“I’m staying at Teddy’s if you change your mind,” he calls after me.
I’m sure he is. Sofa surfing is also one of his hobbies.
“I won’t.” I throw him a finger wave from over my shoulder as I walk toward my bicycle.
“Nice ass.”
I flip him the bird, not turning around, and all it does is make him laugh. Damn, he’s infuriating.
Unsure of what prompts my next action, I pull out my cell phone from the front of my backpack and send a text to a new number I added to my contacts yesterday.
Me
I enjoyed our coffee date together today.
My text turns from delivered to read in seconds.
Me
It’s Sapphire by the way.
Eli
I figured it was you. Thank you for the coffee.
Me
You are welcome.
I reconsider sending the next text I quickly type, but throw caution to the wind and do it anyway.
Me
Kai isn’t my boyfriend.
Eli
It’s none of my business.
Me
I know, but I just wanted to set the record straight.
Eli
It wasn’t a date.
Me
What do you mean?
Eli
You said you enjoyed our coffee date together today. It wasn’t a date.
Ouch. Now I’m the one being burned.
I type the word “dick” into our conversation, then delete it, opting to kill him with kindness instead.