on him He knew he should’ve kept his mouth shut "Good," Noah said as they pulled out of the parking lot "I’onna lie, , especially with youas how you two see under control, it makes me feel better You know Roni had this crazy notion thatout on a date"
Clenching his jaw, Abel shrugged "Not at all" As they came to a stop, Abel could see froain He refused to look his way because if he didn’t know better, Noah was already on to him
"So did, uh, Nellie mention the date to you?"
"Nope," Abel said, staring straight ahead, willing the light to turn green because he had a feeling where Noahwith this
"H anything froht turned green, and Abel revved up his engine as he took off again "She didon the radio He was ending this right now "Only she didn’t lanced at Noah for a second "It’s none of my business"
With that, he turned the volu on the radio This conversation was over It hit Abel nohy he hadn’t wanted this thing with Nellie to be anythingHe didn’t have tist he’d felt in the last hour alone Either he’d stick to what he’d agreed to--take the ti with Nellie for what it orth and leave any and all feelings out of it--or walk away now before he was in too deep Only he kne and he’d known it before he even asked Nellie to come with him to San Francisco that he was already in too deep The trip had only solidified it He’d been certain she was feeling the sa on a date--her first real date since her divorce--whatever the fk that ave herself the same speech This was to be expected It shouldn’t surprise her that it was Thursday and she still hadn’t seen nor heard froot back fro hell, and then he’d gone to New York for a few of those days It was a trip she’d been invited to, only she didn’t realize that not going wouldher know he’d been thinking about her like she’d been thinking about him all this time would’ve been nice But she knew this relationship was different than ed in San Francisco didn’tlike a real boyfriend who checked in on a daily basis