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response you’ve given yet," shrugging as he spoke, his
eyes still on Lilli’s ass in tight jeans.
    "Okay, hand me my phone." I
bumped Oscar’s arm.
    "You’re going to do it over the
phone?" Dixon questioned.
    "No, I need to see if she’ll meet
me though."
    "I’m actually glad that I have work
today. I don’t think I want to hear anymore about what's going on with you
guys." Lilli laughed as she grabbed her bag from the kitchen counter.
    "Later, Lilli," Dixon shouted
to her as she headed to the door.
    "Peace out Homey!" she yelled
back.
    Dixon cracked a large smile. "She’s
fucking crazy," Dixon laughed.
    Oz nodded.
    "Who says that?" James asked
with a furrowed brow.
    "Lilli," Oz and Dixon said in
unison. James shook his head.
    I moved off the couch and away from
their conversation, I could still hear them, though.
    "Didn’t she just get home?"
James asked.
    "Yeah, she was at the library
studying," Dixon took a sip of his beer. "Now she has to go to
work," I turned and caught Dixon’s expression. He looked unhappy for a
moment.
    I hung up my phone and sat back down on
the couch.
    "So?" James asked.
    "I am going to meet her tonight at
that little café down the street from my apartment," I shrugged.
    "That’s my boy!" James reached
over and fist bumped me.
    "What if she turns you down?"
Dixon broke the feel good bubble that started to form.
    "Who would turn me down?" I joked
and sat back on the couch.
    ~
~ ~ ~ ~
    Evening arrived quickly and I found
myself getting nervous, waiting till the right moment to leave my place for the
small café. I didn’t want to show up too early, but I sure as hell didn’t want Channa
to get there before me.
    After being seated, I was only waiting
for about five minutes when Channa arrived. I stood from the table as the hostess
brought her over and pulled her chair out.
    "Aidan," she smiled.
"It’s been awhile, how are you?"
    Channa was always a nice girl and I was
sure she hadn’t been happy when I broke the relationship short and never called
her again. I couldn’t help it, I tended to get bored quickly. Now, there was no
other option. This was it and my gut was churning.
    "I’ve been good, busy with work,"
I answered, giving a half smile.
    “I’m so sorry, Aidan.” Channa’s eyes
dropped to the table.
    Confusion washed over me.
    "About your grandfather—I read he
passed away." She placed a hand on mine.
    "Thank you," I gave a small smile.
"Um, Channa, I was wondering…are you seeing anyone?"
    She looked a little taken back, pulling
her hand from mine.
    "Uh, no. Why?"
    Launching straight into my situation, I
watched her face go from finding it funny, to depressing and then what I was
afraid of—disgust.
    "Aidan Iverson, you think you could buy me? That I'm just something you could use to get what you want,
again!" she tossed her drink in my face and stormed out.
    I rose from my seat to go after her, but
couldn’t make my feet cooperate.  Slumping back into the chair, I grabbed the
white napkin and wiped the liquid from my face.  This was going to be a lot
harder than I expected.
    ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
    Telling Oscar was embarrassing enough.
But James and Dixon’s wisecracks were pissing me off.  This time we met at my
place to discuss the demise of my social life.
    "So who’s next?" Dixon wore a
big dimpled smile on his face. "This is getting fun. It’s like
dial-a-chick!"
    "Shut up," I growled.
    "Aww, poor wittle, Aidan."
Dixon teased, lounging back in the overstuffed chair. "You got rejected from
one of the girls you fucked and dumped. Who didn’t see that coming?" He
laughed, boisterously.
    "Okay, so who else, Aidan?"
Oscar patted my shoulder. The couch shifted when he sat next to me.
    "I don’t know," I sighed, pinching
the bridge of my nose. "This is pathetic."
    "Yeah, we know," James
mumbled.
    I glared at him.
    "Okay what about Hannah? She was
hot." James wiggled his brow.
    "Yeah and completely
annoying," I argued.
    "Gina?" Oz threw out there
with a snicker.
    "Are you