she said as she met him at the door of his apartment four days later. “Hiya yourself,” he said, grabbing her up and kissing her. “Mmm,” she said after a long, deep kiss. “That kiss almost makes it worth not seeing you for a few days.” “You can have kisses like that anytime you want. Believe me, I’m in no hurry to return to Pittsburgh,” Will said as she walked inside and he closed the door behind them. “How was your mom’s birthday party?” He led her to the couch and they sat together. “Great. Me and the retired folks hanging around a dining room table, eating cake and drinking punch. Do you know how many of my mother’s friends have divorced daughters?” Keira laughed. “Oh man, I’m lucky you made it back at all. I had no idea you’d nearly been sucked into the dreaded bachelor black hole. You should have sent up an SOS or something.” “Yeah, laugh it up. It was a long four days.” She kissed him on the cheek, trying—and failing—to conceal her amusement over his misery.
