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stairwell, I went through the fridge in my mind, planning dinner for myself. I was so lost in contemplation that I didn’t see Peter standing in the shadows until I heard his voice, “Rachel?”
I looked up in shock, almost toppling backwards down the stairs. He jumped forward to stop me from falling, grabbing me by the upper arms and hauling me onto the landing as I scrambled to find my footing.
Once I was sure I wasn’t going to fall, I looked him straight in the eyes and lost my nerve. He really was gorgeous and even after the fiasco the night before, my body yearned for his. Oh well, so much for my resolve!
“What are you doing here?”
“Rachel, you haven’t answered my calls, so I came here to talk to you in person. I need to explain about last night.”
I shook my head as I opened the door to my apartment, “I don’t think I want to hear it.”
Peter remained silent and when I turned around, he still stood outside my door, waiting for my permission to enter. Seeing the plea in his eyes, I shrugged my shoulders and tossed over my shoulder, “Come on in.”
“Thanks.” Peter entered and closed the door. “Rachel, I can’t blame you for being furious. But can we talk for a few minutes, please? . If, after I explain things, you still want me to leave – I will. No questions asked. I just need for you to hear me out.”
“Fine. Have a seat.” I sat in the armchair, not wanting to sit on the couch in case he chose to sit there as well. The way my body was humming along, I didn’t trust myself to not jump on him with all my passion.
“Lara and I have a pretty sketchy past. When we first started dating, it was a casual thing – at least on my part. The problem is, Lara doesn’t do casual. She’s very possessive and frankly a little neurotic in my opinion.”
I nodded, not commenting, but agreeing with his assessment of her personality . Psycho would have been my word of choice, but neurotic worked just as well.
“Anyway, when I first tried to break things off with her, it got intense. She made some statements and created some issues that I didn’t want to deal with at the time. It was easier to go along with her idea of us being in a relationship for the time being. Especially because her father is one of my firm’s largest clients and I was in dire need to finish some contractual negotiations with him. I was afraid breaking up with her could ruin my company and career.”
Peter got up, unable to sit still, “I did break it off with her about six months ago after she tried to trap me into marrying her. We were at a party in her parents’ house, and out of nowhere she started showing off this ring. I’d never seen it before, and when her friends started asking if it was an engagement ring, she said ‘Yes’.”
I gasped, “She really did that?”
Peter nodded, “The worst part was when she showed it to her parents. I pulled her father aside and explained that the ring wasn’t mine and I didn’t know what she was up to. Her father jokingly said that she sometimes was a bit straight forward and insinuated that she had wanted a more formal relationship for quite a while now. Seeing my shocked face he promised to take care of the matter himself. He made sure anyone willing to listen knew that he had purchased the ring for his daughter as a gift.
The next morning, I told her I didn’t want to date her anymore and that we were through. She laughed at me and informed me we weren’t through until she decided we were.”
I felt sorry for him, this woman was harassing him, and he was trying to be nice to her on account of doing business with her father.
“She’s been following me around town, showing up at the same places I am and hanging on me every chance she gets. I haven’t dated anyone since I broke up with her because I was afraid something like last night would happen.”
“So what happened after I left last night? Did you go home with her?” I hated to ask, but I needed to
I looked up in shock, almost toppling backwards down the stairs. He jumped forward to stop me from falling, grabbing me by the upper arms and hauling me onto the landing as I scrambled to find my footing.
Once I was sure I wasn’t going to fall, I looked him straight in the eyes and lost my nerve. He really was gorgeous and even after the fiasco the night before, my body yearned for his. Oh well, so much for my resolve!
“What are you doing here?”
“Rachel, you haven’t answered my calls, so I came here to talk to you in person. I need to explain about last night.”
I shook my head as I opened the door to my apartment, “I don’t think I want to hear it.”
Peter remained silent and when I turned around, he still stood outside my door, waiting for my permission to enter. Seeing the plea in his eyes, I shrugged my shoulders and tossed over my shoulder, “Come on in.”
“Thanks.” Peter entered and closed the door. “Rachel, I can’t blame you for being furious. But can we talk for a few minutes, please? . If, after I explain things, you still want me to leave – I will. No questions asked. I just need for you to hear me out.”
“Fine. Have a seat.” I sat in the armchair, not wanting to sit on the couch in case he chose to sit there as well. The way my body was humming along, I didn’t trust myself to not jump on him with all my passion.
“Lara and I have a pretty sketchy past. When we first started dating, it was a casual thing – at least on my part. The problem is, Lara doesn’t do casual. She’s very possessive and frankly a little neurotic in my opinion.”
I nodded, not commenting, but agreeing with his assessment of her personality . Psycho would have been my word of choice, but neurotic worked just as well.
“Anyway, when I first tried to break things off with her, it got intense. She made some statements and created some issues that I didn’t want to deal with at the time. It was easier to go along with her idea of us being in a relationship for the time being. Especially because her father is one of my firm’s largest clients and I was in dire need to finish some contractual negotiations with him. I was afraid breaking up with her could ruin my company and career.”
Peter got up, unable to sit still, “I did break it off with her about six months ago after she tried to trap me into marrying her. We were at a party in her parents’ house, and out of nowhere she started showing off this ring. I’d never seen it before, and when her friends started asking if it was an engagement ring, she said ‘Yes’.”
I gasped, “She really did that?”
Peter nodded, “The worst part was when she showed it to her parents. I pulled her father aside and explained that the ring wasn’t mine and I didn’t know what she was up to. Her father jokingly said that she sometimes was a bit straight forward and insinuated that she had wanted a more formal relationship for quite a while now. Seeing my shocked face he promised to take care of the matter himself. He made sure anyone willing to listen knew that he had purchased the ring for his daughter as a gift.
The next morning, I told her I didn’t want to date her anymore and that we were through. She laughed at me and informed me we weren’t through until she decided we were.”
I felt sorry for him, this woman was harassing him, and he was trying to be nice to her on account of doing business with her father.
“She’s been following me around town, showing up at the same places I am and hanging on me every chance she gets. I haven’t dated anyone since I broke up with her because I was afraid something like last night would happen.”
“So what happened after I left last night? Did you go home with her?” I hated to ask, but I needed to
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