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I look at Viola on the other side of the room.
“What happened?” I ask.
“I can’t… we can’t do this. Please go,” she says. Then, as if realizing for the first time that she’s topless, she covers herself with her arm and moves back to the sofa where she snags her top off the floor and pulls it over her head. I watch her as she lifts her hands over her head to put her top on. The movement lifts her breasts and accentuates them and then she’s finished.
“Please go,” she says again.
Viola, c’mon. Let’s talk…”
“Get out!” she shouts.
I get up and make my way to the entrance hall. I open the door and let myself out. She follows me at a distance still covering her breasts even though she’s wearing her top again. I look back at her once I’m outside the apartment.
“Let’s just talk,” I say in a calm voice.
“There’s nothing to talk about,” Viola says and closes the door in my face. I stand there for a few moments feeling anger and frustration. I want to kick the damn door down but I finally turn and head for the elevator lobby. I hope against hope that she’ll come running after me but when I step into the elevator and she doesn’t come running after me I know it’s not going to happen.
I exit the building downstairs and flag a cab. When it arrives, I give the driver my address and head home.
More than ever, I can’t get Viola out of my mind. I remember everything about our time in her apartment. What the hell happened, I wonder?
This time however she sends me a message after I’ve arrived home.
I’m sorry about this evening. I was wrong.
It’s okay, I reply.
I’m sorry. I can’t see you again.
Why?
in committed relationships. I lost control tonight and I was
why can’t we
why. Look what
behave, I
get hurt, she replies. I’m guessing it will be me.
bit drastic don’t
All the best with
dial Viola’s number but it just
the phone
I take a shower and get into bed. I think again of what we did and I
next morning, I wake up and the first thing on my mind is Viola. I get up and retrieve my phone from where I left it on the sofa. I check for messages from Viola but there aren’t
send her a good night message and
tell myself to forget about Viola. I know there’s simply nothing I can do about it.
tell myself to put her out of my mind for once
future and move on. Get married and put this behind you, I tell myself. It’s not as easy as that though and by late morning I decide I
Lewis
with two kids and he has a knack of seeing things from a different perspective. He’s always helpful that way. I’ve never leaned on him for help but now
that I’m getting married and I tell
reaction is
should see each other more often,” he jokes. Next time I
funny,” I
her to marry you and that’s a
“What’s your point?”
people go through a few relationships before
think it’s too soon for me to get
what most people do. Some people marry their high school sweetheart and stay together for all their lives. Everybody’s different.
made you and Jenna decide
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