both.
“Is Callie okay?” I ask not thinking of any other reason this girl could be calling me.
“She’s fine. I was just hoping I could talk to you about her before she leaves with you tomorrow. I think there are some things you need to know about Callie.”
“What makes you think she is leaving with me tomorrow? She never said what she was doing,” I ask, trying to figure out how I can avoid this girl tonight. I am exhausted.
“I just left her house and I know for a fact she is going to go with you tomorrow. I know it’s late, but can you meet me somewhere tonight. I really need to talk to you about some stuff.”
What is with this girl? It’s after ten o’clock at night and she wants to meet me. There is no way I am going out tonight.
“You can come by here if you want. I’m too tired to go anywhere tonight. If it’s important enough for you to meet a strange man in a hotel room at night, then come on,” I say hoping she will get the hint that I don’t want to talk to her tonight.
“It is that important. What hotel and room number?” she asks. I cannot believe this girl is actually willing to meet me in practically the middle of the night in a hotel. What is with girls these days?
“I am at the Sheraton, room 315,” I say hoping she is really not serious about this.
“I’m on my way. I’ll be there in about twenty minutes,” she says, before hanging up. I guess I won’t be getting any rest tonight.
About twenty minutes later, I hear a knock on the door. I open the door to find the same little blonde I found earlier when I opened Callie’s door. I used to really like blonde girls. I don’t really know what it was about them, but that’s pretty much all I dated in high school. Of course it only took one for me to break that habit. I had to go to Destin for an undercover job and met Sam. She was a lot of fun at first, but she became a little too clingy for my tastes. I actually ended up having to change my number to get her to stop calling. I’ve stayed away from all women in general since then. I don’t need clingy crazy around me.
“Thank you for letting me come by,” she says, before coming into the room. I close the door behind her and lead her to the sofa in the room. I guess it’s a good thing I have a suite, this could get weird and uncomfortable if there was just a bed in this room. I really hope this girl didn’t come here hoping for that to happen.
“What did you want to talk about?” I ask her. I know I need to be nice to her. She is Callie’s best friend and if I am going to keep Callie around for my family and for me, I need to make sure this one likes us too.
“I really just wanted to meet you. Callie and I have been best friends for ten years. In those ten years, I don’t know of anybody she has anything else to do with other than me. She has had no family, just the people that were pretending to be her grandparents. When she turned eighteen, they pretty much kicked her out and said good luck with your life. She acts like it doesn’t bother her, but you know it has to. I really want her to have the family she deserves. I also want to make sure it’s going to be okay when your sister wakes up. I know how mean, girls can be and I don’t want Callie to have to go through losing another family.”
“I don’t want Callie to lose another family either. Now that I have met her, I can assure you that she will always be welcome with me no matter what Molly has to say about it. I promise I will take care of her.”
“Good, I need to tell you something else too. She is scared to be by herself. I don’t know if you noticed all of the locks on her doors, but for some reason, she is really freaked out when she is by herself. She also doesn’t like for anyone to stay with her,” she says, looking up at me. “I know that makes no sense, but I was her roommate in college and believe me when I say it wasn’t easy. She used to have some really scary nightmares.
“Is Callie okay?” I ask not thinking of any other reason this girl could be calling me.
“She’s fine. I was just hoping I could talk to you about her before she leaves with you tomorrow. I think there are some things you need to know about Callie.”
“What makes you think she is leaving with me tomorrow? She never said what she was doing,” I ask, trying to figure out how I can avoid this girl tonight. I am exhausted.
“I just left her house and I know for a fact she is going to go with you tomorrow. I know it’s late, but can you meet me somewhere tonight. I really need to talk to you about some stuff.”
What is with this girl? It’s after ten o’clock at night and she wants to meet me. There is no way I am going out tonight.
“You can come by here if you want. I’m too tired to go anywhere tonight. If it’s important enough for you to meet a strange man in a hotel room at night, then come on,” I say hoping she will get the hint that I don’t want to talk to her tonight.
“It is that important. What hotel and room number?” she asks. I cannot believe this girl is actually willing to meet me in practically the middle of the night in a hotel. What is with girls these days?
“I am at the Sheraton, room 315,” I say hoping she is really not serious about this.
“I’m on my way. I’ll be there in about twenty minutes,” she says, before hanging up. I guess I won’t be getting any rest tonight.
About twenty minutes later, I hear a knock on the door. I open the door to find the same little blonde I found earlier when I opened Callie’s door. I used to really like blonde girls. I don’t really know what it was about them, but that’s pretty much all I dated in high school. Of course it only took one for me to break that habit. I had to go to Destin for an undercover job and met Sam. She was a lot of fun at first, but she became a little too clingy for my tastes. I actually ended up having to change my number to get her to stop calling. I’ve stayed away from all women in general since then. I don’t need clingy crazy around me.
“Thank you for letting me come by,” she says, before coming into the room. I close the door behind her and lead her to the sofa in the room. I guess it’s a good thing I have a suite, this could get weird and uncomfortable if there was just a bed in this room. I really hope this girl didn’t come here hoping for that to happen.
“What did you want to talk about?” I ask her. I know I need to be nice to her. She is Callie’s best friend and if I am going to keep Callie around for my family and for me, I need to make sure this one likes us too.
“I really just wanted to meet you. Callie and I have been best friends for ten years. In those ten years, I don’t know of anybody she has anything else to do with other than me. She has had no family, just the people that were pretending to be her grandparents. When she turned eighteen, they pretty much kicked her out and said good luck with your life. She acts like it doesn’t bother her, but you know it has to. I really want her to have the family she deserves. I also want to make sure it’s going to be okay when your sister wakes up. I know how mean, girls can be and I don’t want Callie to have to go through losing another family.”
“I don’t want Callie to lose another family either. Now that I have met her, I can assure you that she will always be welcome with me no matter what Molly has to say about it. I promise I will take care of her.”
“Good, I need to tell you something else too. She is scared to be by herself. I don’t know if you noticed all of the locks on her doors, but for some reason, she is really freaked out when she is by herself. She also doesn’t like for anyone to stay with her,” she says, looking up at me. “I know that makes no sense, but I was her roommate in college and believe me when I say it wasn’t easy. She used to have some really scary nightmares.
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