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She laughed "You hated it Well, thank you for bringing h I rarely let lad ent"
She laughed again, a rich, happy laugh, the kind of laugh it felt good to listen to "Well, next time, we’ll have to pick your favorite kind of food, to make up for it"
And just that easy, I felt like a bastard again
I took her to the newest Cirque show, at the Aria Front row seats It was hard to get those day of, but I knew a guy Well, Turner did, but his guy was happy to hook reat, and after, we took a little walk around the casino, chatting about it
I studied Lourdes as she spoke She had the loveliest thick, deep sable hair There were masses of it I’d admired it from the first time I met her, and I realized suddenly that she hat I’d always considered my type My wife had had dark, heavy hair, and deep ed, my type? Was it the bitterness of the divorce that had soured s for a wild, too young blonde?
I was pretty certain it was the latter
It was late when I dropped Lourdes off, and we’d started early Of course, a four-hour sixteen-course Still, the stubborn part offor every minute of my absence
Lourdes actually invited me in for a drink, but I politely declined
She kissed me, and I held very still and let her
It had to have lasted a full two minutes before she reluctantly pulled away
Now I really felt like a bastard Just awful
I wanted to take it back, to washas polite of a goodbye as I could ross, disgusted witha friend
She’d seeh I hadn’t ain
CHAPTER TWELVE
Iris was up and watching TV in the guest bedrooot back to the house She was lying on top of the covers, wearing nothing but a sheer white tank top and panties
"How did it go? Did you hit it off?" she asked, tone casual, not even bothering to look at me
I wanted to throttle her "You knoe didn’t It’s i in love with another"
"Well, it orth a shot You keep telling e difference Maybe the next date will go better"
"I a about you I’ clubbing It seee appropriate"
My heart stopped "You can’t be serious I only went out with that woht only You won’t swaytowards the bathrooht throw up
Oh God, that aard kiss that I hadn’t even wanted What was it going to cost me?