. she slide her fingers into the back pocket and allowed her shoulders to drop / th proportions of her body , i decided - thighs to hips to waist to chest to shoulders - were just fine .
i realized i was having an ottavia moment . not good .
"mel's not here ," she said . she narrowed her eyes and cockked out a hip ." are you sure she's expecting you ? she's good about appointments and things . much beter than me ." she rolled her eyes in self-deprecation . one side of her mouth curled into a grin .
she wore no makeup , or she wore it so well that i couldn't tell .her hair was short and styleed carelessly . the color was in the middle ground between blond and not . it was a shade that had to be natureal ; it was hard to imagine someone seeking it from a bottle .
" yes, yes ," i said , after forcing myself to recall her question ." i am . i actually flew in to town to see her ...... today . just now ."
she opened her eyes wide . i noted that her irises were the same color as that day 's LA . haze .not quite brown , not quite gray . the hue worked better - much better - for eyes than it did for atmosphere .
" she didn't say anything ," she shrugged ." sorry ."
i hoped i might be invited inside to wait . i wasn't ." okay . well . i guess i'll wait for her in the car . i have her mobile number . maybe i can give her a call . is she at work ? i don't want to interrupt her if -"
the woman's expression told me that she wasn't about tell me whether or not her roommate was at work .
"right ," i said ." i'm sorry to have bothered you . thanks for your help ." i begaun to turn .
" what's you name ?" the woman said ." in case i talk to her ."
i said ," aln ...gregory ."
"yoy flew in from ....?"
"colorado . boulder ."
she nodded . if the question had been a quiz . i had passed .
i realized i was having an ottavia moment . not good .
"mel's not here ," she said . she narrowed her eyes and cockked out a hip ." are you sure she's expecting you ? she's good about appointments and things . much beter than me ." she rolled her eyes in self-deprecation . one side of her mouth curled into a grin .
she wore no makeup , or she wore it so well that i couldn't tell .her hair was short and styleed carelessly . the color was in the middle ground between blond and not . it was a shade that had to be natureal ; it was hard to imagine someone seeking it from a bottle .
" yes, yes ," i said , after forcing myself to recall her question ." i am . i actually flew in to town to see her ...... today . just now ."
she opened her eyes wide . i noted that her irises were the same color as that day 's LA . haze .not quite brown , not quite gray . the hue worked better - much better - for eyes than it did for atmosphere .
" she didn't say anything ," she shrugged ." sorry ."
i hoped i might be invited inside to wait . i wasn't ." okay . well . i guess i'll wait for her in the car . i have her mobile number . maybe i can give her a call . is she at work ? i don't want to interrupt her if -"
the woman's expression told me that she wasn't about tell me whether or not her roommate was at work .
"right ," i said ." i'm sorry to have bothered you . thanks for your help ." i begaun to turn .
" what's you name ?" the woman said ." in case i talk to her ."
i said ," aln ...gregory ."
"yoy flew in from ....?"
"colorado . boulder ."
she nodded . if the question had been a quiz . i had passed .
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