Free To Love a Man by Rontora Nolan Page B

it.”
    “Oh? Can I ask why?”
    She sighed heavily. “Honestly I don't have the money.”
    “That’s all that’s stopping you?” he asked confused at her admission.
    “Yes that’s all.” She felt herself getting annoyed. “I don't have the money to just hop a flight you know. Not all of us can be worth a million dollars.”
    “Millions.” He said joking.
    “What?” he could hear in her voice that she did not get that he was kidding.
    “Nothing just wanted to lighten the mood.”
    “Ha ha ha funny.” He could hear the sarcasm in her voice.
    “Well what if I sponsored you?”
    “What do you mean?”
    “I mean what if I bought your ticket?”
    She felt anger rise in her stomach. Did he really think she was one of those girls who couldn’t do for herself? “And why would you do that? Does it look like I need some help? Like I can’t make it without Ramón Norris coming to the rescue?”
    Ramón started to laugh really loudly. “Ohmigosh you have a really smart mouth!”
    He laughed harder but upon hearing her sigh loudly. He stopped and calm himself down.
    “Look truth is Zack is an amazing player but I know he misses you and I know if my daughter missed me and I couldn’t get there then I would love to have someone send me to her.”
    “I don't need a guilt trip right now.” She shook her head beginning to feel like a bad mother.
    “I'm not trying to give you one. I just want you to know that you will have a plane ticket waiting for you tomorrow.” He said sincere.
    “And do you do this for all of your player’s parents?” she questioned.
    “If they needed help.”
    Desiree sighed.
    “I can pay half of the cost.”
    “Don’t worry about it.”
    “Are you sure?” she asked still in awe that this man would help her like this.
    “I am extremely sure. So what do you say?” he held his breath as she thought it over. Twenty seconds went by but Ramón could have sworn it was longer.
    “I say as long as you allow me to do something then yes.”
    His face broke out in a wide grin and he began looking online for flights for her. “That is great so I am looking now. I am going to be honest I cannot wait to see you again.”
    “Why not?”
    “Truth?”
    The question puzzled her for a second. “Please.”
    “I have never been able to talk to anyone like I have talked to you and I hope you feel the same.”
    She smiled. “I do.”
    “Ok then. I hate to go but duty calls. It was a pleasure talking to you and I will see you tomorrow. Just go to the front desk give them your name and the password will be Eagle789.”
    “Thank you again.” she grabbed a piece of paper and wrote the password down.
    “No problem just come.” He said dreading hanging up the phone.
    “Ok.”
    “Bye.”
    “Bye.”
    They both stayed on the line a second longer before sighing and hanging up. Desiree looked at her phone and shook with pleasure as she dialed Nikki.
    “Desiree I am in the middle of dinner this better be good.” Desiree loved how no matter when she called Nikki always had something smart to say.
    “Guess who I just got done talking too?”
    “Who?” she asked annoyed.
    “Ramón. He is flying me out to see Zack tomorrow.”
    “What? Why?”
    Desiree could hear the concern in her voice and immediately frowned.
    “Well aren’t you a buzz kill?”
    Nikki shook her head.
    “All I asked was why?”
    “Well because he is a nice guy that’s why.” Desiree didn’t mean to sound annoyed but she if she did it went over Nikki’s head.
    “Are you sure?” she asked wanting her best friend to be absolutely sure of what she was doing.
    “Of course I am sure. This is a nice gesture and I think I am gonna take him up on it.”
    “How long did you guys talk before he just asked you to come there?” she questioned.
    “We were on the phone for a while and then I told him how much I missed Zack and he wan ted to do something nice for me so that is what he felt the need to buy me the ticket and I really