to be for an entire day. He would find her and make her see that she was who he wanted. Then he turned around and was the center of attention to eight pairs of eyes. “What?” He asked as she walked off.
“Who was that?” Courtney asked, seemingly jealous that he had never displayed such affections with her. But how could he? She didn’t even show mercy to his wallet; the two were closer than he and she had been.
“Nobody,” he said as he waved her off.
“That didn’t look like nobody to me,” she said. “I thought we were having a good time, and suddenly you run into the arms of a ‘nobody’?”
Phillip didn’t respond to her queries; he didn’t owe her any explanation. As far as he knew, he had come on that cruise alone and had only run into her by chance. She was merely a distraction for him, and her walking behind him nagging him like a wife of twenty years was not helping his mood. He got to the main deck and headed straight for the bar. He ordered brandy, and as the liquid seemed to melt his inside, he shook his head to relieve himself of the pressure of it.
“You alright, man?” Matt asked. He still had his blonde next to him, and when Phillip looked behind him, Dan and Cindy were close by; they were all surveying him.
“Can’t a man drink in peace?” He asked as he took another shot of the dark liquid.
Courtney threw her hands in the air and then walked off. “I think I’ll go and freshen up.”
The other ladies seemed to have the same idea, and they all disappeared as she did, leaving him with Dan and Matt. Oh brother.
“Was that her?” Dan asked.
“Her who?” Matt wanted to know.
“He met this girl a few weeks ago, had a one night stand and a one day affair and he refuses to let her go.”
“She must have been really good,” Matt whistled, and then cut it short when Phillip almost cut him with his eyes.
“Phillip, you need to let this go,” Dan urged. “There are many other fine women here on this cruise, and even more back home for you to choose from. This girl will be nothing but a headache for you.”
“There isn’t one like her. Dan, I have been with many women, Courtney included, and they all seem to want just one thing: my money. That one night that I spent with Melody, she gave me her all. The way she prepared dinner and the preparations for it; it was done with love and with no expectations from me other than to show up.”
“Still, she rejected you,” Dan continued. “I think you should cut your losses.”
“Wait, hold on a second,” Matt interrupted. “I think he should go after her if that’s what he wants; otherwise, he’ll spend the rest of his days wondering ‘what if’. I know what it feels like, and I wouldn’t wish it for anyone. I lost the one girl I should have chased, and now here I am chasing all the wrong tails. Man, go and get your girl.”
“Thank you, Matt,” Phillip said, and they both stared at Dan, daring him to say another word.
“Now, where is she staying, and for how long?” Matt queried.
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Dan said in defeat and then ordered a scotch from the bar.
“She seemed to be headed to the same hotel I booked for the day. When we get there, I’ll find her. I just hope she didn’t come with anyone,” he said quietly. The thought that she wasn’t there alone had never occurred to him until now, and nervousness overtook him.
“I doubt it, though,” Matt said. “She walked in the direction of a possible girlfriend of hers.”
Phillip’s mind seemed to be assuaged of the fears that had begun to rise in him, at least for the moment. The men spent the rest of the evening at the bar. The cruise was docked until two mornings after, and in the morning Phillip would check into the hotel. He was now sorry he’d not made reservations from tonight on, but the captain had told him they wouldn’t get to the island before midnight so it wouldn’t make sense to book the room earlier. Not that
“Who was that?” Courtney asked, seemingly jealous that he had never displayed such affections with her. But how could he? She didn’t even show mercy to his wallet; the two were closer than he and she had been.
“Nobody,” he said as he waved her off.
“That didn’t look like nobody to me,” she said. “I thought we were having a good time, and suddenly you run into the arms of a ‘nobody’?”
Phillip didn’t respond to her queries; he didn’t owe her any explanation. As far as he knew, he had come on that cruise alone and had only run into her by chance. She was merely a distraction for him, and her walking behind him nagging him like a wife of twenty years was not helping his mood. He got to the main deck and headed straight for the bar. He ordered brandy, and as the liquid seemed to melt his inside, he shook his head to relieve himself of the pressure of it.
“You alright, man?” Matt asked. He still had his blonde next to him, and when Phillip looked behind him, Dan and Cindy were close by; they were all surveying him.
“Can’t a man drink in peace?” He asked as he took another shot of the dark liquid.
Courtney threw her hands in the air and then walked off. “I think I’ll go and freshen up.”
The other ladies seemed to have the same idea, and they all disappeared as she did, leaving him with Dan and Matt. Oh brother.
“Was that her?” Dan asked.
“Her who?” Matt wanted to know.
“He met this girl a few weeks ago, had a one night stand and a one day affair and he refuses to let her go.”
“She must have been really good,” Matt whistled, and then cut it short when Phillip almost cut him with his eyes.
“Phillip, you need to let this go,” Dan urged. “There are many other fine women here on this cruise, and even more back home for you to choose from. This girl will be nothing but a headache for you.”
“There isn’t one like her. Dan, I have been with many women, Courtney included, and they all seem to want just one thing: my money. That one night that I spent with Melody, she gave me her all. The way she prepared dinner and the preparations for it; it was done with love and with no expectations from me other than to show up.”
“Still, she rejected you,” Dan continued. “I think you should cut your losses.”
“Wait, hold on a second,” Matt interrupted. “I think he should go after her if that’s what he wants; otherwise, he’ll spend the rest of his days wondering ‘what if’. I know what it feels like, and I wouldn’t wish it for anyone. I lost the one girl I should have chased, and now here I am chasing all the wrong tails. Man, go and get your girl.”
“Thank you, Matt,” Phillip said, and they both stared at Dan, daring him to say another word.
“Now, where is she staying, and for how long?” Matt queried.
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Dan said in defeat and then ordered a scotch from the bar.
“She seemed to be headed to the same hotel I booked for the day. When we get there, I’ll find her. I just hope she didn’t come with anyone,” he said quietly. The thought that she wasn’t there alone had never occurred to him until now, and nervousness overtook him.
“I doubt it, though,” Matt said. “She walked in the direction of a possible girlfriend of hers.”
Phillip’s mind seemed to be assuaged of the fears that had begun to rise in him, at least for the moment. The men spent the rest of the evening at the bar. The cruise was docked until two mornings after, and in the morning Phillip would check into the hotel. He was now sorry he’d not made reservations from tonight on, but the captain had told him they wouldn’t get to the island before midnight so it wouldn’t make sense to book the room earlier. Not that
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