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wanted. At thirty-five, he was undecided
on what he wanted to do with his future. He wasn’t hurting for money as he’d
been sane enough to save from a young age.
    The sound of the door
opening had him jerking to his feet.
    “And he said what?” she
asked. “Oh my God, Amber, why didn’t you say yes?”
    He tensed at the sound of
his woman’s name. Leaning against the door frame he watched his sister drop her
bag onto the floor. She was slowly moving out and in with Julian. He helped
when he could.
    “You’ve got to go out with
him even if it goes nowhere.”
    Silence fell on the house.
Heather glanced up and finally saw him looking at her. His sister let out a
sigh. “I’ve got to go. We’ll talk some other time.” Silence again. “No, my shit-head
brother is staring at me. He needs to get a job. Yeah, okay, bye.”
    Heather folded her arms,
glaring at him.
    “Who was on the phone?” he
asked.
    “You know the answer.”
    “So, Amber has a hot date?”
    “Yeah, well, she’s thinking
about it.” Heather walked past him to go straight toward her kitchen.
    “Who with?” he asked,
following her.
    “A guy
from work. Why are you so interested?”
She filled the kettle, keeping her back to him.
    “No reason. She’s your
friend, and I’m trying to be supportive.” Jealousy coursed through him. Amber
was his woman. No other man should be allowed to touch her.
    “It will be good for her.
I’ve never actually seen her with a guy. She’s not even been on a date. This
should be good for her.”
    Heather turned to him,
smiling. “How are you?” she asked.
    “I’m good.” He was pissed
off. Finding out Amber had a date had really made him angry.
    “Any luck on the job front?”
    “No. I’ll find what I’m
looking for soon enough.”
    “Good. You shouldn’t be
sitting around here waiting for stuff to happen. Julian and I are going to
Wade’s tonight. Do you want to come along?”
    He knew his sister was
trying to build a relationship with him. At that moment, he couldn’t care about
her effort. His thoughts were filled with Amber and her proposed date with a
guy from work.
    “No, I’m going to stay
around here. I’ve not got anything planned at all.”
    “All
right. I’m going to grab some more stuff. Are you still good
paying the rent, or do you want me to pay it?” Heather asked.
    “I’m good.” They stared at
each other. “I’m going to go for a walk. I’ll see you soon.”
    She smiled, and he turned to
leave.
    “Love you,” she said, making
him pause.
    “I love you, too.”
    He left then with a smile on
his face.
    Checking the time he saw it
was after lunchtime. He went to the nearest café he could find and ordered
himself some food and a coffee.
    His thoughts were all over
the place. Amber had a date. He didn’t like it. Why would she accept a date
after the weekend they’d shared together? None of it made any sense. He stayed
in the café for a long time. The waitress kept smiling at him. Elijah ignored
her and only wished to know the answers to his questions.
    When it was about to close,
Elijah paid his bill and left. He couldn’t handle not knowing the answers.
    Before he could turn around
he hailed a cab and headed toward her apartment.
    It was insane the way he was
feeling. He’d never been jealous of anyone, and yet in the last few months of
living in Heather’s home, he’d grown jealous of both his sister and the guy
who’d asked Amber out on a date.
    He arrived at Amber’s
apartment a little after five. Elijah knocked to discover no answer. Biting his
lip to contain his anger, he sat down by the door and waited.
    The time passed slowly, and
his heart broke with every minute that passed. At a little after six, the
elevator pinged and suddenly Amber was walking toward him. Her head was lowered,
and she hadn’t spotted him. Elijah stayed on his butt, waiting to see what
would happen.
    Her head lifted, and she
paused.
    “What are you doing here?”
she asked. Her