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"I am so sick of your fucking games! You either want to be with me or you need to leave!"
I was so mad I could break something. This was the last straw. I was so sick of feeling inadequate, like I was never enough. Like I was a freak for having feelings and desires. This was it.
"Don't get mad at me, you don't know what you saw!" explained my boyfriend of 1 year. Troy had this amazing way of making me believe the sky was actually purple instead of blue. But tonight I saw neither color. I saw red.
I sat on the couch and gave him a disgusted look. I had just walked into his apartment to find one of the girls I went to school with playing with his fly. She knew I had a temper and immediately dashed passed me out into the hall and out the door. I was about to follow when Troy slammed the door in my face and was now in the process of telling me I didn't see anything. Right. I gave him a look that would make most people cringe and hide, but he figured he had me where he wanted me and I would just roll over and give in. My fault, I should have stopped a long time ago. I realized I had stopped listening to what he was saying and I could look at him indifferently. He meant nothing to me anymore. I didn't even stop to consider when it happened. I just got up off the couch and walked over to him. I gave him a hug and said everything was ok. Then I grabbed my keys and took his off the ring while he went to grab us a few drinks and walked out the door.
When I walked into my suite, my answering machine was flashing red. I looked down and laughed at the 43 messages. I didn't even check them. I unplugged my phone and immediately logged onto the computer, as was my habit. I sat for a minute and breathed a sigh of relief when I finally saw him log on. I had been talking to him for over a few months now. He wanted to meet but I was too into Troy and always felt uncomfortable in the situation. My first words to him were "It's over."
He knew me well enough he didn't even need to ask what was over. He just replied with "Excellent, bring that sweet ass of yours over here and we'll find a way to celebrate."
I just laughed as I normally did when he said that and just said not tonight. Great my life was not over, I could continue on as usual. The world is still spinning.
I realized I had been daydreaming when I heard the ping of messages. I looked up and read the screen. My friend had continued on. I quickly scrolled back to read what he was typing.
"C'mon girly, you've known for a while now that one day we would have to meet. I have been patient with you because you were in a relationship. Even though you came to me with all your problems in the relationship and who was it who usually ended up talking to every night before you crawled into bed. I know it's me you dream of every night, lying in bed playing with yourself. Taking care of those desires your man could not fulfill. I have not been with anyone else while waiting because I knew it would not last. Now you laugh and think that I am going to let it go? Think again. If you can't take the next step, then we don't need to be talking anymore. I've put up with enough of your teasing to make a saint crazy!!"
I started to cry. He had succeeded in making me cry where Troy could not. I was mad. Who the hell did he think he was making demands on me like this the same day I left my boyfriend? Could he not at least wait a damn week? But I knew I could not say so. He had become an addiction. He was right; it was him I always thought of before bed. I always logged on to say goodnight to him before I went to bed. He was the one I bitched to about our sex life and he was the one who understood how I felt and what I needed. I could not stand to lose him without ever knowing what he was like for real.
Ping. I looked at the screen. "Well, I'm waiting. For exactly 10 minutes, then I am outta here."
I sat for a minute reading that sentence. Then I responded.
"Can we meet for coffee? I'm not ready for anything else. Please. Just coffee."
No response. I watched the time on the clock. 9 minutes since he sent his last message. I had closed my eyes. Then I heard my computer ping again and I sat for a second afraid of what his answer would be.
"Fine. Coffee. Meet me in one hour at that restaurant we talked about down town. Do not be late."
He didn't even wait for a response. He just logged off. I ran to my room and cleaned up, wearing a red sundress that was low cut in the front and the back. I didn't want to sleep with him, but I wanted to at least look pretty for him. He knew I was proud of my breasts, after all I was always telling him how big and nice they were.
I arrive at the restaurant 30 minutes later. I did not want to be late. I walked in and the host rushed forward to shake my hand. "Oh look it's Trouble! It's been too long since you've come here, are you meeting your man here". I laughed. The host was an older man; he was always concerned about what and whom I was doing. He started calling me Trouble after we had a party in his restaurant and I was carried out. I told him I was single again and just meeting a friend for coffee. He grinned and gave me a table in the corner. I didn't think there was anything wrong with being in a private corner.
I sat and watched the door. I looked at my watch and the door again. I ordered a double drink and watched the door some more. I should not have come this early. My nerves were stretched to the screaming point when I recognized those eyes. We had sent each other headshots one night on the computer. I would never forget those eyes. He walked in and looked around. He saw me and then smiled down at the host. It seemed he came here too as he had a lot to say to the man. I took that moment to take a good look. He was taller, about 6 feet he once told me, but he looked taller. At 5'3, everyone looks taller. He finally started making his way to the table and I could here what he was saying to the host.
"Trouble hmmm, that is a very appropriate name." Then the host noticed someone else and he was alone on his way to the table. I felt like I should run and hide, but I was brave and sat there. I hated these first meetings. But hey it was just coffee.
He sat down and ordered a beer. He finally looked at me, and I could feel his gaze rake my body. "You always wear that for coffee?"
"Hello to you to!" I replied, flushing. What was wrong with me!
"Relax, I couldn't help noticing, and you'd be offended if I hadn't made a comment. You know it. So tell me what happened tonight with the jackass."