I get a phone call from an old friend of mine. His wife has just left him and needs a shoulder to cry on. He lives 4 hours away but I get in my car just the same. I arrive and it’s it late. I went in the house to find him on the couch crying. I sit down next to him to try and consol him.
“I never liked her anyway. She is such a bitch.”
“I know but I thought she was pregnant you know that”
“Typical female trick, I tried to tell you.”
After a couple of minutes he settled down and offered me a beer.
“I’m sorry that I had you drive all the way out here. It’s just I didn’t know who else to turn to. You don’t mind staying with me a couple of days do you.”
“Not at all, you know I can work anywhere.”
“Sorry I don’t have a spare bed you can sleep with me. It would make me feel better.”
I agreed and went to get my bags. When I came in he put a movie in. We sat on the couch as the movie started. I snuggled next to him to try and make him feel better. Half way through the movie his arm wrapped around me and he placed his hand on my hip.
“You know I always had a crush on you. That’s why I didn’t invite you over very much after I got married,” he said.
“You did, huh, I didn’t know that” I said.
He dropped the conversation but he had sparked my interest. I began thinking about him.