Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

Shane acknowledged with a grunt. “Come back quickly.”

“Okay.” Natalie smiled at him, then made her way out of the private room.

Annie, who was at another table, noticed Natalie’s movements and followed suit.

Natalie sensed that someone was creeping up behind her. With a frown, she halted in her tracks, then turned around and commanded, “Come on out!”

Seeing that it was only Annie, Natalie was both relieved and annoyed.

“What’s going on?” Natalie confronted Annie with narrowed eyes.

Gritting her teeth, Annie replied, “I just wanted to ask where Dr. Quinn is now.”

“Why?” Natalie retorted.

Taking a deep breath, Annie confessed, “I wanted to see for myself who his current girlfriend is.”

see her?” Natalie probed. “Are you intending to break

eyes widened, unable

all this? Stanley doesn’t like you. Even if you break them up,

help myself!” Annie cried as her eyes reddened, and she looked as if she was on the verge of tears. “I’ve liked Stanley since I first set my eyes on him,

choked back a sob. Thickly, she continued, “But he started dating you. I waited patiently all this while for the two of you to break up, and now he’s in a relationship with someone else! If he can date so liberally, why doesn’t he even want to consider me? I don’t want to wait any

did not love her. However, she fervently believed that as long as he was willing to give her a chance,

feeling a rush of pity for the desolate woman standing

of

Go on dating Mr. Shane for all I care. Don’t interfere with Dr. Quinn’s love life anymore. You’re no longer his girlfriend,” Annie retorted defiantly, eager to lay claim on Stanley now that Natalie was no

“Fine, I won’t interfere.

not?” Annie howled in

want to,” Natalie replied,

nothing beyond throwing a tantrum. “Fine. Don’t tell me, then! I’ll find out

reply, Annie turned and stormed off in

retreating figure, then shrugged her shoulders once again before continuing on

the private room