He puts his arm around her and kisses the top of her head. “I’m
proud of you, Issa.”
I like that he calls her Issa, which I’m assuming is short for Allysa. I
think about my own name and if I’ll ever find a guy who could
shorten it into a sickeningly cute nickname. Illy.
Nope. Not the same.
“Do you need help getting home?” she asks.
I hop down and test my foot. “Maybe just to my car. It’s my left foot,
so I can probably drive just fine.”
She walks over and puts her arm around me. “If you want to leave
the keys with me, I’ll lock up and come back tomorrow and start
cleaning.”
The three of them walk me to my car, but Ryle allows Allysa to do
most of the work. He seems almost scared to touch me now for some
reason. When I’m in the driver’s seat, Allysa puts my purse and other
things in the floorboard and sits in the passenger seat. She takes my
phone out and begins programming her number into it.
Ryle leans into the window. “Make sure to keep ice on it as much as
you can for the next few days. Baths help, too.”
I nod. “Thanks for your help.”
Allysa leans over and says, “Ryle? Maybe you should drive her home
and take a cab back to the apartment, just to be safe.”
Ryle looks down at me and then shakes his head. “I don’t think
that’s a good idea,” he says. “She’ll be fine. I’ve had a few beers,
probably shouldn’t be driving.”
“You could at least help her home,” Allysa suggests.
Ryle shakes his head and then pats the roof of the car as he turns
and walks away.
I’m still watching him when Allysa hands me back my phone and
says, “Seriously. I’m really sorry about him. First he hits on you, then
he’s a selfish asshole.” She climbs out of the car and closes the door,
then leans through the window. “That’s why he’ll be single for the rest
of his life.” She points to my phone. “Text me when you get home.
And call me if you need anything. I won’t count favors as work-time.”
“Thank you, Allysa.”
She smiles. “No, thank you. I haven’t been this excited about my
life since that Paolo Nutini concert I went to last year.” She waves
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