Antsy universe. Hello? In a hurry much? Could you not have given me some time to respond before throwing this cadlike creature on my doorstep?
I couldn’t believe it. I just stared at him incredulously. Never mind what the universe was thinking. It deserves an obedient curtsy, I suppose. But what was he thinking? The ultimate cojones of it all.
Smiling, he tilted his head to the right, lifting one eyebrow. Hmmm. The tilt and lift action was his way of investigating his approval rating. Not so fast, hot stuff. You got some work to do. Settle in. This is gonna be a bumpy ride.
There’d been a five-year absence since I’d last heard from this big fat cheater. And I wasn’t about to make it easy on him.
Irksome as he was, he still charmed me. Dang it. But, I wasn’t going to let him know that. At least not right away.
Colin, whose jet-black hair had turned shades of grey, started walking toward the car, holding long-stem calla lilies as a truce tool.
“Hi babe,” he said. No answer from me.
“Is it okay if I still call you babe?” Still no answer.
“You look great.” Oh brother.
“Babe??” He offered the flowers.
“I do not look great, Colin.” I wanted to call him Tail-Twirler, but refrained. “My hair’s underwashed, my dark circles are overexposed, and I have revealing chocolate at the corners of my mouth.”
“No, you look great. You look….you look like you.” I could only sigh.
“Well now that you’re here…would you like to come in?” I asked without encouragement.
“Love to,” he joyfully replied, still holding out my favorite flowers that I refused to accept.
to be continued...
