Chapter 33 The Player's Gentle Side

• The sniffing and hiccups had ceased as Vanessa washed her face in the bathroom. Not for once had she imagined Darryl would storm into her apartment because he heard her cry over the phone. If she wasn't ignoring Carolyn, this was the best time to call her best friend and whine about everything.
• She stared at her reflection in the mirror, the memory of her conversation with Darryl flooded in. She would never forget the concerned look on his face as he consoled her when she was crying. She could still feel how his hands intertwined with hers as he caressed them.
• Trying to pull herself together, she splashed water on her face as she shook at the thought of him. She should not be thinking about Darryl. She should not think too much about his actions. She wasn't the first person he had consoled. She told herself as she shook off the remnants of Darryl's touch.