Chapter Four
“You’re looking a lot better these days, something good happen?” George asked me when I was on my way out to lunch. George was an older guy, somewhere in his fifties, and he was the man that everyone went to for their problems.
“Yeah, I’m starting to fix some wrongs that I made.” Normally I would’ve gone to George about my problem with Julia because he was a better judge of relationships than Jacob was, but since it had to do with a co-worker, I didn’t want to bring it up.
“That’s good to hear” he said patting me on the back and walking out of the door. Just when I was about to exit, I remembered that I had to copy some paperwork and give it to a senior attorney. I wanted to do it now because by the time I got back I would have probably forgotten to do it. I turned around and that’s when I saw Elizabeth approaching me.
“Wait!” she called after me when I started walking in the opposite direction. She was really starting to piss me off and make me regret that I still work here.
“What?” I asked coldly. I really didn’t want to hear anything that she had to say after the little stunt that she pulled last night. When she was an arm’s length away from me, she put this sad expression on her face.
“I wanted to apologize for last night,” she bit her lip. “I wasn’t in my right mind then and I know that I said some pretty mean things.”
“Apology accepted, now please leave me alone.” I walked around her and she called after me.
“She really is a pretty girl,” I chose to ignore her which made me believe that she’d finally catch a hint and walk away. I wasn’t lucky in that regards however. “But I think you need someone more in your life” I sighed. What was the point of her apologizing to me when she was still practically saying the same thing that she was saying last night? The only difference is she wasn’t a complete bitch about it.
“Look,” I turned around and faced her once my copies were complete. “I will say this one last time; it was just sex and nothing more. I’m trying to set things right in my life, but you are trying to make things difficult. I do not want you, I will never want you.”
“You’re lying!” she shouted showing her true colors. “You can tell yourself millions of times that you’ve only made love to me because you were drunk, but we both know the truth.” I looked away from her then and she reached her hand towards my face and forced me to look back at her. “You wanted me even before we had sex; you’re just too much of a coward to admit it.” I was glad that we were the only ones left on the floor because this conversation would definitely get us written up.
“Are you done?” I asked and her scowl deepened. When she didn’t say anything I pushed her hand away and walked towards the door.
“You need to stop lying to yourself” I heard her say before I walked out of the door.
“I’m starting to think that she is crazy.” I said as I made it to the lobby, I pulled my phone out and called Julia. She answered on the second ring.
“I was just thinking about you.” She said and I could hear the smile in her voice. I found myself smiling as well.
“Really? I hope it was good thoughts.” She giggled and I sat down in the lobby. I brought my lunch today; I just didn’t want to stay in the office a second longer.
“Always,” the last few days have been good for Julia and I. We constantly spoken on the phone and I took her out a few times. Things couldn’t have gone better if I prayed on it. “My mom is leaving for the night to go on a little trip with her friends. I was wondering if you’d want to come over and spend some time together.” I felt like we were in high school again and I was sneaking into her house when her mother was sleeping.
“Sure, I can bring some movies over. Any movies you want to see?” I know Julia was more into romantic dramas, which I hated, but I’d be willing to watch one with her if it’ll make her happy.
“Sure, there are not many movies out that I want to see so bring what you want.” I knew Julia well enough to know that was a trap.
She surely wanted to watch something that she was interested in and not vice versa. I definitely wasn’t going to fail this test. I might bring something cheesy like “The Notebook”. I personally didn’t understand why woman swoon over the movie, it was depressing as hell.
“I know just the movie to bring,” she laughed.
“I hope so.” We talked for a few more minutes before she had to go. I was kind of sad because I wanted to speak with her for the duration of my lunch period, but I understand that she has a life too. I ate my sandwich in silence as I watched the people walk in and out of the lobby. I saw business men and women and I wondered was this something I wanted to do with the rest of my life.
“What are your aspirations? What are your dreams?” Julia’s familiar voice vibrated in my mind. I was only twenty-five years old and even though I was a grown man, I still haven’t found myself yet. When I finally do find myself, I’ll be more confident of my future. I also knew that I’d be a better man for Julia. I dumped my trash in the garbage and made my way back upstairs. I still hadn’t forgotten the conversation with Elizabeth because some of what she said hit home, but I wasn’t going to let it ruin the rest of my day.
“So you think she’s going to give you some?” I sighed irritably, why did Jacob always think about sex?
“I don’t know man and it doesn’t matter.”
“Bullshit!” he yelled into the receiver. “If she sleeps with you you’re pretty much as good as gold.” Jacob did make a point. Julia wasn’t the type of person who would sleep with anyone, but I didn’t like the way he just said that.
“If it happens, it happens. I’ll talk to you later, I’m pulling up now.”
“Alright keep me posted,” and with that said, we hung up the phone.
When I looked at my watch, I was fifteen minutes early. I was never one to arrive early or even on time to something, but these days I am different. It was almost like I was becoming more responsible, more mature. The house was completely dark and the blinds were closed, I found this odd considering that Julia knew I was coming. Or maybe she forgot? I shook my head because there was no way in hell that she would have forgotten. She had the memory of a grown elephant.
I walked onto the porch being extra careful so I would not trip and knocked. The seconds that it took her to open the door might as well have been hours, but when she finally did it was worth the wait. She was wearing a sexy black lace dress with silver heels. It almost looked like lingerie and she definitely wasn’t wearing a bra. I could feel my cock swelling. I didn’t know what woman wore heels when they were lounging in the house, but she pulled it off and I wanted her.
“Wow,” I said gawking at her and she smiled as she pulled me into the house and shut the door. “You look sexy as hell” she took me into an embrace and I could smell the sweet perfume she was wearing.
“Thank you,” she said and led me through the house. It had been a while since I’ve been in Julia’s mother Monica’s house, but it looked the same as I remembered.
“This house brings back memories.” I said as Julia pulled me into the kitchen. I could see she had cooked spaghetti and meat balls, my favorite, and had two glasses filled with wine. Julia was definitely giving me another chance and the thought of that made me grin.
“Yes it does,” she chirped and I sat down in the chair.
“Dinner smells fantastic, thanks for cooking this for me.” I placed the bag that held a few DVDs in it on the table as Julia brought a plate over full of food. She sat the food in front of me and went back to get her portion. I watched the sway of her hips and her ass as she moved. I could feel myself hardening again; she was definitely pushing all of my hot buttons.
“I wanted to return the favor. You’ve been really sweet.” She sat down at the table and picked up her wine glass and held it near me. Following suit we clicked our glasses together and we tore into the food.
There wasn’t a single second that went by that we weren’t talking and laughing. The food was excellent and the conversation was even better. When we had finished dinner, I stood up and cleared our plates, something I rarely did. I proceeded to wash the dishes and she came up behind me touching me on the shoulder.
“You don’t have to do that. You’re my guest.” I looked over my shoulder at her and smiled.
“I’m doing this because I want to. You put a lot of work in preparing the food for me; I can wash these dishes for you.” Though washing the dishes was such a simple task that anyone with could do, apparently that hit a home run with Julia and she pulled me down to her and kissed me.