cab.
So, let’s recap here: No alarm , No hot water, No black wedges, No coffee, No Daisy. Can this day get any worse?
I get to work with seconds to spare. I store my purse, run to the kitchen for my much needed – and well-deserved – coffee, and then get back to my desk before my boss arrives. I just sat down at my desk when my phone beeps, letting me know I have a text. I glance at it where it is sitting next to my computer and see that it’s Delilah, so I pick up my phone and swipe my thumb across the screen to open it.
LaLa: Meet me for lunch, we need to finish our chat!
Shit!
Charlie: I’m really busy today, rai n check?
LaLa: You will not avoid me, Charlie! Lunch today, 1:00
Charlie: I’m not avoiding, veerrry busy…
LaLa: Don’t make me start tweeting to the whole world that u named your vibrator
I gasp out loud. That bitch!
Charlie: Don’t u dare bring Shemar into this!
Yeah, that’s right, I named my vibrator Shemar, after Shemar Moore from Criminal Minds . Can you blame me? That man is fine!
LaLa: And don’t think I didn’t notice that Calvin looks an awful lot like Shemar Moore. Coincidence? I think not ;)~
Oh no! She wouldn’t.
Charlie: I don’t know what u are talking about
LaLa: I am pretty sure Calvin follows my twitter. Just sayin’
Charlie: You wou ldn’t!
LaLa: Try me! Lunch, 1:00, TODAY
Charlie: Fine!
LaLa: Great! See u then ;)
And my day just keeps getting better. I snarl at my phone. Delilah can be an evil bitch sometimes. I know she means well, but still, she’s threatening to tell the whole fucking world about Shemar. And how the hell does she know that I think Calvin looks just like him? Dammit, that’s straight up mean! She’s lucky I love her. Meanwhile, I am going to kill this Murphy’s Law guy if I ever meet him!
At 1:00, I meet up with Delilah at our usual place, a cute little coffee shop not too far from either of our jobs. The place has a great soup and salad combo and they also make a delicious Panini.
“Alright, so cough it up,” Delilah says before taking a bite of her salad.
The pain in my ass forced me to meet her for lunch today so that we can “talk” about our unfinished conversation from the other night at her engagement party. Thank god I only have an hour for lunch; maybe I can stall and not have to fess up.
“Cough what up?” I ask, playing stupid.
Delilah gives me a bored look. “Charlie,” she says simply and I know I’m not going to get away with it.
“Dammit,” I hiss, putting down my Panini. “Fine. You know the first night we went to Club M and you went off to dance with Nick?”
Delilah nods and waits for me to continue.
“Well, I texted with a few guys. One asked me up to a room, so I went…”
“You said that you didn’t meet anyone.” Delilah frowns.
“I lied. I was so embarrassed by what happened that I couldn’t bring myself to tell you about it.” I sigh and pinch the bridge of my nose.
“What could possibly be that embarrassing that you couldn’t have told me, your best f riend in the world, about it?” she replies with a bit of a bite and I know that she’s pissed that I didn’t tell her sooner.
“He was a black guy…” I start, but Delilah cuts me off.
“Was it Calvin?” she asks suspiciously.
“No, definitely not. This guy was shorter and not as muscular,” I assure her. “Anyway, I went up to the room with him, and as soon as he shut the door, he grabbed me and tossed me on the bed. He was only being playful but my mind flashed back to DeShawn and I freaked the hell out. I screamed and scrambled for the door. The poor guy was completely confused, he tried to grab me again before I got to the door, and I could see that he wanted to say something, but I was too far gone by then. I shoved him back and ran out,” I admitted quietly.
“So , what are you saying?” Delilah asks, a bit confused going by the look on her face.
“Ever since the whole DeShawn incident, I’ve only slept