I blinked my eyes rapidly as his long, skinny fingers ran through my hair, stopping at the back of my head and scratching. I knew what was coming. His fingers began their trail once more. The bed shifted and I sighed. Rolling on to my back, I saw him. He finished the button of his shirt that he was on before making eye contact with me. His black slacks and burgundy shirt making him look so smart. I pulled my knees to my chest and rested my chin on them.
"You have to go again; don't you?"
He perched on the edge of the bed, lifting his had to push the fallen strands of hair back behind my ear. He didn't have to vocally reply, I already knew the answer. He closed his eyes and looked down for a brief second before his phone rang. The screen lit up and he answered it almost immediately. The words he was uttering were lost on me as he continued to flow around my bedroom to finish getting dressed.
After he hung up, his gaze rested upon me again. His hand absently layer his cell on to the dressing table, before turning to face me. He raised half of his face in an almost smile and just as quickly looked away. His awkwardness settling in again.
"I have to go again. I'm sorry, really, I am."
With that he left, gently shutting the doors as he went. I sighed once again and fell back on my bed. Looking up to the ceiling I squeezed my eyes closed and pinched the bridge of my nose. I knew that was his job, it had happened many times. Including our first date. But I couldn't help but feel a large agitated wave every time his phone went off. Like it just had...
I lifted my body once again to see the bright light of his phone making it visible. Great. The dreaded meeting his friends. I pushed myself off the bed and walked to the dresser where he laid down his device, along with his credentials. I sighed half smiling to myself as I grabbed a change of clothes and began to put them on.
I lifted my keys out of the bowl by the door and left, phone and credentials in hand. Continuing to make my way to my old VW beetle. I smiled as I remember the first time we had ever met...