All That's Left
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“I had a great time.” She bites her lower lip and looks up at him. The eyes she’s making remind him of why he brought her back here in the first place, and part of him is tempted to just take her back inside and have sex with her again. But then she’d probably never leave and wind up sticking around the rest of the day.
“Drop me an e-mail or something,” he says and unlocks his car. As he opens the door, she leans in and puts her lips on his. He puts one hand around her waist and lets her tongue slip into his mouth for only a second. Before she can really connect with the kiss, he pulls away.
“I had fun,” he says and slips into his car. He rolls down the window and leans out.
“Me too.” She gets into her Jeep and sits there with the door open. “You’re gonna, like, be famous one day. You know that? I bet you will. I believe it. You’re really funny.”
“From your mouth to God’s ears,” he says as he starts the car.
“One day, I’ll tell people I knew you when.”
It’s more likely you’ll tell them that you slept with me when, he thinks.
“I hope so,” he says.
She shuts her car door and starts the Jeep at the same time. He doesn’t say anything, but he smiles at her and gives her a wink. She’s probably a pretty cool girl, and he realizes he’d probably like her if he wasn’t in such a foul mood.
Thanks for nothing, Rodney.
“See you later,” she says. She waves at him as she pulls out and drives away. He sits in his car for a minute, screwing around with the rearview mirror. Maybe later today he’ll get some highlights. Then he won’t look quite as old. Maybe there’s a hair salon and an outlet mall nearby. He can kill two birds with one stone.
When she has pulled out of the parking lot, he shuts off his engine. He sits there for a minute, then goes back inside his hotel room and goes back to bed.
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