ConviencEdd

Who Dat?

I sat and stared at the window for what seemed like hours, but it was only moments. The tapping kept getting more insistent. Finally, I got up and walked over to the window. At first, I thought it must be one of the Eds needing my help, but then remembered they had my phone number and would have texted or called. Gathering my courage, I reached out for the curtain and drew it aside to see the silhouette of a man outside my window.

“Who's there?” I called out as I turned on the flash of my phone to give some light. Then I got a shock when I realized just who was outside my window at this time of night. I hurriedly opened the window and let him come inside.

“About time dork, what took you so long?”

“Kevin, what are you doing out there this time of night?”

“You weren't at work, so I came to check on you. Why aren't you at work, I've never known you to shirk your responsibilities.”

“I wasn't feeling well and decided to stay home and get some rest.”

“C'mon, Edd, what's really wrong, you never get sick.”

“Oh, yes I do, Kevin, I just never let others know about it.”

“You don't look sick, you look a little down, Anything I can do to help?”

“No not really, how did you know that I wasn't at work?” I asked trying to deflect the question away from why I wasn't at work. I couldn't tell Kevin that I had been feeling down because I felt jealous of his engagement with Belinda. I knew he could do so much better than her. Maybe she was the one that he had been in love with that caused him to break with Nazz.

“I stopped by there to visit with you and the guy that was working your shift told me you had called in sick. So, I came to check on you.”

“Well, as you can see, I'm good. I do hope you didn't surprise him like you did me.”

Kevin laughed and said, “Nah, I just do that to tease you, besides, I know you. The first night was a fluke. I didn't know you worked there, until that night. After that I decided that I would have some fun with you. I've known for years that you liked looking at me.”

“Well, you've had your fun, now I hope you won't come into the store in that state of undress anymore.”

“Why not? I got to see you blush, and I know you enjoyed the show.”

“Blush? Why would you want to make me blush?”

“Because it's so cute when you do it, and I enjoy watching you turn into a tomato.” Kevin laughed.

“Kevin Barr, you never change. I thought you had outgrown that stage a long time ago. I think I liked it better when you ignored me instead of being mean to me.”

“How am I being mean to you Dee? I don't mean to I just like seeing you blush. Now c'mon smile for me. I like to see you smile. I've always liked your smile.”

I looked at the redhead and could see no malice in his beautiful green eyes. He smiled at me and I felt my heart leap in my chest. That smile was so disarming. I so wished that I could see that smile every day. Then I remembered that he was engaged and that there was no way he would be smiling at me like that. My heart sank and I guess the despair showed in my face. Suddenly I was grabbed and pulled into those muscular arms. They closed tightly around me and held me close to that firm chest. In that warm embrace I felt so at home and relaxed. I so wanted to return the embrace, but he had told me years ago that I could look but not touch. I didn't know what to do with my hands, but it seems that they took matters into their own hands so to speak. My arms wrapped themselves around him and hugged him back.