Guarded Heart by C.A Harms

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honor.
                So…I need you to come to my rescue…before you say no keep in
mind of all the times I have rescued you and helped in your time of need…I need
you to go to dinner with me. Mitch’s mother and aunt have invited me and I
already told them my best friend and I had plans hoping that it would get me
out of dinner but they only then insisted that we both join them…PLEASE!
    She was right I did owe her but I wanted to go to Wes’s house
after work…I just wanted to curl up with him and watch a movie together. I
wanted to fall asleep in his arms and wake up to see his gorgeous face next to
me. I was ready to tell him I loved him too and that I have…I was just too
scared and stubborn to admit it.
    What time?
    She giggled in excitement
    Meet me here at five thirty we have to get there at
six
    Good early which meant I would still be able to go to
Wes’s and spend the night in his arms.
    I agreed to meet her and sent Wes I quick text to let him
know of my plans that Allison had just made for me. He replied back with a sad
face followed by telling me to hurry because he misses me and wanted to cuddle.
Cuddle to us really just meant we would end up naked having unbelievable sex.
    I finished my day at work and ran home for a quick shower
throwing on something presentable and running out the door to meet Allison. I
really wasn’t left with much time to get ready since I didn’t get out of work
and home until after four thirty. Alli text me asking where I was just as I was
pulling into her driveway, geesh woman breathe I am coming! I decided to leave
my car at her house and ride with her.
    I was shocked at the politeness Mitch’s mother was showing
to Allison and even to me. I made a note to hug Alli’s man when we got back to
her house and thank him for finally making her life a little easier. Time was
flying by and we were actually having a really good time. Mitch’s mom Kathy had
me laughing so hard telling stories about her husband and how they met years
ago. Alli was actually doing shots with both of them which was shocking to see
from a woman Alli and I both thought had a stick up her ass. She seemed like a
different person and was really fun to be around. Who would have thought Kathy
could smile and laugh…it was great to see her and Alli get along. I looked down
at my phone to check the time and saw that I had one missed call and two text
messages from Wes. It was now a quarter ‘til eight and I couldn’t believe so
much time had gone by.
    ‘Hey baby I miss you call me’ and the second
message ‘Kayla crashed early and I am craving cuddle time with you…You still
with Alli? That last one came at seven thirty. I quickly sent him a text
and told him that we were having a blast and that I would try to drag Alli away
and get there soon.
    No Rush…please stay and have fun.
    His response was definitely not what I was expecting. Was
he upset with me? I excused myself and said I needed to use the rest room. I quickly
stepped out in front of the restaurant and called him. It rang four times and I
expected his answering machine to pick up but he answered sounding a little out
of breath. “Ya!” What kind of way is that to answer, maybe he didn’t
realize it was me calling? Hey is everything okay…are you upset with me? He took a deep breath, “No Sam I’m fine and I am not upset have fun with
Alli. I am actually really tired from work this week I think it caught up with
me. I’m just going to call it a night. Call me tomorrow. Before I could
respond he hung up. I looked down at my phone and wonder what in the hell just
happened. What was that all about?

Twenty One
     
                    I was finally able to get Allison out of
the restaurant and into her car. I told her a quick version of what happened
with Wes and she looked puzzled. She was a little tipsy so I drove her car.
“Hey do you mind if I stop by his place real quick I just want to make sure
things