I Just Had to Have Heidi . . . On the Eve of Wedding (Part 2)
It was a month before my wedding and my mom called me, which is something she had done a lot of lately as she had completely taken over the wedding planning. I mean you would think it was her getting married, but I was fine with her doing all the work, it made things little less stressful for me. Since we had talked nearly every day I immediately sensed something was off. After a while, I finally came right out and asked her what was wrong.
"You got a letter for you today."
'So,' I thought, even though I had moved out over a year and half ago some of my mail still came to my parents house. I was starting to get annoyed at my mom because she was acting all weird about some random letter.
"It's from Rich . . ."
I didn't even hear the rest as my heart stopped and my privates tingled. A couple of years ago Rich and I dated, pretty serious for me. My parents had like him at the time, but their opinion soon changed when things appruptly ended between us. They had a front row seat to see my heart broke and tears. They thought it was just their daughter's first broken heart. What they didn't know was that while I did really like him, he took my virginity and fucked me in every room, bed and shower of their house. He even bent me over the kitchen table and rammed me doggie style where we ate our Sunday meal.
Not long after our magical weekend Rich and I broke up because while I loved his body and having sex with him, I felt so guilty about premarital sex that I told him we had to stop doing it. He listened to what I had to say then drove me out into the desert and fucked me in his car, which is what I really wanted him to do. He then informed me that if we stop having sex, we were over. The guilty over-came the pleasure of our love making and we broke up.
I cried and cried and cried and when I had no more tears to shed I mooped around the house for a couple of month. I thought of Rich every night and while I was angry at him, it never stopped from rubbing myself to an orgasm thinking about our weekend alone. The memory that always put me over-the-top was when I was riding him on my parents' bed.
After a couple of months my friends tried to cheer me up and set me up with the most wonderful man in the world, John. I had met him a couple of time playing softball as our companies played each other. He seemed nice enough at the time and I guess I really caught his eye because he asked one of my friends to set us up. Our first date was dinner and a movie, much like my first date with Rich, but John was the perfect gentleman. The more I got to know him the more I found I liked him. He was 12 years older than me, he never really dated growing up as he was pretty nervous around women, he was a virgin and he was completely head-over-heels in love with me. John was taller than me but he was a little over weight and while there was nothing remarkable about his looks, the more I got to know him the cuter I found him. He on the other hand, found me gorgous and told me that often, which was what I really needed at the time. I didn't feel quite the same way about him but after getting my heart broken by Rich I knew that deep down inside this man would never hurt me and would always take care of me.
After four months of dating John asked me to marry him and I was more than willing to accept his offer. Because John and I were both religious, we decided to save ourselves for our wedding night. We discussed sex on one of our earlier dates and he said he was a virgin and I just couldn't tell him that I had completely been the whore of another man and had enjoyed it so deeply that I constantly pleasured myself to the memory. So I just told him I was a virgin too.
Now mere weeks from the wedding I got a letter from Rich?
'That fucking prick' is all I could think. Yet, I was still curious; did he know I was getting married? Did he want to come to the wedding? Did he want me back? I had no idea and while my mind was going a mile-a-minute I finally snapped back to reality when I heard my mom say,
"Heidi, did you hear me? I can open it up and read it if you want."
"No mom," god I didn't want her to read that letter, "I've got to pick up some stuff over at the house later so I'll just pick it up then."
And while I did have to pick some stuff up at their house, it was nothing that couldn't wait. I just really wanted to see what Rich had to say.
Once I arrived I got the letter from my mom and as innociently as I could, made up some nonsense about having an appointment and I was off. I drove away from my folks' place but my curiousity got the better of me as I pulled over into a strip mall parking lot, opened the letter and read it.
Dear Heidi,
I hope this letter finds you well. I know we haven't talked for a while and I am sorry, that one's on me. I feel terrible how things ended between us and I just wanted to explain to you why I was the way I was and why I acted the way I did. You see when we met we were both graduating. And while you were off to your job and its leadership training program, I had nothing. No job and really no idea what I wanted to do. I know it is a corny clichΓ© but I was a rudderless ship and that summer I fell into a depression. It was a horrible summer for me but you were my one bright spot and for that I truly wanted to thank you. After I ended things between us, a decision I made for a foolish reason and one I regret to this day.
I did eventually find a job at a publishing company. At first I did sales and other shitty grunt work but over time I worked my way up to being a writer and now I'm a columnist. My confidence grew, along with my paycheck, thank God, I moved out of my house and even dated. I know you don't want to know about my dating life but I did want you to know this, Heidi when it come to relationships and women, my thoughts always come back to you.
I don't know what is going on in your life now. I am sure an amazing girl like you has probably been swept up to by some great guy and you deserve it. But I've always felt like we have "unfinished business" and I would like to see you again. If you would like to get in touch with me, which I hope you do, please e-mail me at the e-mail address or call me at the number on the card attached to this letter. If not, I totally understand. Either way I just want you to know that you will always have a special place in my heart. I wish you the best of luck,
Always,
Rich
I cried. I was sitting in my car crying my eyes out. Not in joy but in anger. I was so pissed at Rich. Of course I wanted to hear these things, but I wanted to hear them two fucking years ago. I read the letter three times sitting in my car in front of a run downed strip mall. In every reading I felt Rich's sincerity and how he was sorry, but I also sensed his cockiness, his swagger and the weight of his personality and there was no doubt in my mind that I would get in contact with him and see him in person. Here I was, about to be another man's wife and I was wondering if I could fuck my ex one last time.
I stated at the phone number for a good 45 minutes contemplating whether to call him. My feelings were so conflicted, I was still angry at him for how he ended things between us but I still thought about him and wondered what he was up to and if he still thought of me. Obviously, he did think about me, enough to reach out and try to get back in touch. When I called him I was so nervous as the phone rang but when he picked up and I heard his voice again, it was instantly better.
Rich was both surprised and happy to hear from me. He immediately apologized how he ended things and while it was not necessary, it was still nice to hear him say that. From there we launched straight into what we have been up to, it was like we hadn't missed any time at all. I told him I was engaged and was about to get married and while he kind of kidded with me about how could I dare moved on he was supportive. He asked all about John and what he was like. I was happy to answer his questions but something odd happened when I was telling Rich about him. I wasn't talking about John as the man I had grown to know and love and how kind and gentlemen like he was. Instead, as I described him I was comparing him to Rich. I couldn't believe it, Rich hadn't been in my life for almost two years and within five minutes of me talking to him he was the bar against which I was judging all other men . . . and they were all coming up short.
We talked and talked, it was just like old times. The spark between us was still there and the next thing I knew it was 1:30 in the morning. I wasn't the last time we talked into the wee hours of the morning. We talked almost every night as I told him about the wedding and he told me about his work and the women he dated, none of whom sounds as good as me, which made me smile a little bit. It was about a week into our reconnection that I invited him to my wedding. I knew my mom would flip, but I really wanted him there, if nothing else to see what he was missing out on.
We were getting married at a Ski Resort Hotel Lodge. The wedding was during the summer, but the lodge was open and there was hiking and ski lifts and pools and a lot of other activities to keep the guest busy. The Hotel Lodge was a long and windy drive from the city below and that city wasn't much of one either. Rich got the second to last room and he told me he was coming in Friday morning, for the Saturday wedding, spending two nights and then heading back home. That would give me a chance to see him in person Friday afternoon before the rehersal dinner.
As I drove up the mountain with my mom and sisters I was so excited for my wedding. I was always told that it would be the greatest day of my life and I was starting to think that it actually would be. We checked in and I got settled in my room that I shared with my older sister. My sister and I had not been close since she married very young and started her family, but she was really great to talking to about marriage and how it was great in so many ways and difficult in others. Our talk was interrupted by her cell phone ringing, it was her husband and she took the call. I took the opportunity to check my messages and saw that I had two text messages. One from John saying he was driving up to the Lodge now and the second from Rich simply stating, "Enjoying a beer in the sun on my deck. Come join me. Rm 585"