Uninvolved (12 page)
Authors: Carey Heywood
Becka
sat at her desk fuming
.
Back
to reality
.
Nate
was not an idiot
.
Of
course he should know why she was annoyed
.
What really sucked was how attracted to him she still was
.
Why did the guy she lusted after
have to be so distant?
She still felt sensitive about how he left that night
.
She didn’t
really feel used because he seemed so focused on her needs and not his own
.
All she needed was one really hot night of sex with him and then she would be able to forget all about him.
Mainly
,
Becka
just
felt confused.
Becka
went on with her day feeling guilty for being as annoyed at him over email as she was
.
Maybe if she had ignored that
and been nicer
they would
still
be emailing right now
.
No, Becka
thought to herself
.
I
t would be setting a bad precedent to hide her feelings
.
She had
to
be at peace with that.
It didn’t stop her from longingly staring at the spot on her monitor that new mail icon would normally inhabit
,
wishing for a new email from him.
Becka tried to get her mind off of
Nate
by thinking about her plans for the night. Becka
was going out
with Lucy
.
Becka really needed a distraction and hope
d
one would present itself that night.
They were
going to a club off Mill
Ave
nue.
Lucy didn't live far from
it
,
so
Becka
semi
-
planned to crash on her
evil
couch
.
Becka wished Crystal could go as well
,
but she had started taking a night class to finish off her degree.
Work dragged
,
but the movement of time continued despite her muddled mind. Becka went home before heading to Lucy's. She couldn’t decide what to wear and grabbed a couple of extra tops to get Lucy's opinion on. Becka took a quick shower and made herself a sandwich before leaving. Knowing Lucy
,
she would probably have chips or something to snack on
,
but Becka wanted something more substantial for dinner if they were going to be drinking.
Parking was always an issue at Lucy's. Becka parked further away than she would have liked but really didn’t have an option. Lucy's neighbor was also on the sketchy side
,
so Becka beeped her alarm three extra times before walking to Lucy's. Lucy answered her door in a bra.
"Did you even check the peephole?" Becka asked
,
pushing past her.
"Please, I knew it was you."
"So did your shirt fall off?"
"Ha, you are so funny. I thought I'd go like this
.
"
G
otta love Lucy when she's feeling sarcastic.
"It's a good look for you
.
I say go for it."
"It wouldn’t be fair to you if I did
,
so I guess I'll go back to trying to find a shirt
."
"Thanks
.
Hey,
I brought some shirts if you want to wear one of mine."
Becka ended up wearing one of Lucy's shirts and Lucy one of Becka's.
W
hile they were getting ready
,
Becka
vented about
Nate
and his emails.
"I don’t get why you like him
,
" Lucy said as she played with her hair
.
"Don’t get me wr
ong
.
He’s
cute but preppy cute,
not hot."
Lucy went for the guys with multiple piercings and tattoos, not that
Becka
didn’t
.
Becka
already
knew
Nate
was not her usual type.
"I don’t know why I'm so attracted to him
,
"
Becka
corrected
.
She
absolutely did not like him
"Maybe it's all chemical
,
and I have no choice in the
matte
r."
Lucy snickered.
"Shut up
,
"
Becka
grumbled.
"Come on
Becka
.
It’s
funny
.
You
have no choice
?
P
fft
,
" Lucy argued.
"What I need is a new boy to take my mind off of him."
"That's cool
.
Just
no sex on my couch
.
" Lucy grinned.
There was a great line
up
of local bands playing
.
A boy in a band might be
fun,
Becka
thought to herself
.
She wore
her favorite jeans, boots and Lucy's
strip
ed tank. It had a
plunging
neckline
, h
er hot pink lace bra peeking
out
.
Lucy had a friend working the bar so they had the hookup of drinks and a safe place to put
their
coats and purses.
They each started off with a shot and a drink.
Whoever was playing
was
good, Becka could feel the bass thumping in her limbs as she rocked to the beat.
The club was so packed that at some points
Becka
and Lucy had to hold hands not to lose each other in the crowd
.
Lucy's friend was tending the second floor bar
,
so they spent most of their time up there
.
This worked out since
Becka
had no interest in being any part of the occasional mosh that broke out
.
She was sipping a vodka cranberry when she heard,
"
Hey
,
kid
.
"
Shit, she thought
.
Of course she would run into
Nate
.
She turned to face him
.
Damn it
.
He
looked really good.
"Hey
,
Nate
.
"
He pulled her into a hug,
his
hands lingering on the small of her back
.
He waved at Lucy
,
who gave him a head nod in return then turned back to the stage. The music was so loud they had to speak right into each other's ears to be heard.
"You look great
,
"
Nate
said.
"Thanks
.
"
"Are you still mad at me?"
"I never said I was mad
Nate
."
"Then what are you?"
She pulled back
and
turned away from him, looking down
.
"I guess I'm confused."
"Go on."
"I just don’t know what you want
Nate
."
He
turned her so she was face to face with him and wrapped his arms around her
.
"I want you
,
Becka
."
It was hard for her to keep a clear head like this
.
Didn't he just say exactly what she wanted to hear?
But still
,
the way he left the last time she saw him was so weird
.
While he was waiting for her to respond
,
he began gently kissing her neck
.
Lucy looked over at them and rolled her eyes.
"So you want me but not enough to spend the night?"
He pulled back to look at her
"So that’s what this is about."
"God,
never mind
,
" she huffed.
"You want me to spend the night
,
Becka
?"
She looked up at him
smiling
.
"
M
aybe."
"Sorry, can
'
t."
Asshole!
He was actually laughing at her
.
"Real funny
,
Nate
."
At that point
,
a friend of
Nate
's approached
,
letting him know
their group was taking off
.
Don't go! Becka screamed inside her head
,
willing him to stay.
Nate
seemed to consider it for a moment or maybe that was just wishful thinking on Becka's part to hope that.
"It was good s
eeing you
,
k
id
,
" he said
,
pulling her into a hug
.
This
time his hands
landed
firmly on her backside.
He waved to Lucy and then was gone.
"I think I might actually hate
him
,
"
Becka
said
,
turning to Lucy.
"Good
,
so stop talking about him and go get another round
,
" Lucy returned
,
shaking her now empty glass in the air
.
Taking the glass from her
,
Becka
made her way to the bar.
"
Hey
.
"
She turned to check out the source
.
Tall
.
Check.
Lanky.
Check.
Sleeve
tattoo
.
Check
.
His name was Tyler
,
and
s
he
didn’t even care if he
was employed
.
Having a boy flirt with her was exactly what she needed right then.
Becka
let
him buy the next round
.
Then Tyler
and his friend walked back with her to where Lucy was standing
.
He was wearing dark jeans that weren’t too tight but weren’t too baggy either and a black t-shirt.
Tyler had shaggy black hair
.
It
was longish but not past his chin.
Becka
was
just
not attracted to guys with really long hair.
It helped
that
Tyler seemed to be
almost the
exact
opposite of
Nate
in looks
.
Becka
flirted shamelessly
with Tyler
,
and they were making
out
by the end of the night
.
Wanting more by the time the club announced last call
,
Becka invited
Tyler and his friend Curt
to follow
them
back
to Lucy's apartment
.
They all hung out in Lucy's living room. Tyler was nice and cute
,
but Becka was having more fun watching Curt and Lucy. It was obvious that he was into her
,
but Lucy normally got super shy whenever a guy started hitting on her.