In the Glove Compartment

“How are you single?” Donovan asked Iris during their lunch.

“Who says I’m single?”

“Are you?”

“It’s…complicated,” Iris admitted.

“So you have a boyfriend who doesn’t act right?” Donovan questioned.

He was curious how Iris would describe Emile.

“He’s amazing, he just…can’t fully give himself to me right now and that’s very frustrating.”

“So he’s afraid of commitment?”

“He’s just kind of unavailable.” Iris shrugged.

“So why do you even deal with him?” Donovan questioned.

“Because I’ve never met anyone like him.”

“Would he be upset that you’re out with me?” Iris smiled and nodded. “Well I won’t tell if you don’t.”

“Oh he's too busy to even care.” Iris assured him.

Donovan took a sip of his drink, feeling satisfied. It seemed Emile hadn't texted Iris for a third time. Who knows how long he’d take to contact her now?

He hoped by the time he did, he would have already had Iris in bed. He was planning on making a move tonight. Somehow he was going to get into Iris’s house and he plann