Robert Kline
Robert Kline
We made our way through the neon lit city In silence, Nessa continued to brush up against me, smiling as she bumped into me.
"So....um...any one special in your life?"
Why did Nessa of all people sound nervous?
"What do you mean?"
"You know dating any one I mean I know you dated that one girl M something."
"Maria."
"Yeah...how did that end?"
"Was sent to an out of state college never saw her again."
I clenched my fists and felt the anger return.
"So now?"
I rolled my eyes.
"I'm not with anyone, my job forces me to travel a lot and how many women would be willing to put up with that?"
Nessa leaned against me.
"I don't know, I can think of a few girls who wouldn't mind."
I shook my head taking deep breaths to push away the anger.
"Yeah until they actually had to deal with it and then poof their gone."
"Well maybe....maybe if they lived a similar lifestyle they would understand."
"I doubt it and anyways who would be interested?"
"Maybe there is some one interested in you...maybe some one who's very close to you."
I looked at Nessa she blushed as she looked into my eyes.
"I don't need you to set me up with anyone Nessa."
She frowned and her left eye started twitching.
"Oh....yeah but um can you at least humor me and tell me what kind of girl you like?"
"So far its been Maria."
"And you haven't talked to her in years....."
"Yes."
"And your still hung up on her."
"A little bit."
She closed her eyes and clenched her fists.
"If she was interested in you really interested then she would have tried to talk to you. She would have moved heaven and earth to be with you. So maybe you should you know give some one else a chance. Some one who maybe has known you for years, who knows about your best side, and has seen you at your absolute worst and still wants to be with you."
"While were at it I also want a pony."
For a moment I thought Nessa's eyes were watery as if on the verge of tears but I disregarded it, Nessa was too hard for that nonsense, and what ever fay emotion possessed her would pass soon. She grabbed my hand.
"I'm....serious Kline, don't waste your time on some girl who blew you off, there are people who care about you who well after some time have grown to love you."
Her voice cracked just a little, and her face got red as we got to the hotel.
"Room 13."
Why was she acting so nervous we had shared hotel rooms for years. She took a deep breath as she opened the door.
"Um so do you want some thing to drink Kline?"
"No, its all over priced crap at these places."
I headed towards the couch and put my pack on the ground.
"Oh....my treat."
"Don't worry about it."
"Ugh ok, I'm going to slip into some thing more....comfortable."
I shrugged and went into a closet and put on some PJs, Nessa came out of the bathroom in some thing skimpy she smiled at me.
"What do you think?"
I shrugged.
"Its not nearly as practical as what you normally wear to bed."
Her face turned red and she took deep breaths.
"So theres only one bed."
"I got the couch."
I got on it.
"Nice and comfy."
Nessa sighed.
"Theres plenty of room....for both of us."
"I toss and turn in my sleep."
She glared at me.
"Fine..."
She got on the bed, and turned out the light after some time had passed she decided to talk again.
"I'm really cold Kline can...you warm me up?"
"Put on more blankets Nessa its not that hard."
She was silent for a bit and then spoke up.
"Some times you really are a louse Kline."
We made our way through the neon lit city In silence, Nessa continued to brush up against me, smiling as she bumped into me.
"So....um...any one special in your life?"
Why did Nessa of all people sound nervous?
"What do you mean?"
"You know dating any one I mean I know you dated that one girl M something."
"Maria."
"Yeah...how did that end?"
"Was sent to an out of state college never saw her again."
I clenched my fists and felt the anger return.
"So now?"
I rolled my eyes.
"I'm not with anyone, my job forces me to travel a lot and how many women would be willing to put up with that?"
Nessa leaned against me.
"I don't know, I can think of a few girls who wouldn't mind."
I shook my head taking deep breaths to push away the anger.
"Yeah until they actually had to deal with it and then poof their gone."
"Well maybe....maybe if they lived a similar lifestyle they would understand."
"I doubt it and anyways who would be interested?"
"Maybe there is some one interested in you...maybe some one who's very close to you."
I looked at Nessa she blushed as she looked into my eyes.
"I don't need you to set me up with anyone Nessa."
She frowned and her left eye started twitching.
"Oh....yeah but um can you at least humor me and tell me what kind of girl you like?"
"So far its been Maria."
"And you haven't talked to her in years....."
"Yes."
"And your still hung up on her."
"A little bit."
She closed her eyes and clenched her fists.
"If she was interested in you really interested then she would have tried to talk to you. She would have moved heaven and earth to be with you. So maybe you should you know give some one else a chance. Some one who maybe has known you for years, who knows about your best side, and has seen you at your absolute worst and still wants to be with you."
"While were at it I also want a pony."
For a moment I thought Nessa's eyes were watery as if on the verge of tears but I disregarded it, Nessa was too hard for that nonsense, and what ever fay emotion possessed her would pass soon. She grabbed my hand.
"I'm....serious Kline, don't waste your time on some girl who blew you off, there are people who care about you who well after some time have grown to love you."
Her voice cracked just a little, and her face got red as we got to the hotel.
"Room 13."
Why was she acting so nervous we had shared hotel rooms for years. She took a deep breath as she opened the door.
"Um so do you want some thing to drink Kline?"
"No, its all over priced crap at these places."
I headed towards the couch and put my pack on the ground.
"Oh....my treat."
"Don't worry about it."
"Ugh ok, I'm going to slip into some thing more....comfortable."
I shrugged and went into a closet and put on some PJs, Nessa came out of the bathroom in some thing skimpy she smiled at me.
"What do you think?"
I shrugged.
"Its not nearly as practical as what you normally wear to bed."
Her face turned red and she took deep breaths.
"So theres only one bed."
"I got the couch."
I got on it.
"Nice and comfy."
Nessa sighed.
"Theres plenty of room....for both of us."
"I toss and turn in my sleep."
She glared at me.
"Fine..."
She got on the bed, and turned out the light after some time had passed she decided to talk again.
"I'm really cold Kline can...you warm me up?"
"Put on more blankets Nessa its not that hard."
She was silent for a bit and then spoke up.
"Some times you really are a louse Kline."