THERESA
I was excited to finally get some time with Jane. Grant had left for Boston, and I was on pins and needles for his return. I wanted to trust his promise. Despite being disappointed by the men in my life over and over again, I knew Grant would be different.
I found myself anxiously waiting for him to come back.
“So, what’s the big news?” Jane asked.
I embraced my best friend outside of our regular doughnut shop.
“Why does there have to be big news?” I asked.
“Because we always come to this place to get doughnuts when there is.”
“Correction. You always bring me to this place when there is.”
“Still, the precedent has been set. So, whatever it is, I want all the details.”
“You want the punchline or the whole story?” I asked.
“You know how I work. Punchline, let me stew, then story.”
“Great. Ready?” I asked.
“Hit me with it.”
“Grant and I hooked up twice, and now he’s promised to come back from Boston in a few days to see me.”
The look on her face was priceless.
Her eyes widened, and her jaw dropped to the pavement. An earth-shattering squeal erupted from her throat as she threw her arms around me. She twirled me around in a circle before she backed up, then she raised her hands and started clapping for me.
“Thank you. Thank you. I’m here all night,” I said with a grin.
“You fucked Grant? Twice?” she asked.
“Come on. Doughnuts and coffee, then stories.”
The two of us placed our order, then went to sit in a corner booth. My family was well-known in the area, and the last thing I needed was someone overhearing Jane and I talking. If things got back around to my father—or worse, Hollis—it would not be good.
And I wanted things to stay good. I knew they would have to find out about us sooner or later, but I wasn’t quite ready for that fight just yet.
“Okay, start with the first encounter,” Jane said.
“You remember that first night we went drinking? When Ike and I broke things off and Hollis surprised us with Grant coming?”
“You did not. I told that man to take you home because you were drunk!”
“Don’t worry, I sobered up in his car. He even asked if I was sober enough to be making the decision. And then—it just happened.”
“It never just happens, Theresa. Details, girl. Details.”
“It was wonderful. And commanding. Jane, he picked me up and placed me into the wall. Like I weighed nothing.”
“Have you seen the muscles on that man’s body? That’s a stupid question. Never mind.”
I grinned as I took a bite of my food.
“So, what was it like? That first time?”