and start our lovemaking all over again.
Luna leaves in the morning to go back to her place, and we spend at least 10 minutes at the door kissing and saying our goodbyes. When she’s finally gone for good, I head to the shower to get ready for work. For the first time in a long while, I feel excited and happy and back to my normal self. There’s a pep in my step that wasn’t there yesterday and a permanent smile on my face. Calvin picks up on it the moment I walk into the office. He’s standing at the drink station pouring a cup of coffee when I happen to walk by, whistling.
He follows me into my office. “You seem chipper today. What’s up?”
“Luna showed up at my place last night,” I tell him with a smug smile.
He rolls his eyes. “Rocker girl?”
I nod. “Yep. She came to me.” I point at my chest before shrugging out of my jacket.
He sits down in the chair across from mine. “I thought you two had agreed on a clean break rather than waiting to get ripped apart by her career.”
I take my seat. “We did, but she’s got six more months here. Why be miserable when we can be together?”
“Because you’re going to be even more attached in six months, man. Then what?”
I shrug. “That’s Future Daniel’s problem. Present Daniel is having fun and getting laid.” The smile is back full force now.
Calvin laughs but shakes his head. “All right, Present Daniel.” He stands. “Present Calvin is packing up his office for the move. You sure Future Daniel is going to be able to handle things here?”
I wave him off. “Of course. Go be with your wife and kid. I’ve got this.”
He nods and pauses by the door. “And don’t forget, if things get too busy here, you can hire another lawyer to take my office.” He points at me. “But their name won’t go on the building.”
I laugh. “It’ll be fine. Go pack.”
I’m working away in my office later that day when I hear a lot of talking in the lobby. I decide to go check it out and find Calvin standing with a pregnant lady and a guy who looks a lot like him.
“Hey, what’s going on? You taking off?” I ask Calvin.
“Yeah, we’re loading everything up now. Daniel, have you met my brother Preston and his wife, Riley?”
“No, I haven’t.” I hold my hand out to shake. “Nice to meet you.”
Preston shakes my hand and so does Riley. “You too,” Preston says.
“So Calvin told us that you landed an account with a hot rock band. Is that true?” Riley asks. I can tell she’s into rock music with her long hair and darkly-lined eyes.
I nod. “Yeah, they were just signed and are recording their debut album now.”
“That’s exciting. I’d love to check them out sometime.”
“Actually, I’m pretty sure they’re playing a gig tonight. You guys want to attend before leaving the fun city for the quiet countryside?”
“Yes!” Riley jumps to say. She turns to Preston and gives him puppy dog eyes. “Can we? Let’s do something fun while we’re here. It sucks driving up here pregnant just to pack up the car and drive back the next day.”
Preston looks over at Calvin. “What do you think? Mom and Dad are here to help with the move. Maybe they wouldn’t mind watching Mason so the four of us could have a night out.”
Calvin smiles and nods. “I’ll call Piper.” He turns and heads back into his office.
Preston, Riley, and I talk while we await the verdict.
He comes back out a few minutes later and says, “Piper said they’d be happy to watch Mason. What time does the show start and where?”
I pull out my phone and look over their online schedule. “They go on at 9 p.m. at The Ol’ Pub.” Aww, the first place I saw her play. Hopefully tonight ends the same way that one did.
“Sounds good. We’ll see you there.” The guys each grab a box and Riley holds the door open for them to take everything outside.
I head back into my office and text Luna.
I’ll be at the show tonight with some friends. Hope that’s okay.
Of course. We can be friendly; we just can’t out ourselves to the band.
But we can out ourselves at my place. Tonight?
I’m wet just thinking about it.
I drop the phone on my desk with a grin, more than excited to hide away in my apartment with her.
When the day ends,