Yay another chapter! Now that I've established some history I won't jump perspective as much. Please know I had written a warning but it didn't show up. This story is dark in places. So if you are put off by a realistic story this probably won't be for you.
This story is true, the original individuals gave permission for their story to be told. All names identifying characteristics have been change to protect the identity of those people. Their story contains: foul language, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, mental abuse, and sexual acts. Reader be warned.
I haven't been able to use an editor recently so please forgive any errors. As always please enjoy, please feel free to vote and leave comments.
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During my most recent therapy session Dr. April had said, "Whatever you want in a future companion you need to be doing for yourself first. For instance if you want a boyfriend who eats right, start eating right. If you want someone who works hard at his job, start working hard at your's. You can't expect everything from that person, your habits will attract that person."
Of course I still wasn't ready for a new relationship, far from it actually, but it wouldn't hurt to work on bettering myself in the mean time. I started with working out regularly and eating better. Then I applied for a decent paying job, an interior decorating company was looking for an assistant for one of their designers. After about a week I started at that same company.
I jumped at the chance to stabilize my life, Jewlie had the mornings with me and the nights with my sister I always came home hours after she had gone to bed. It broke my heart every night to see her fast asleep. But I was bettering our future and providing for her. I was alone, I had to make sacrifices.
Two months in to this nrw routine my life had almost completely changed, I was toned, healthy, had my outgoing spark back, I was excelling at work, and I was content with my life for once. I'd even made a few friends all on my own. One in particular friend was Shaunette. She was a very curvy girl with a party attitude, she was the opposite of who I was trying to be but we got along perfect. My breaks and lunch hours were spent with her. I was anxiously waiting for the next half an hour to go by so we could head off to lunch.
As I was organizing my supervisors station I saw a handsome man walk past, dressed in slacks and a dark blue polo I couldn't help but admire him as he walked past. Be was gone within seconds and I mentally chastised myself, "You're married! Even if you weren't it would still be another year before you would be dating!"
As lunch rolled around I met Shaunette at our usual table for lunch. Recently she'd been having trouble with her boyfriend and had taken to complaining to me today was no different.
"What I really need is an upgrade. A mature older man who will take care of me and treat me right."
"Okay, and where are you going to find this sexy new man? Aisle ten at a grocery store?" I teased her.
"Nope. I already found him."
"What's his name!?"
"I don't know."
"Did you ask?"
"We haven't talked yet." She avoided looking in my eyes. "I saw him the other day and I can't talk to him, he's gorgeous! He has an amazing ass and I'm too nervous!"
"I'll talk to him for you."
"Really?!"
"Of course, I don't have any reason to be nervous so it wouldn't be a problem. You show him to me and let me handle it from there."
A few days later my supervisor Jay was walking by she stopped to talk to me as I sketched out a wall design.
"Hi beautiful!"
"Oh hi Jay! What are you doing?"
"Heading outside for some fresh air."
"Ugh! I wouldn't it's freezing outside, why don't you stay inside?" I was still sketching, sparing her glances every few seconds. I didn't notice the figure who walked up beside Jay.
"Oh I usually do but our new Sales Rep convinced me to go out for a smoke."
I jerked my head up at that. Ever since my grandpa had died from a rough battle with lung cancer I'd always tried to encourage my smoker friends to quit, now somebody was coming in and ruining all my work?! I raised narrow eyes at the man in front of me,"You are a bad influence!" I growled the words before really noticing the man I spoke to. He was beautiful! His bright blue eyes winked back at me, he gave me a lopsided grin before replying.
"Yes I am." He blatantly looked me up and down before turning to walk away. "Coming Jay?" She scampered off after him.
I was left fuming! For the next twenty minutes I wrestled with anger at a complete stranger and full on lust at the way he had looked at me. My thoughts ran wild with images of him crushing his mouth against mine. By the time Jay walked back past me I had worked myself into a tizzy.
"Hey Jay? Who was that you were with?"
Smirking at me she answered,"His name is Andy. Hot huh?"
"Oh please. I'm not interested you know I'm going through a divorce." I paused for a moment,"what do you know about him?"
All too eager to spread her knowledge she divulged everything she knew so far. "Apparently you two would have a lot in common" I rolled my eyes at her. "He's divorced, just started here, and he's a single dad." That caught my interest she said more but I was too caught up in imagining Andy holding a baby, I was hot and bothered in seconds.
"You're married! And even if you weren't..." Those same thoughts became my mantra, every time Andy popped into my thoughts I pushed them away forcefully. It would be another two weeks before I saw him again, when I did he looked like hell trudging into work, bags under his blood shot eyes, yawning every few minutes.
"Andy?"
"Huh?" His red eyes slowly scanned up to meet mine.
"Andy are you high?!" I couldn't help but ask he looked like it.
He laughed, "No, no I'm not. My little girl has been sick and last night was really rough for her. I didn't get much sleep." My heart melted.
"I know how that is. Do you want an energy drink?" I pulled an eight oz can out of my purse.
"You just carry energy drinks around with your? Are you a caffeine dealer?" He eagerly accepted my offer.
"No I have a baby girl, she has night terrors and I usually don't sleep much at night. Most days I just sip on over sugared coffee but it didn't cut it this morning. I bought two cams thinking I'd need them both."
"How old is your baby?" He had already finished the whole can.
"Ten months. Your's?"
"Five. I've got to go but good luck with your girl."
"You too." I started to think that maybe Andy wasn't so bad after all, I wasn't interested in dating him but he'd make a great friend.
That afternoon as I met up with Shaunette for lunch she was beaming and practically bouncing. Giving her a quizzical look she squealed back.
"He's here!"
"Where?!" I was caught up in her giddiness.
"Over there!" Pointing behind a large vase I couldn't see anyone, I caught a glimpse of a well defined bum.
"I don't see anyone." I stretched up on tippy toes to try and see, at my 5'4" height it didn't help much.
Shaunette pulled me to the side a bit. "There. Tall, dark brown hair, gorgeous blue eyes, and look at that ass!!"
I saw the back of a man now, from this angle he seemed cute enough.
"Did you mean what you said before? You'll talk to him for me?"
"Of course, I said I will and I will. Let's eat and I'll head over after we're done." We moved to our table in front of the floor to ceiling windows. Shaunette kept her eyes trained on the man behind my right shoulder, I watched her swoon and avert her gaze at the appropriate times.
"Stop staring!" I swatted her shoulder lightly, "he'll think you're a creeper."
"Fine." Her bottom lip jutted out in a pout.
After we ate I went on my way to find this gorgeous man, turning the corner I almost walked right into Andy.
"Are you stalking me?" I teased him.
"Ha! No. I'm actually on my way out. What are you doing?"
