Rest in Pizza by Chris Cavender

Author:Chris Cavender [Cavender, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: Mystery
ISBN: 9780758271501
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2012-04-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“David, wait up,” I called out as he hurried away from Paul’s shop. I had to run to catch him, and I must have looked like a fool chasing after the man, but I didn’t care.

“David,” I said, nearly out of breath as I grabbed his arm. “Didn’t you hear me?”

“Hello, Eleanor,” he said. “Sorry about that. I was thinking about something else.”

I had to give David credit for being such a terrible liar. After all, I wanted to be able to read when he was angry or hurt, not be fooled by a disguise he showed the world. I spun him around to face me, and then I said with every ounce of conviction that I possessed, “I don’t know what that must have looked like just now, but I had a little powdered sugar on my nose, and Paul got it off for me. That’s the sum total of it. Nothing happened.”

“You don’t owe me any explanations,” he said. “We never said that we were exclusive.” I could tell that he was hurt, and I hated being the cause of it.

I couldn’t think of a thing to say, so instead, I kissed him, as soundly as I knew how, not caring who might see.

When we finally pulled away, an older man standing nearby began applauding, and I felt my face redden slightly.

“Okay, now I believe you,” David said with a crooked little smile. “I’m sorry if I overreacted, but you’ve got to admit that Paul is a handsome young man.”

“I never denied it,” I replied, and before David could react, I hugged him. “You’re not so bad yourself, mister, and you’ve got one big advantage over him.”

“What’s that?” David asked.

“You’re the one I’m dating,” I answered. “Just you, and nobody else.”

“That’s a good point.”

I don’t know what possessed me to say it, but I added, “Trust me, if I wanted to be with Paul, I would be.”

I realized how it must have sounded, but before I could correct it, David just laughed. “My, aren’t we full of ourselves today. Eating powdered donuts must make you feel invincible.”

“You know what I meant,” I said.

“I understand,” David said. “I’m just teasing you. Listen, I’d love to stay and chat, but I’m late for a meeting. Sorry about the way I reacted just then.”

“A little jealousy isn’t necessarily all that bad,” I said. “But you don’t have anything to worry about.”

“Neither do you,” David said, the smile on his face deep and wide.

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