Her lips pressed against mine (II)

Leilani

“What do you mean you can’t come?” I gasped into the phone, my hand hovering over my mouth. I had been at the dinner table for a while now and the food had nearly gone cold. I had even prepared a special dinner to celebrate the successful signing of the contract, and I was ready to have a long talk with Neil to sort out the slight rift between us lately.

It was dark outside. I was alone in the house. Adonis was out, as usual, and Neil was not back from work. He only called to tell me that a very impromptu trip had been scheduled and he had to leave from work and he couldn’t make it to the beach event.

He is my date!

“I’m sorry, babe…” He said on the other side of the line, launching into an explanation of why he couldn’t attend the event. This was a very bad development. It was an elite event. Dates were required and I was an honored guest.

It was too late to start looking for a date now.

“Is this payback for signing that contract?” I asked, eyebrows