Change My Ways
Guess Ignorance Is Bliss, And I've Come To Embrace It
-Elody’s POV-
“S-stop.” I giggle, while trying to push Liam away from my neck.
“What? I thought you loved it when I kissed you there.” He looks at me.
“We can’t do this. Not tonight. Your wife will be home any minute.”
“You’re always such a tease.” He leans in to kiss my neck again.
“No. I have to get out of here, before your wife gets home. I’ll see you tomorrow.” I peck him on the cheek, grab my shoes and purse, and slip out the door.
I’m struggling to put my shoes on, as I turn the corner out of Liam’s drive way. I see lights coming down the street, and I try to scrunch myself into the shadows just in case it’s Jackie, Liam’s wife. The car passes, and I quickly start walking down the sidewalk again, only to run right into someone walking the other direction. I stumble backward, but am caught just before toppling to the ground.
“I’m so sorry.” The guy who helped me up says. “Are you okay?”
“Jeez, Brian, way to sweep a woman off of her feet. “ The guy behind him remarks. I realize now, that there are four other guys, other than the one I just tried to mow down. I’m starting to feel a little threatened, I need to get out of here.
“I’m sorry.” I say quickly. “Totally my fault. Excuse me.” I make my way around them, and scurry off down the side walk. I think I hear one of the guys calling after me, but I ignore it.
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Three hours later, and it’s 9:00. Usually Liam will at least text me to see if I made it home okay. Guess he’s too busy playing hanky panky with his wife. Gross. I don’t even want to think about them doing the nasty. I don’t want to think about Liam with another woman besides me. I know he’s married, I have since we met, but I can’t keep myself from seeing him. I’m drawn to the man.
I rouse myself from my thoughts, and begin searching for my phone. I can’t find the damn thing anywhere. That phone is my life line, without it, I have no contact with anyone from work, I can’t check my emails to see if Teresa sent me the list of designers at the upcoming party, and I can’t talk to Liam. Poor Liam, he’s probably worried sick about me.
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-Brian’s POV-
“Dude, if you’re so worried about it, why don’t you try calling someone from her recent called list to see where she might be, so you can give her phone back to her.” Zacky says to me, as I sit fretting over how this phone ended up in my hands to begin with.
“I guess I could do that.” I agree. I find the first name on the recent called list, “Liam” and click it.
“Hey, baby. I was wondering if you’d ever made it home okay…” Okay, this is interesting.
“Umm…” I clear my throat. “I’m sorry, but this phone was dropped earlier, and I was just trying to find the owner, so I could give it back to her.”
“Oh. Well I know exactly where to find the owner… “ He proceeds to babble off an address, tells me to bring it by in the next twenty minutes, and hangs up the phone.
“Well…?” Matt looks at me questionably.
“I guess I’m going to drop it off at that house we walked by earlier. She must live there, I guess.” I slip on my shoes, and grab my keys. “Be back soon.”
I pull up to the house, and get out of my car. I knock on the door, and a woman answers, but it’s not the woman I ran into earlier. I feel out of place, but I proceed on anyway.
“Hello. I’m here to…” I’m cut off by a man coming down the hall.
“It’s alright, Jackie, just business, I’m going to have to run out for a bit, I’ll be back soon.” He kisses her on the cheek, and steps out the door, closing it behind him. “I’ll take that.” He grabs the phone from my hands. “I thank you for returning it to me.”
“Uh… You’re welcome.” I turn around and walk away, still feeling suspicious.
As I get in my car, I see him get into his, as well. I decide, then, that I’m going to follow him, to see where he takes this phone, and if it’s to the woman I ran into earlier.
After about fifteen minutes of driving, he pulls into an apartment complex. I park across the street, just to be safe. I see him walk up to one of the doors, and knock. A young woman answers the door. The woman I ran into on the sidewalk.
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Elody’s POV
I hear a knock at the door, and run to get it. When I answer, I see Liam standing there with my phone in his hand. It’s a damn good thing my roommate, Juliet, is out tonight, I wouldn’t want her to see Liam here with me.
“I think you lost this earlier. I just stopped by to return it to you safely… and clear up some unfinished business.” He steps forward, and his lips are on mine. Who cares about the phone, I’m lost in his kiss. He closes the door behind him, and takes my hand. “Now, where were we?”
“S-stop.” I giggle, while trying to push Liam away from my neck.
“What? I thought you loved it when I kissed you there.” He looks at me.
“We can’t do this. Not tonight. Your wife will be home any minute.”
“You’re always such a tease.” He leans in to kiss my neck again.
“No. I have to get out of here, before your wife gets home. I’ll see you tomorrow.” I peck him on the cheek, grab my shoes and purse, and slip out the door.
I’m struggling to put my shoes on, as I turn the corner out of Liam’s drive way. I see lights coming down the street, and I try to scrunch myself into the shadows just in case it’s Jackie, Liam’s wife. The car passes, and I quickly start walking down the sidewalk again, only to run right into someone walking the other direction. I stumble backward, but am caught just before toppling to the ground.
“I’m so sorry.” The guy who helped me up says. “Are you okay?”
“Jeez, Brian, way to sweep a woman off of her feet. “ The guy behind him remarks. I realize now, that there are four other guys, other than the one I just tried to mow down. I’m starting to feel a little threatened, I need to get out of here.
“I’m sorry.” I say quickly. “Totally my fault. Excuse me.” I make my way around them, and scurry off down the side walk. I think I hear one of the guys calling after me, but I ignore it.
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Three hours later, and it’s 9:00. Usually Liam will at least text me to see if I made it home okay. Guess he’s too busy playing hanky panky with his wife. Gross. I don’t even want to think about them doing the nasty. I don’t want to think about Liam with another woman besides me. I know he’s married, I have since we met, but I can’t keep myself from seeing him. I’m drawn to the man.
I rouse myself from my thoughts, and begin searching for my phone. I can’t find the damn thing anywhere. That phone is my life line, without it, I have no contact with anyone from work, I can’t check my emails to see if Teresa sent me the list of designers at the upcoming party, and I can’t talk to Liam. Poor Liam, he’s probably worried sick about me.
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-Brian’s POV-
“Dude, if you’re so worried about it, why don’t you try calling someone from her recent called list to see where she might be, so you can give her phone back to her.” Zacky says to me, as I sit fretting over how this phone ended up in my hands to begin with.
“I guess I could do that.” I agree. I find the first name on the recent called list, “Liam” and click it.
“Hey, baby. I was wondering if you’d ever made it home okay…” Okay, this is interesting.
“Umm…” I clear my throat. “I’m sorry, but this phone was dropped earlier, and I was just trying to find the owner, so I could give it back to her.”
“Oh. Well I know exactly where to find the owner… “ He proceeds to babble off an address, tells me to bring it by in the next twenty minutes, and hangs up the phone.
“Well…?” Matt looks at me questionably.
“I guess I’m going to drop it off at that house we walked by earlier. She must live there, I guess.” I slip on my shoes, and grab my keys. “Be back soon.”
I pull up to the house, and get out of my car. I knock on the door, and a woman answers, but it’s not the woman I ran into earlier. I feel out of place, but I proceed on anyway.
“Hello. I’m here to…” I’m cut off by a man coming down the hall.
“It’s alright, Jackie, just business, I’m going to have to run out for a bit, I’ll be back soon.” He kisses her on the cheek, and steps out the door, closing it behind him. “I’ll take that.” He grabs the phone from my hands. “I thank you for returning it to me.”
“Uh… You’re welcome.” I turn around and walk away, still feeling suspicious.
As I get in my car, I see him get into his, as well. I decide, then, that I’m going to follow him, to see where he takes this phone, and if it’s to the woman I ran into earlier.
After about fifteen minutes of driving, he pulls into an apartment complex. I park across the street, just to be safe. I see him walk up to one of the doors, and knock. A young woman answers the door. The woman I ran into on the sidewalk.
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Elody’s POV
I hear a knock at the door, and run to get it. When I answer, I see Liam standing there with my phone in his hand. It’s a damn good thing my roommate, Juliet, is out tonight, I wouldn’t want her to see Liam here with me.
“I think you lost this earlier. I just stopped by to return it to you safely… and clear up some unfinished business.” He steps forward, and his lips are on mine. Who cares about the phone, I’m lost in his kiss. He closes the door behind him, and takes my hand. “Now, where were we?”
Notes
First chapter of my new story. I know it's slow, and not the greatest, but please feel free to let me know your thoughts thus far. :)
@DaphneG
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed reading my story :)
10/31/15