Mating Calls by Jessica Anya Blau

Author:Jessica Anya Blau [Blau, Jessica Anya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shebooks
Published: 2014-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

For the next few hours, Lexie barely moved. She didn’t get off the couch until her phone buzzed. Lexie ran to her desk, picked up the cell, and read Daniel Waite’s text. All good with J. now. Sorry it won’t work out for us.

Lexie hit call.

“Hey,” Daniel was whispering.

“What do you mean it won’t work out for us?” Lexie said.

“I’m really sorry,” Daniel said. “We can’t ever talk again.”

“Is it because I broke into your house and crashed on your bed?” In spite of the Klonopin and Jägermeister, Lexie felt as alert as if her hair were on fire. “If that hadn’t happened, would you still want to leave Jen and be with me?” She cradled the phone against her shoulder, then reached to her back and quickly hooked her bra.

“No. I had already decided to end it.”

“I left my fiancé for you! I left my house and my things. I changed my entire life for you!”

“I didn’t ask you to do that.”

“You said you were going to leave your wife and marry me!”

“I love my wife,” Daniel said.

“You are dispassionate when it comes to your wife. You’re bored numb and senseless in your marriage. Everything you have was founded on a lie.”

“It was an insignificant lie—I read too much into it.”

“You’ve been obsessing over it for 20 years!”

“I love my wife and I’m glad I’m married to her. I’m sorry. I’ll call you later and explain.”

“No, you won’t. You know you won’t.”

“You’re right. I won’t. I’ll text later.”

“You won’t do that, either.”

“I’m sorry,” Daniel said, and he hung up. Lexie called back and the phone went straight to voice mail. He had turned it off quicker than she had hit redial. Lexie shoved the phone into her purse and waited to cry. But nothing came out; she was as empty as a windsock.

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