Cold Feet

Chapter 32

CHRISTINE

Grady opens the door. He’s learned not to be wearing a towel. I command respect and wearing a towel when I arrive means he’s expecting me to simply have sex with him. It means he thinks I’m that easy. I’m glad. He’s learning.

Instead he’s wearing jeans and a cotton checked shirt. It’s long sleeved but he’s rolled the sleeves up to just below the elbows. He wearing shoes and it tells me he’s ready to go out.

“Going somewhere?” I ask.

“Well, I was thinking we could go for dinner,” he smiles.

“Mmm,” I think about it. “You surprised me twice in less than a minute. There may be hope for you yet.”

“There’s always hope for me,” he says smiling. He’s still arrogant but although he’s learning, he’s got a long way to go yet. I’ve taken off the ring, Rick gave me. I don’t want to show him just yet but I will show him soon.

“Well, where are you taking me,” I ask.

“Wait and see,” he says. He steps out of his apartment and closes the door behind us. We leave the building and flag a cab. He gives the driver the address of the Inn of the Seventh Ray.

I stir uncomfortably. “Can we go somewhere else?” I ask.

“You don’t like it?” he asks.

“I love it but I recently had a difference with the staff about a wedding reception I arranged there so I’m not in the mood to go back just yet. But, more points for choosing the most romantic restaurant in Los Angeles.”

“Wow, that’s three points. I could get lucky tonight,” Grady says with a big smile. He doesn’t know the surprise that I have for him.

I suggest an alternate venue and soon we arrive. We take a table far from the rest of the guests. It’s a week night and the restaurant is not as busy as usual.

We order dinner and talk while we wait and sip our wine.

“What happened to us?” Grady asks me as he sits forward and takes my hand in his.

who left. You were

sits back and releases my hand as if he doesn’t deserve to hold

asshole. I don’t know what it

dream come true. When you asked me to marry you, I was over the moon. There wasn’t a happier person in the world than me. And then I found out the truth. You were cheating on me. I don’t know what you wanted. You got engaged to me while you were seeing that skank on the side. It was like you were trying to hedge your bets. Like you couldn’t decide who or what you wanted. So, I guess I decided for

he remembers the truth. I didn’t need to remind him. I’m sure he can

never loved someone as much as I’ve loved you. I’ve never had a relationship

better than me then,” Grady

no-one and time heals wounds. So, as well as I have been able

we begin to eat. We continue speaking between

with me. Right here, right now?”

other the other day, we

“I guess,” Grady says.

stop eating. “You guess? Is that all you have to say? What is it you

didn’t mean to upset

ignore him and reach into my handbag. I remove the ring that Rick gave me and I put it on. I smile cruelly and make a

“What’s that?” he asks.

I reply. “Rick asked me to marry him

said yes?” Grady asks in

I

“Why?”

He’s committed. And I’ll be damned if I’m

then what’s the point?” Grady asks. I can tell he is beginning to

his shirt. I yank him towards me across the

your attention pretty, big dick boy?”

Grady nods.

listen. You.

He nods.

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