Until You

Anthony

She fell asleep after we made love. She looked so peaceful in her sleep. Those pouty lips, I could swallow her whole. I moved a strand from her hair and kissed her forehead. If that motherfucker was going to mess with me by seducing my woman, I was going to kill him. I knew the right spot to put him if he dared to fuck with me. Mike had my back; he'd help me bury the body. Just when I had that thought my phone pinged. I picked it up. It was that same number again, Lisa. Shit I forgot to call her!

"Hey there stranger, I didn't hear from you and I really wanted to talk to you." It read. "Give me a call tonight if you can." I deleted that message and put the phone down. I'd have to call her tomorrow. She can't be texting my phone after I just got done fucking around with my girlfriend! But she didn't know I had one, I hadn't told her. Why hadn't I told her? And most of all, why did I give the bitch my number?

Late for work again, as I had worked overtime yesterday. Mike came down the stairs just as I was leaving. "Hey man!" he yelled out.

"Well look who it is," I laughed. "I don't see you around much you must be doing really well up there huh?" He smiled.

"I'm doing really well there, I made almost $600 in one night last night." $600 fucking dollars in one night? That's more than we got when we knocked over places. 

"Wow man, where the hell are you putting all this money at?" I was curious, because our father had always hidden money under the floorboards or under the trailer.

"To good use." He winked and I laughed. He headed out first and then I did. 

Traffic was moving slow by the time I got on the road to work. I called my boss and told him I'd be there as soon as I could.

"Thanks for calling, I just got out of that mess!" He assured me. Good, so he doesn't think I am playing games. I decided to ring Lisa, and tell her she would have to stop texting and calling. If Mindy found out....

She answered, "Hey! So glad you called me back! How are you?" She asked.

"Hey there stranger, it was great running into you the other day but I wasn't thinking clearly about giving my number away." I paused, "You see I have a girlfriend and I wouldn't want her to know that the girl I hooked up with my first time is calling."

"I see, no problem! I am glad you told me." Good, so she wasn't going to be clingy. "I'm glad you got out though Tony, you did the right thing." And I wanted to say the same for her. She would probably not be here now if she hadn't.

"Same to you. You take care of yourself now, here?" We hung up on a good note and I deleted her number. I wanted to delete all traces of her. As traffic started to pick up, I felt a pang of guilt. I had promised to never lie to Mindy and here I was, covering it up. I guess I let my ego get the best of me. When a chick wanted me I never used to back down. But I had to now. I had a great thing going for me.

Work was busy, we had to install new windows in a new apartment complex that was going to be opening up soon. Everything was in reconstruction, and we had a deadline to meet. The guys and I were on scaffold ladders, having the cranes bring us the parts we needed. My boss was on the inside, directing where they went in the frames.

"Hand me that drill." I said to one of my work friends. As we were very close now. This was new different pack. And much safer. They wanted to meet my girlfriend, since I talked so much about her. I'd have to set something up.

Just as Ben handed me the drill, it slipped from my hand and so did my reflection. I went for it before it fell over. I had it in my hand but I hadn't realized until too late I was leaning over. And my belt was keeping me from falling but I was upside down.