“What plan?” I asked, staying as far away from him as I could without retreating or looking like I was staying as far away from him as I could. I was beginning to feel a thril of fear working up my spine.
“Honesty, being a nice guy, doing good deeds, getting you indebted to me.”
I stared at him, scared of what he’d say next.
“So?” I asked.
Okay, so I had to know, even though I didn’t want to know.
“So, I’l have to try a new plan.”
If his old plan was honesty, being nice and doing good things, I didn’t want to know what his new plan would be.
He told me anyway.
“The way I see it, the minute I got my hand in your pants and made you come, that bought me nearly an entire day of you bein’ nice to me. You didn’t yel at me once, you cried in my arms and fel asleep in them too. So, I’m guessin’ that’s the way to keep you sweet.”
Oh… dear… Lord.
I just stared. I mean, what did you say to that?
He kept going, “I’l take you to work, I’l pick you up and you’re spendin’ the night at my house.”
Eek!
“I don’t like your plan,” I final y found my voice.
“Then quit behavin’ like a bitch, it isn’t you and doesn’t suit you.”
My mouth dropped open. I knew I was being a bitch, but I never expected him to cal me on it.
My eyes narrowed and I put a hand on my hip. I’d been doing that a lot lately. I didn’t think I was the kind of woman to put a hand on her hip, but there you go.
“Pardon?”
“Your Mom and her friends love you and they’re proud of you. Tonight, you embarrassed your mother.”
“It isn’t about her,” I snapped, “It’s about you.”
“I know it’s about me. It doesn’t matter, you stil embarrassed her.”
“She’l get over it.”
“Can I expect more of this tomorrow night, with my mother?”
See, I wasn’t wrong with what I told him. Trixie, Ada and Mom would get over it and I knew that.
There was no way I’d be bitchy to Blanca. Blanca was a nice lady.
Eddie didn’t need to know that. For now, if I was going to be a bitch, then I was going to have to go al the way. I leaned forward a couple of inches and kinda lied, “Maybe.” He pushed away from the door and came at me.
“Then I’l have to make sure you’re sweet.” Eek! Eek! Eek!
I put my hands up to ward him off.
“You could just back off and leave me alone,” I tried.
His chest came up against my hands and then pushed them backward until they were pressed between our bodies.