No One Cares

Leila

“That isn’t fair! I didn’t mean to send out the signal for sex. It’s just, he’s intriguing. There is something about him I find very interesting. I like talking to him. I like being around him. He has a very soothing quality about him. He looks into my eyes when he talks and when I am talking. I always feel like I have his total attention. Do you know how rare that is these days?”

She groaned. “Yes, unfortunately I do. These days they’re always staring at their phones or themselves.”

“Exactly! But not him! He is an excellent conversationalist. He’s charming and dignified. It’s hard to describe all the great qualities he has. There are a lot.”

“Uh-oh,” she said. “You’re heading down a dangerous road.”

“I am not,” I scowled. “He’s an interesting man. I’m not falling for him.”

“Okay.”

I stared at her. “Don’t say it like that.”

“What?” she said in a high voice.

I waggled my finger at her. “No, no. I know that ‘okay.’ I know that voice. You don’t believe me. You’re saying okay to pla