you.”
“No. Absolutely not.”
“Come on, Megan. The dinner’s at the hotel, but the dance is gonna be at the gym in the high sch ool. You could sneak in and out…”
“No. It’s final.” And Megan meant it.
Chapter Fifteen
MEGAN’S RESOLVE HAD been strong all day long. After Lisa had left to go to what remained of the brunch, Megan walked to the library as planned. It was hot out, but being uncomfortable helped take her mind off her worries.
She checked out a couple of books and spent the afternoon on the couch, getting involved in fictional lives and problems. But she could never fully lose herself in those stories. She found her mind drifting back to her own life.
Lisa called late afternoon and Megan answered the phone against her better judgment. “Damn it, Megan. Tyler tracked me down and asked me if I knew where you were. And shit. He’s cuter and sweeter than I remembered. I almost gave him your phone number. Please stop making me the bad guy. He kept asking me what he’d done wrong last night .”
Megan felt a little guilty. Maybe Lisa was right. Maybe she should just tell Tyler how she felt , because he hadn’t done anything wrong . But at least by telling him what she was thinking, if it did turn out to be just a fling as she’d suspected it would be, they would leave on good terms…just like last time. But she said nothing.
“Besides, Randy has to miss part of the dinner and I don’t want to sit by myself. You’ve already paid for it, so you might as well get your money’s worth.”
Megan sighed. “Lisa, I never wanted to go to this thing in the first place. And don’t you want to talk to other people besides Randy? You didn’t go to the reunion just for him, did you?”
Lisa was quiet for a moment until she said, “No, but we’ve reconnected on an intense level, Meg. It’s like we’re soul partners or something. I can’t believe we never got together in high school. It’s weird.”
“I’m happy for you, Lisa, but…”
“But what?”
“What happens when he leaves?”
“So he leaves. I know that’s gonna happen, and I don’t care. I know he’s got his own life and I’ve got mine, but I want to enjoy it while I can. I can either mourn the fact that he’s leaving tomorrow or I can eat him up while he’s here. I choose to have fun while I can.” She sighed. “And I think you should too.”
Megan let Lisa’s words sink in. She knew her friend was right. Choosing not to see Tyler again was not only cowardly, but it was letting her circumstances rule her life rather than choosing to run it herself. And she really did want to see him again, when she looked deep inside herself. She took a deep breath. She had the books for two weeks. If he left tomorrow and she felt empty then, well, she had plenty to keep her mind occupied. Only now, at least, she was already into the books and would be able to get lost more easily . “Fine. But I didn’t get anything formal and I refuse to wear anything over the top.”
Lisa squealed. “Well, I’m not gonna wear anything overly formal either. You should know me better than that.”
“Do you want me to drive this time?”
“I don’t care. Randy’s got a rental car if I need it.”
“I used the cab this morning. They cost a little, but they’re fast er than you’d think . So, really, I don’t care.”
“I would love your support… . Dinner starts at seven, so I’ll be by your place around six-thirty, okay?”
Megan couldn’t believe she was doing it, so she just said, “See you then.”
And then her stomach started doing flip flops. She was going to see Tyler again. Her heart soared, eager to be with him once more. It was those feelings that scared her and made her realize just how much she was setting herself up for a fall, but she didn’t know what else to do to stop herself from hitting
“No. Absolutely not.”
“Come on, Megan. The dinner’s at the hotel, but the dance is gonna be at the gym in the high sch ool. You could sneak in and out…”
“No. It’s final.” And Megan meant it.
Chapter Fifteen
MEGAN’S RESOLVE HAD been strong all day long. After Lisa had left to go to what remained of the brunch, Megan walked to the library as planned. It was hot out, but being uncomfortable helped take her mind off her worries.
She checked out a couple of books and spent the afternoon on the couch, getting involved in fictional lives and problems. But she could never fully lose herself in those stories. She found her mind drifting back to her own life.
Lisa called late afternoon and Megan answered the phone against her better judgment. “Damn it, Megan. Tyler tracked me down and asked me if I knew where you were. And shit. He’s cuter and sweeter than I remembered. I almost gave him your phone number. Please stop making me the bad guy. He kept asking me what he’d done wrong last night .”
Megan felt a little guilty. Maybe Lisa was right. Maybe she should just tell Tyler how she felt , because he hadn’t done anything wrong . But at least by telling him what she was thinking, if it did turn out to be just a fling as she’d suspected it would be, they would leave on good terms…just like last time. But she said nothing.
“Besides, Randy has to miss part of the dinner and I don’t want to sit by myself. You’ve already paid for it, so you might as well get your money’s worth.”
Megan sighed. “Lisa, I never wanted to go to this thing in the first place. And don’t you want to talk to other people besides Randy? You didn’t go to the reunion just for him, did you?”
Lisa was quiet for a moment until she said, “No, but we’ve reconnected on an intense level, Meg. It’s like we’re soul partners or something. I can’t believe we never got together in high school. It’s weird.”
“I’m happy for you, Lisa, but…”
“But what?”
“What happens when he leaves?”
“So he leaves. I know that’s gonna happen, and I don’t care. I know he’s got his own life and I’ve got mine, but I want to enjoy it while I can. I can either mourn the fact that he’s leaving tomorrow or I can eat him up while he’s here. I choose to have fun while I can.” She sighed. “And I think you should too.”
Megan let Lisa’s words sink in. She knew her friend was right. Choosing not to see Tyler again was not only cowardly, but it was letting her circumstances rule her life rather than choosing to run it herself. And she really did want to see him again, when she looked deep inside herself. She took a deep breath. She had the books for two weeks. If he left tomorrow and she felt empty then, well, she had plenty to keep her mind occupied. Only now, at least, she was already into the books and would be able to get lost more easily . “Fine. But I didn’t get anything formal and I refuse to wear anything over the top.”
Lisa squealed. “Well, I’m not gonna wear anything overly formal either. You should know me better than that.”
“Do you want me to drive this time?”
“I don’t care. Randy’s got a rental car if I need it.”
“I used the cab this morning. They cost a little, but they’re fast er than you’d think . So, really, I don’t care.”
“I would love your support… . Dinner starts at seven, so I’ll be by your place around six-thirty, okay?”
Megan couldn’t believe she was doing it, so she just said, “See you then.”
And then her stomach started doing flip flops. She was going to see Tyler again. Her heart soared, eager to be with him once more. It was those feelings that scared her and made her realize just how much she was setting herself up for a fall, but she didn’t know what else to do to stop herself from hitting
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