Book 2 - Chapter Fifty Three

Gage’s POV

‘Come on man, just one game’ my roommate wheedles, waving a controller at me as the music from our favourite game blasts from the television.

‘I’ve got things to do’ I reply, trying to ward my best friend off, OK my stuff to do consists of lying on my bed and moping about the fact that Hali hasn’t rung me back to agree to my offer of a business date.

I laugh harshly at myself, yeah, it seems I’ve stooped so low in my self-respect that I’m willing to phrase a meet up as a business meeting just so I can see the woman.

‘Pleeeeease’ Callan asks, pouting up at me, ‘I’ll buy you Chinese, we can get wontons . . ‘

I waver, I do love Chinese and I haven’t eaten since this morning as I got sucked into a conference call with a client who was irate about changes Harrison made to his itine……