She gave him an anxious glance as her heart raced in her throat and her eyes blinked quickly.
She greeted him with a gentle, husky "Hello, Irish," just as he recalled. It's been a while.
He ought to be angry, but instead, he was simply so unbelievably happy to have found her once more. One night with her had not been sufficient, and in the months that had followed, he had failed to find it in himself to pursue anybody else.
He was unable to hide his dismay as he replied, "You didn't call."
She lowered her eyes from his and gave a sorry expression. She said, "I know, I'm sorry. He looked down at her empty glass and noticed the scarlet dregs at the bottom as she spoke a bit mumbled. How many had she had, he pondered.
He didn't want to scare her away because he had just reconnected with
