As she was fingering through a few skirt and dress ensembles, she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. Her heart sank when she saw who was calling.
“Hello?” she said, trying not to sound nervous.
“Hey, Eva,” Barrel said.
His voice set her skin on fire, but she crossed her arm over her chest to keep herself from gasping.
“What’s up?” she said nonchalantly.
“I’m so sorry to do this to you,” Barrel said. “But I’m going to have to cancel tonight. Something really important came up, and I can’t avoid it.”
Eva squeezed the phone against her ear, holding back tears. She didn’t want him to hear the gravelly sound in her throat. He couldn’t know that he had such an effect on her.
“Okay,” she replied. “That’s fine.”
Eva waited for his explanation, for him to apologize profusely, but none of
