up and felt his rugged, bristly new whiskers. Even now she was horny for him. She wanted him to pick her up and fuck her against the wall.
But then they broke off their kiss. “I should go home,” he said, checking his phone. “You and Danielle won’t resolve anything with me lounging around here, and I need to get back and do some paperwork.”
“Okay,” Nicole said, missing him already. “Drive safe, though. Seriously, don’t drive above the speed limit.”
“When you’ve handed in your notice tomorrow, call me. I’ll meet you in the city,” he told her, heading toward the door.
“Okay.” She smiled, tugging on his shirt as he left. “You know how amazing you are, right?” she asked.
Red grinned, stopping and looking at her. “Baby, I got nothing on you.”
***
“Knock, knock,” Nicole said, standing outside Danielle’s door.
“Come in,” she called back.
Nicole opened the door and put a smile on her face. Danielle was lying in bed on her laptop, typing rapid-fire. She looked up at Nicole and tried to smile in return, but it was obvious her heart wasn’t in it.
“Listen, I want to apologize to you for how I reacted when you first came in,”
Nicole said, holding the doorknob and twisting it in her hand nervously. “I just was so worried about you these last two days when I couldn’t get in touch with you…”
Danielle put her laptop to the side. “I’m sorry that I didn’t think to leave you a message. It just all happened so fast and you kind of disappeared yourself.”
Nicole laughed. “Talk about pot meeting kettle. I did the same thing as what I was frustrated with you about, didn’t I?”
“Yeah, kinda sorta.” Danielle laughed too. “And it’s like the tenth time you disappeared on me without telling me what was going on.”
“Shit. I’m really a big dummy,” Nicole said. “Forgive me?”
“Of course.”
“So…it went well with Kane?” Nicole said.
“I feel weird telling you about it. I mean, I want to shout it from the rooftops, but with all the baggage between you guys and Kane, I don’t know if you want to hear me gush about him.”
“Gush away,” Nicole said, forcing levity to her voice that she totally didn’t feel in reality.
“Seriously?” Danielle said.
“Absolutely,” Nicole replied. She came over and sat at the foot of the bed.
Danielle scooted up and leaned forward. “Nicole, I’m totally freaking out. I don’t know if I can really say it out loud. But I want so badly to tell you!”
“Tell me,” Nicole said again. “I want to hear everything.”
“Well, maybe you should take a look at me and tell me if you notice anything different.”
“Of course, I noticed your Prada shades and your cool new hairdo right off the bat,” she said. “But I guess there’s more—“
And that’s when she looked down and saw Danielle’s hands. Not her hands. Her left ring finger, to be precise. How had she not seen that huge, glittering rock on her roommate’s finger?
But there wasn’t just a diamond ring on that finger. There was also a white gold diamond encrusted wedding band underneath the engagement ring.
Danielle watched Nicole with wide, joyous eyes. “Now you see?” she squealed, holding her finger up and wiggling it front of Nicole’s face. “Nicole, I’m married! I’m Misses Kane Wright!”
***
As Nicole took the train into work the next day, she tried to organize her thoughts.
In her purse, she had her resignation letter printed out and folded in half.
She’d actually been in the midst of composing it the night before when Kane Wright had buzzed the apartment to pick up Danielle. Nicole had heard her roommate making happy noises and telling her new husband she’d be right down.
After her ecstatic friend had left, Nicole peered into her bedroom. It looked as though Danielle was already starting to organize her stuff for when she moved out.
Nicole wanted to be happy for Danielle,
But then they broke off their kiss. “I should go home,” he said, checking his phone. “You and Danielle won’t resolve anything with me lounging around here, and I need to get back and do some paperwork.”
“Okay,” Nicole said, missing him already. “Drive safe, though. Seriously, don’t drive above the speed limit.”
“When you’ve handed in your notice tomorrow, call me. I’ll meet you in the city,” he told her, heading toward the door.
“Okay.” She smiled, tugging on his shirt as he left. “You know how amazing you are, right?” she asked.
Red grinned, stopping and looking at her. “Baby, I got nothing on you.”
***
“Knock, knock,” Nicole said, standing outside Danielle’s door.
“Come in,” she called back.
Nicole opened the door and put a smile on her face. Danielle was lying in bed on her laptop, typing rapid-fire. She looked up at Nicole and tried to smile in return, but it was obvious her heart wasn’t in it.
“Listen, I want to apologize to you for how I reacted when you first came in,”
Nicole said, holding the doorknob and twisting it in her hand nervously. “I just was so worried about you these last two days when I couldn’t get in touch with you…”
Danielle put her laptop to the side. “I’m sorry that I didn’t think to leave you a message. It just all happened so fast and you kind of disappeared yourself.”
Nicole laughed. “Talk about pot meeting kettle. I did the same thing as what I was frustrated with you about, didn’t I?”
“Yeah, kinda sorta.” Danielle laughed too. “And it’s like the tenth time you disappeared on me without telling me what was going on.”
“Shit. I’m really a big dummy,” Nicole said. “Forgive me?”
“Of course.”
“So…it went well with Kane?” Nicole said.
“I feel weird telling you about it. I mean, I want to shout it from the rooftops, but with all the baggage between you guys and Kane, I don’t know if you want to hear me gush about him.”
“Gush away,” Nicole said, forcing levity to her voice that she totally didn’t feel in reality.
“Seriously?” Danielle said.
“Absolutely,” Nicole replied. She came over and sat at the foot of the bed.
Danielle scooted up and leaned forward. “Nicole, I’m totally freaking out. I don’t know if I can really say it out loud. But I want so badly to tell you!”
“Tell me,” Nicole said again. “I want to hear everything.”
“Well, maybe you should take a look at me and tell me if you notice anything different.”
“Of course, I noticed your Prada shades and your cool new hairdo right off the bat,” she said. “But I guess there’s more—“
And that’s when she looked down and saw Danielle’s hands. Not her hands. Her left ring finger, to be precise. How had she not seen that huge, glittering rock on her roommate’s finger?
But there wasn’t just a diamond ring on that finger. There was also a white gold diamond encrusted wedding band underneath the engagement ring.
Danielle watched Nicole with wide, joyous eyes. “Now you see?” she squealed, holding her finger up and wiggling it front of Nicole’s face. “Nicole, I’m married! I’m Misses Kane Wright!”
***
As Nicole took the train into work the next day, she tried to organize her thoughts.
In her purse, she had her resignation letter printed out and folded in half.
She’d actually been in the midst of composing it the night before when Kane Wright had buzzed the apartment to pick up Danielle. Nicole had heard her roommate making happy noises and telling her new husband she’d be right down.
After her ecstatic friend had left, Nicole peered into her bedroom. It looked as though Danielle was already starting to organize her stuff for when she moved out.
Nicole wanted to be happy for Danielle,
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