Greg?” Karina guessed and sat back as the waiter placed
their salads in front of them.
Liza caught the way Karina glanced over the man’s shapely
rear end in tight black traditional waiter wear. “Married for less than a month
and already have a case of the wandering eye?” She raised an eyebrow at her
friend and stifled her smile.
“What? No way, girl! But umm…he does have a nice butt you
have to admit, Li!” Both women laughed.
Liza loved the way marriage and happiness had helped blossom
Karina into a more confident woman. She was definitely more comfortable with
the sensual aspect of her nature since she’d met and married her husband,
Cooper.
Good sex and happiness did that for a woman.
And judging by the cloud of sexual satisfaction that clung
to Karina like a cheap suit, she was one happy chick.
Liza refused to feel jealousy for Karina. Karina
deserved to be happy.
Even though she herself was miserable as hell.
She sighed. “I don’t really know what’s happening between me
and Greg. I’m not sure where to start,” she admitted as she squeezed lemon on
her leafy salad greens.
“Start at the beginning. You always tell me to think about
it before acting. Of course, had I listened to tha t bit of advice a few
months ago…” Karina’s voice trailed off and she laughed.
“Okay, so I was wrong one time. But I’m glad I was.
You and Cooper deserve each other. He’s a good guy. And that man loves you to
death, girl.” Liza gave her friend a half smile in response.
Karina had met her Cooper and they’d had a true whirlwind
courtship. Liza had blasted her friend when she’d called her on a Sunday
morning to talk, only to find out that Karina had met a man at her temporary
job in Macy’s gift wrapping department the day before and after knowing him for
less than a day, she’d taken the man in the employees lounge and allowed him to
sex the hell out of her.
And if that wasn’t enough, Karina had then taken him home
where they’d engaged in marathon sex like something straight out of a porn
movie!
Liza had been utterly amazed. Karina was so shy around men
and for her to sleep with a total stranger was unreal to Liza. For a while she
thought someone else had taken over her friend’s body akin to a body snatchers
movie.
Liza had been afraid for her friend and had cautioned
her…well she’d actually cussed her out…about sleeping with a stranger. It was
too irresponsible, she’d told her. She’d get hurt. He probably didn’t have the
same intention that Karina had. It was only a one-night stand. Don’t expect too
much. Don’t get caught up.
Well…not only had Karina gotten “caught up”, she was caught,
spun around and loved every minute of it.
Cooper had fallen in love with Karina just as her friend had
with him. Within a few short weeks of dating he’d asked her to marry him and
they were married a month later.
“So what’s going on, Li?” Karina brought her attention back
to the problem at hand. If she didn’t watch herself, she’d be just like Karina,
daydreaming about everything but the situation at hand.
“Greg and I don’t click anymore,” she said with a sigh as
she stirred the sweetener in her ice tea.
“What do you mean you don’t click? In what way? Sexually?”
Karina asked and took a healthy drink of her already sweetened tea.
“Sexually, mentally, pretty much all the—’llys,’ Liza
admitted on a sigh.
“Have you spoken to him about it? What does he think?”
“I tried doing that. Girl, it was awful.” Liza felt the
threat of tears and tried her best to keep them at bay, but was suddenly
overwhelmed. She picked up her napkin from her lap and quickly dabbed at her
eyes.
Karina hated when Liza did that. Start to open up and then,
ashamed…turn away. After over twenty years of friendship, it should be obvious
to her that Karina loved her! Karina thought she was supposed to be the
reserved one out of the pair.
But actually, Liza was the one