So Cliche
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It is cold in the early morning as I throw on my jacket and head to kitchen. Caroline is ready and propped up at the counter eating cereal and I raise my eyebrows at her. The embarrassment is still fresh from last night.
“ You’re up early.”
“ I have a seven o' clock class every Monday morning, remember?”
She was right. I totally forgot. I had to sometimes shake her to get up if she stopped over to get up. I try to turn my back to her and scan the refrigerator. I can see the smugness in her eyes and I can feel the extreme awkwardness. I was getting off to the guy who held me up yesterday. I must look not only desperate but twisted.
“ So, how did you sleep last night?” she asks, smiling and I ignore her, grabbing a protein shake from the fridge and heading for the front door. I hear her shuffling behind me to catch up as I head for the elevator. I am not having this humiliating conversation with her.
“ You look like you slept good. All that activity probably had you worn out.” she says, coming to stand beside me.
The elevator opens and I grit my teeth as we stand inside.
“ It’s okay Hailey, a lot of women play with themselves.” she tries to reassure me, her voice has a heavy mocking undertone. She rests a hand on my shoulders in a sympathetic gesture.
“ Shut up” I tell her closing my eyes. She is so irritating.
“ I just didn’t know he would get you going like that. You were really going at it. You were almost levitating off the bed.”
“ Caroline, please leave me alone.”
“ I know your arms must be hella strong.” she laughs and I ignore her.
I look at the numbers going down and it feels like an eternity.
“ His disgusting hands on you.” she says in a mocking tone and I turn around to glare at her. “ You need some dick.”
“I am not having this conversation with you.” I say in my serious tone.
The door dings open and I march out into the lobby.
“ Just get someone decent to do the job every now and then. Just no more men like Gregory.” she tries to catch up to me seeing as she was shorter than me.
“ Will you leave me alone? I said we are not having this conversation. I am perfectly fine and what I choose to do behind my closed doors is my business.”
The black car pulls up at the door and the guards step out. She ignores the fact that the guards are listening even though they are pretending not to.
“ You’re clearly frustrated and horny so you should just get the real thing not a toy. It’s not good for you. You need a man.” her voice sounds extremely loud in the early morning of the empty front driveway.
I turn to look at her harshly and her words die in her throat. The guards shift a bit trying to pretend they didn’t hear her and I'm trying my best not to chew her out.
“ Sorry.” Caroline mumbles.
We get in the car as it cruises to my office building after which it will drop her off at her classes. This morning I wished it was the other way around.
“ I should have taken a jacket. It’s getting a bit chilly. Give me the heat anyday ” she whines. I know it's her tactic to get me to stop ignoring her and talk to her.
“ Aren’t you cold?” Caroline asks me.
I ignore her and stare out the window.
“ I’m sorry for blurting out your business. I sometimes don’t even remember they are there Hails.”
The silence continue as she begs.
“ C’mon Hailey.” she fake pouts but, I grab my purse to go. I look out the window and the place is empty as I always arrive before everyone else. I make sure to utilize all my time. It gives me enough time to concentrate and make sure everything is in tip top shape before the work day begins.
" Just make sure you pass all your classes this semester. That's the least you can do and stop wasting time." I remind her and her face falls flat.
The large, sleek skyscraper building towers over us and as we are pulling in to the building and I cannot believe it.
“ You’ve got to be kidding me.” I say angrily.
The sight of him sends a jolt through me. Caroline straightens up to look outside and leaning against his car is none other than the man I promised myself not to see again.
“ Is he stalking me?”
“ This is interesting. You must have summoned him from all that moaning last night.” Caroline says as she leans her weight on me and I roll my eyes at her.
" Will you shut up!" I push her away to really look at him.
" And to think I thought something was wrong with you." she spits at me.
" Why is he here?" I question . "Show up outside the workplace. This is so cliche."
" Until you're pumping away to it tonight."
" Have a good day at class or whatever." I gather myself and things and reach for the door.
" Wait! I'm coming with you!" Caroline grabs her bag.
We get out of the car and the two guards flank us. His blue eyes are pinned on me and I can feel my heart rate going crazy. He looked good in a grey dress shirt with the neck slightly opened and dark gray pants. It showed off his physique nicely. I would feel my body going crazy.
" I don't know Hailey. I mean he is extremely handsome and fine and you clearly have a thing for him but this is dangerous. We haven't gotten the extra guards yet and he could be crazy. Leave him be and let's stay away from him."
I’m indecisive as we stall and he licks his lips as he waits for us. I head towards him like a magnet to iron and Caroline follows grumbling.
“ You never listen.”
I purse my lips as we get close to him trying to focus on his eyes and not his mouth. Why did he have to look so good?
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