Ruby and I

chapter 39

After Ruby leaves Camila's office, she does the right thing and calls Clark. She goes inside her car.

"Fuck it...I'll call him now." Ruby said.

She wastes no time dialing his number. After a few rings, he immediately picks up.

"Hello?! I mean, uh....hi, Ruby." Clark said.

"Hi, Clark...how are you?" Ruby asked.

"I'm okay! What about you?" Clark asked.

"I'm good...." Ruby said.

"So...what have you been up to this past week?" Clark asked.

"Nothing, really," Ruby said.

"Yeah, same here. It's been kinda slow for me." Clark said with a small chuckle.

A few seconds of silence pass by.

"It's good to hear your voice again," Clark said.

Ruby smiles a little. "Yours too," she said.

"I was afraid you weren't gonna call," Clark said.

"I almost didn't..." Ruby said.

"What changed your mind?" Clark asked.

"I couldn't leave you hanging," Ruby said.

"Well, I'm glad you didn't forget about me," Clark said.

"You know I could never do that. Did you do anything today?" Ruby asked.

"I had a session with Camila," Clark said.

"Oh...how did that go?" Ruby asked.

"Good. I actually feel great now. What did you do today?" Clark asked.

"Oh, you know...just ran some errands," Ruby said.

"Cool..." Clark said.

Ruby sighs in disappointment. "I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm lying to you right now," she said.

"What do you mean?" Clark asked.

"I talked with Camila a few minutes ago. I saw you leave her office before I knocked on her door." Ruby said.

"Y-You did? How come you didn't approach me?" Clark asked.

"I don't know..." Ruby said.

"Well...what were you there for? Wedding planning?" Clark said.

"No...I actually came to her the same reason you came to her." Ruby said.

"So...we both went to our wedding planner for relationship advice. Real funny, huh?" Clark chuckled.

"Yeah, pretty funny," Ruby said.

Another few seconds of silence pass by.

"...I miss you," Clark said.

"...I miss you too," Ruby said