She woke to the sound of a running shower. Looking around, she realized it had to be him. She crawled out of the thick comforter and wrapped it around her. Steam poured out when she opened the bathroom door. Notes of a familiar song, as well as the scent of coconut, came wafting over to her.
"Do you always hum in the shower?" she asked after dropping the comforter and getting in with him. He spun around quickly, hitting his head on the shower head.
"Sorry," he said, rubbing the already growing know. "You surprised me."
"Here, let me make it better," she told him. One hand gently rubbed the knot. The other pulled him toward her and into a kiss. "Last night was amazing."
His eyes widened in surprise. "I... I didn't think you would remember much. You were pretty drunk when we left the club."
"I wasn't as drunk as you think." She winked. "I knew exactly what I was doing and who I was doing it with," her mischievous grin told him.
"Are you sure of that?" She nodded. "So who's Michael?"
It was her turn to look shocked. He saw a million thoughts run through her mind. Her eyes clouded over as she tried to come up with an explanation. Her silence seemed to last eons until he finally spoke.
"Never mind," he said, quickly turning to rinse his hair. "I should have realized that last night would be a one-time deal."
"That's... that's not it, and I'm not sure what last night was. It's just..." He looked her straight in the eye. She sighed. "Michael is my ex. I walked in on him sleeping with one of my good friends yesterday."
"So that's why you were at the club last night?" She nodded. "So I was just a way for you to get back at him?" he asked, the anger growing in his voice as he shut off the water.
"Please Lance, you have to realize that it wasn't my intention to sleep with anyone last night. But when I met you something made me change my mind."
"Save your excuses," he told her as he got out. "It was a one-night stand. You don't need to justify it to me. There's some money on the table just inside the door so you can get a cab back to the club to get your car. Please be gone by the time I'm finished getting ready." He went into his room, grabbed some clothes from his closet, and closed the bathroom door behind him.
Bri got dressed and went downstairs. Lance heard the door open and close while he combed his hair. He felt bad for the way he had treated her.
It took him only a few minutes to decide what he needed to do. He searched the nightstand for a note. When he didn't find anything he went downstairs and grabbed the phone book. He flipped it open before realizing, "Shit! I don't know her last name!" he yelled out loud.
"Walker," a voice said behind him.
He spun around to find her sitting on the couch. "I thought you left."
"It worked then. I was hoping you might have a change of heart, so I opened the door and closed it again."
"Look, I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions. Something about last night changed my mind too. I think I should give you a chance to explain.