This is part 2 of a true story about me and an ex-girlfriend of mine which will likely turn into a series which will chart how she changed me and my life. This story picks up a few months after the initial events.
Not much more has happened since the initial events. May and I still meet up a few times a week after work as it's the only time we can get together since she is expected home. Her boyfriend James is still unemployed, so May and I have to make do with breaks, lunches and a little time after work. Sex wise since the incident in the woods and one failed time in my car we've done nothing except some manual work. I did use this time to get to know May better, she'd had a tough life. She left home young became involved with drugs and sex. And James was a complete Psycho who had tried to kill her more than once but she was petrified to leave him.
It was a summers night the two of us had been messaging constantly for hours. Mostly the usual missing each other, wanting each other and other small talk. I don't know why this night was any different but I was really missing her. I wanted to be with her and I was frustrated that I couldn't. She told me that she was going in the bath which usually meant one to two hours radio silence. My friend had called asking to get picked up from the train station I hadn't seen him in months as he was away with the Army so I agreed and headed off to collect him.
When I got to the station, I checked my phone and she hadn't messaged and when my friend arrived, we headed to his house. I lost track of time a bit talking to him it as good to catch up I didn't mention May I didn't want to explain all the complexities of our relationship at that time. It was after midnight when I came away, I hadn't checked my phone in over ninety minutes and I'd had it on silent. I had four messages:
'Hi I'm back.'
'Not talking?'
'I miss you'
"Guess you're busy I'm going to call it a night. Speak soon xxx'
This was over forty minutes earlier and I was completely devastated. My body tingled all over and my heart raced. I messaged back 'I'm back sorry was picking up my mate' to which I got no response. As my heart raced the air seemed to become thin and I gasped for air. It was at this point I knew that I truly loved her with every ounce of my soul. I messaged her again 'stood here outside my house absolutely devastated that I missed you tonight. I really want to tell you something and cant wait to see you to say it.' I stayed outside in the cool summers air for about ten more minutes when my phone vibrated in my pocked. 'Tell me what?" She wrote, I really wanted to say it in person but I didn't want to wait any longer, 'I love you' I replied. My body fizzed and my heart raced as I pressed sent. The next minute felt like an eternity waiting for the response. 'I love you too! Xxx' she responded. I was elated and we kept messaging for the rest of the night until around six in the morning.
Again, Monday couldn't come around fast enough and at first opportunity I turned to her and told her I loved her to her face. A tear formed in her eyes and she smiled at me, she looked genuinely happy at what I had just said and I knew that I wanted to be with her properly.
Unfortunately, things don't work out like that very quickly. May was petrified of James, turns out he was abusive to her and regularly lost his temper and would hit her. She would find most of her days off were spent locked in her bathroom messaging me.
