She sat straight up on her bed. "Abby? Who's Abby? You have a girl in your house and you're callingme? Are you crazy?"
"I just missed your voice, Pigtails."
She shook her head. "That's exactly why you fail at relationships. You need to show her that she's the center of your world."
There was a pause. "That doesn't always work."
She rolled her eyes. "How wouldyouknow?"
"Experience."
"Yeah, right. Who is she? Where did you two meet? Spill the beans."
"You're unbelievable," said Chris.
"Why, thank you. I like to practice it three times a day."
He ignored her. "You chose her for me, remember? At the bar. I went on the date two days ago."
"Abigail? Wow. And she's already at your house? I must admit, I didn't think you had it in you."
"Will the taunts ever cease?" He chuckled.
She smiled. "Likely not." She faked a gasp. "Don't tell me you got married!"
"Shut up."
She smiled. "Seriously, though, why is she at your house?"
"Because she lost her own..."
Her brows merged. "What?"
"Yeah, her house burned down and now she lives with me. I'm in a live-in relationship. It's fun, actually."
She opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. Live-in relationship? After one date? Her lips parted again, but she clamped them shut when she heard him snort.
"I'm kidding," he said. "She was bored and wanted to hang out. So, we were just watching a movie."
She grinned. "Liked what she saw, huh? Dug your action, did she?"
He groaned.
She licked her lips. "Doesn't she have a job? Don't you have a job?"
"I took the day off."
Her brows shot up. She found it hard to believe that Chris would take a day off from work just so he could hang out with a woman he'd been on a single date with.
"You skipped work?" asked Giselle incredulously. "You've never taken an off for me."
She could just see him grin at the back of her mind. "You never put me in that situation. You can try and see what I'd do for you."
"I'm sure it would be much less than what you'd do for yourgirlfriend."
"Stop rolling your eyes." He was almost laughing.
"How do you know? Wait, don't answer that. You seem busy taking an off from work for her."