A Beautiful Struggle by Anderson Lilliana

Author:Anderson, Lilliana [Anderson, Lilliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Lilliana Anderson
Published: 2012-12-25T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Taking a deep breath, I scrolled through my contacts list and put a call through to Elliot, hoping he wasn’t somewhere too loud to hear the ring.

“Hey, I was hoping you’d call – what time is it?” he asked groggily. I could hear the smile in his voice, and he sounded sleepy.

“Did I wake you?”

“It’s fine, don’t worry about it. What’s up?”

“I’m kind of stranded. I can’t find David, and I don’t really want to catch the train all the way home on my own.”

Without missing a beat he said, “I’ll come and get you.”

“Are you sure?”

“I’m sure, can you get to the casino?”

“Hang on,” I put my hand over the phone and asked Connor, “How far is it to walk to Star City?”

“15 - 20 minutes?” he said.

“Yeah I can make it there.”

“Who are you with?”

“Kayley’s cousin.”

“It isn’t that guy you were dancing with last time is it?” my silence answered for me. “Are you serious!” he exclaimed, sounding annoyed.

“Are you coming to get me or not?” I asked, not reacting to his change in tone.

He sighed, “Yes. I'm coming. Meet me outside the sports bar.”

“Alright, I’m on my way.” I pressed the end call button and looked at Connor.

“So he’s the complication hey?”

“Something like that,” I smiled reticently, “I have to get to the casino, which way do I go?”

“You are seriously planning on walking there by yourself?”

“It’s only 15 minutes. I'll be fine. It’s safer than catching the train on my own.”

“Don’t be ridiculous, I’ll walk you.”

“Connor, no, I can’t ask you to do that.”

“You aren’t asking Katrina. I'm insisting. Now let me just tell the others to wait until I get back.” He trotted over to the table where some of his friends are sitting, leaning down to talk to them, inclining his head towards me as he spoke. One guy gave him a pat on the back, and he returned to me to the tune of cat calls from the table.

“What did you just tell them?” I asked him, an accusatory tone to my voice.

“Nothing really, I just said that I was taking you somewhere for a ride.”

My mouth dropped open, and he started laughing at me.

“I’m joking, I’m joking! I would never lie about sex with you Katrina. I will wait my turn like a man.” I gave him a very unimpressed look, “Seriously though, I just told them I was going to walk you to your car. That's all”

“That’s all?”

He nodded earnestly. “Shall we?” he asked, gesturing for me to walk with him.

“Thanks, Connor. For walking me,” I told him after a while.

“It’s no trouble, can’t have your mugging on my conscience…So, um, this guy we’re meeting, why wasn’t he with you tonight?”

“That’s the complicated part.”

“I see. You work together and there’s that no dating thing at your office right?”

I gave him a confused look.

“Kayley told me about it, that’s how I know.”

“Oh ok, I can’t really talk about it though Connor. We could both lose our jobs if people think we’re dating.

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