I nodded. “That's true. And here we are. I've told you what I feel and your face is still one of stone, not that I expect you to dump your boyfriend for me because that's something I know would never happen in a million years.” I said, as I flashed her a dorky grin, not that I expected it to change anything,. It just slipped out of me.
She made a face. “That.” She said, sighing as she did so. “All I know is that we're not meant to be together and it's only a matter of time before I break things off with him.”
“Not that it's any of my business Nadine, but if you're unhappy about not being meant for each other, then what are you still doing with him?” I asked and winced for the expected retort that she was going to give me because it really wasn't any of my business and an angry retort was only reasonable.
She shot me a look, but kept her voice calm. “You're right Perry, it isn't any of your business, but I'm in a mood to share the why of my staying with a man that I'm not in love with. The sex is that good Perry, the best I've ever had and I'm not about to give that up when I have no one else in my life.” She said with a smile that I didn't expect her to have for me.
Taken aback by her answer I shook my head and took a deep breath. Before I answered her.“Well, I didn't expect that Nadine. Why would you tell me such a thing?” I said, shocked and titillated by what she'd just told me. But it was still an odd thing for her to say.
“Maybe because I think you could be a little fun to hang out with.” She said with a come hither smile that I didn't want to believe, because that was too easy and my life had never been that easy.
“What?”
“You're not bad looking and with you leaving for Earth E, there's no pressure on us to fall in love or anything like that, we could just have fun.” She said, smiling at me as she patted the blanket beside her, bidding me to sit next to her.
I could scarcely believe that this was happening, Nadine was into me and she wanted something to happen now. So what was I doing standing here when she was over there, in a mood to be close with me. “That's a good thing right Nadine?” I said, grinning like a schoolboy whose crush had just asked him out. It wasn't quite like that, but it was plenty good for my liking and I closed the distance between us in handful of happy steps, not caring how dorky I looked, because I was beside myself with the unexpected joy of the new.
“Yes Perry, it is good indeed now sit down with me and make the morning pass faster than it would have without you.