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of God, there were about five or six cabbies sitting on
the street, obviously waiting for all the drunks.  I knocked on the first guy’s
window and he motioned for me to get in.
    I couldn’t move fast enough.  I
shut the door and spouted off my address as I looked over my shoulder toward
the club. I gasped for a second….was that Rylan I just saw?  No way.  There was
no way that stuffed shirt prick would be at a club.  I was totally paranoid. 
That’s what happens when you do stupid shit like I do.
    I shook my head and faced
forward, sliding down in the seat a bit.  Step two down.
    I pulled out my phone and texted
Emily.  I needed to make this good.
    Jen:
    Hey.  I’m headed home.  Not feeling well.
    I’ll call you tomorrow.  Thanks for tonight.
    Tell Jack it was nice to meet
him.
    I gave myself a mental pat on the
back.  Nicely done, Jen.  I really was so full of myself.
    I got all the way home and still
hadn’t heard from Emily.  I started thinking she was either super pissed at me
and was on her way to my house to kick my ass or she hadn’t seen her text yet. 
    I chose the latter.  I felt bad
leaving Jack there alone, but I needed to…that’s all there was.  I guess I
could have said good bye, but he would have seen the look in my eyes that
screamed disappointment, hurt, fear and just about any other emotion that comes
with years of crappy relationships.  Best to cut and run.
    I changed out of my clothes and
took a hot bath.  I made sure to secure my front door so that even Emily and
Cale couldn’t get in.  I was afraid they might show up here with Jack and I’d
get an ass chewing from all three.
    They both had keys to my place,
but I had an extra security lock put in last year that had no key hole on the
opposite side.  Best two hundred bucks I’d ever spent.
    After a long soak, I got my
jammies on and crawled into bed.   I just wanted to forget the evening….well
most of it.  I enjoyed dinner and our conversation.  I should have left after
that like I’d planned.  Then, I wouldn’t be feeling so yucky right now.  I
would have a nice memory to hang on to. 
    As I lay there staring at the
ceiling, I heard my phone buzz.  Well, here we go….
    Emily:
    You should have found me and
    told me what happened that
    made you run.  You know I would
    have understood.  Jack
doesn’t. 
    She was right.  Jack doesn’t know
me at all and I should have at least attempted to say good bye. 
    Jen:
    I’m sorry for upsetting him.
    It wasn’t a good match.  I should
    have said good bye.  You’re right.
    I’m sorry.  I appreciate you trying
    to play matchmaker, but I’m done
    okay?
    Emily:
    I’m not sure who you are trying to convince,
    me or you, but you are full of crap and
    you know it.  You two were great tonight.
    What happened?
    Jen:
    Nothing.  He’s a really nice guy.
    I’m not sure he was that in to me,
    Em.  Let it go.  I have.
    Night.  Love ya.
    Emily:
    You are so full of shit, girl.
    But, I’ll let it go….for now.
    Night.  Love you, too.
    I sat there staring at my phone
for a long time, just thinking.  Things were great for a while tonight.  But, I
felt myself getting pulled in and he wasn’t exactly responding the same way. 
I’ve been down that road too many times to think this would be any different. 
As shitty as I was feeling right now about upsetting my best friends and Jack,
it was for the best ….for everyone.
    I put my phone on my bedside
table, turned out the light and crawled deeper under the covers.  I wasn’t
sleepy, but tried to force myself to relax and get some rest. 
    I wasn’t sure how long I’d been
laying there when I heard my phone buzz again.  I almost didn’t look at it, not
prepared for another guilt trip from Em.  But, curiosity got the better of me
and I looked.  I didn’t recognize the number, but I immediately knew who sent
it.

Chapter 4 – Rylan
    I hated the weekends.  I’d much
rather be working and staying busy.  I