Shy by Sinden West

Author:Sinden West
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-08-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

It was David who I ended up seeing the next day. He had called and invited, or more accurately, demanded that I have lunch with him. He was late again, and then made himself even later by flirting with the waitress on the way in.

When he finally got to our table and took a seat opposite me, he leaned in and whispered. “We’re going to have to find somewhere new to lunch from now on.”

“Why?” I whispered, leaning forward.

He winked at me. “Because the waitress is hot, and once I sleep with her it’ll be awkward if we keep coming back here.”

I leaned back and rolled my eyes. “Really? Is that appropriate?”

“No. It’s not. But I thought if I talk to you about my sex life, then you’ll talk to me about your sex life. We’ll bond. And you’ll tell me all about this new cretin you’ve invited into your life.”

“David! He’s not a cretin. He lovely and sweet…” I became aware that I had a goofy smile on my face as I described him by the look of disgust on David’s face.

“Let me make this clear. He is a guy. He is not ‘lovely and sweet’,” he mimicked. “All men are pigs and we’re only after one thing. I’ve just demonstrated this to you. I’m going to sleep with the hot waitress, and then never see her again. See? Pig.” He pointed to himself.

I laughed, nearly spluttering out my wine. “I’m too old for the sex talk, David.”

“I’m just looking out for you. Ready to order?”

The waitress had come over and was flashing a bright smile at him. He flashed an equally blinding smile back at her, and she nearly forgot to take my order. I watched David staring at her ass as she walked away.

“Do you have to sleep with everyone?” I admonished.

He grinned. “Yeah.” And I couldn’t blame him; since I’d discovered sex with Rick I couldn’t believe people weren’t doing this all the time. Then David straightened and looked serious. “Listen, Greta. I wanted to apologize about how I spoke to you when I found out about you and Oliver. I may have sounded a little harsh.”

I shrugged. “I’m used to it remember.”

He reached across the table and took my hand. “It doesn’t make it right. And it fuelled my blood when I heard about him.” He lowered his voice. “Are you sure he didn’t force you, or —“

“No.” I shook my head. “I had a couple of glasses of wine and he started talking about my mom, which upset me. Then he started being really nice to me. I’m pathetic. I know.”

His forehead crinkled. “You’re not—“

“Can we not talk about this, please?”

He leaned back. “Fine.”

That night, we met up with Emma, Damien, and some of their friends to see a band playing at a bar. It was noisy; that was good. It meant that I didn't have to make awkward conversation with Rick's friends. I was a little scared that if they thought I was weird, then so would Rick and it would all be over.

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