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introduce me to his sick mother. That damn sure couldn’t have been easy, so I swallowed my fear and pride, for him. After all, it was just a harmless date.
“You look hot!” Gwen giggled, as if we were in high school again.
“Thanks, I guess.” I shrugged, as I tried to touch my hair, but she slapped my hand.
“No guessing, you are smoking hot. So don’t be surprised when Mr. CEO can’t keep his hands off of you.” She smiled at me through the mirror.
“Gwen, that’s not my goal here.” I protested.
I had kept the little tad bit about me and Landon’s sexcapade to myself. Gwen was going to kill me whenever I got the nerve to tell her. She had been dying to see me out on a date, but my heart belonged to another guy. I felt like it wouldn’t be fair to dive into another relationship after Dean. He held the key to my heart, and I wasn’t ready to let anyone else steal that away.
“Tessa, it’s time!” she shouted.
“How can you determine a time?” I protested, turning to her.
“Look, you being alone isn’t healthy. You have to move on.” She scolded, but there was a hint of sympathy in her words.
“I can’t just move on.” I groaned, angrily.
Dean Everett had been the love of my life. Since the day we began dating, we had been inseparable. Nothing and no one else mattered, and we liked it like that. Ok, I was making it sound like an unhealthy relationship, but it wasn’t. We weren’t underneath each other every day and every night, we still had our own lives. Dean played varsity football, and hung out with his friends, while I had school, Gwen, and my other girlfriends. We had time for ourselves, but when we got together, it was magic.
He was my first love, and in my heart and soul , I felt like he’d be my last. We dated all through the junior and senior year in high school, and all three years in college. When he got down on one knee to ask me to marry him, of course I had screamed, yes! I was head over heels in love, and nothing was going to deter that.
Boy was I wrong.
I never thought Dean would leave me. The last day that I saw him, we were happy. I kissed him goodbye, and watched him disappear into the crowd. He had an away football game, and his team was flying to Florida. It was only supposed to be for a week, but they never made it. The plane had crashed, and no one survived.
That was the day my hea rt broke into a million pieces.
When I got home from the airport, I saw that I had a message waiting. It was from Dean, saying how much he loved me—but that would be the last time I ever heard his voice. After that, everything came crashing down. My mother had called me and broke the news…as did everyone else. I had been grief stricken for months on end, and nothing or no one could help me. All I wanted was Dean, but he would never come back to me in this life.
So, swallowing my feelings, I vowed to never open my heart and love another man as long as I lived. I had stayed true to that, by graduating college and throwing myself into my business. Finding others love, had taken the pressure off of me to move on. Like I said, it was like a form of screwed up therapy for me.
Until now.
“Tessa, it’s been two and a half years. You need to move on.” Gwen said, grabbing my hands.
Letting her hands go, I grabbed the engagement ring that I kept on a chain around my neck. It stayed hidden for the most part, and it just so happened I hadn’t worn it when I went to see Landon last night. I was glad that I’d forgotten to put it on because if I had been wearing it, I’d be even more emotionally messed up right now.
“Technically, I’m still engaged.” I said rubbing my fingers through the cool steel.
“No, you’re being a bit creepy.” She nudged with a chuckle, and I smiled.
“I’m scared, Gwen. I haven’t dated anyone since Dean. I feel like I’m cheating on him.” I replied.
“Tess, Dean would want you to move on.” She said, standing up, and giving me a
“You look hot!” Gwen giggled, as if we were in high school again.
“Thanks, I guess.” I shrugged, as I tried to touch my hair, but she slapped my hand.
“No guessing, you are smoking hot. So don’t be surprised when Mr. CEO can’t keep his hands off of you.” She smiled at me through the mirror.
“Gwen, that’s not my goal here.” I protested.
I had kept the little tad bit about me and Landon’s sexcapade to myself. Gwen was going to kill me whenever I got the nerve to tell her. She had been dying to see me out on a date, but my heart belonged to another guy. I felt like it wouldn’t be fair to dive into another relationship after Dean. He held the key to my heart, and I wasn’t ready to let anyone else steal that away.
“Tessa, it’s time!” she shouted.
“How can you determine a time?” I protested, turning to her.
“Look, you being alone isn’t healthy. You have to move on.” She scolded, but there was a hint of sympathy in her words.
“I can’t just move on.” I groaned, angrily.
Dean Everett had been the love of my life. Since the day we began dating, we had been inseparable. Nothing and no one else mattered, and we liked it like that. Ok, I was making it sound like an unhealthy relationship, but it wasn’t. We weren’t underneath each other every day and every night, we still had our own lives. Dean played varsity football, and hung out with his friends, while I had school, Gwen, and my other girlfriends. We had time for ourselves, but when we got together, it was magic.
He was my first love, and in my heart and soul , I felt like he’d be my last. We dated all through the junior and senior year in high school, and all three years in college. When he got down on one knee to ask me to marry him, of course I had screamed, yes! I was head over heels in love, and nothing was going to deter that.
Boy was I wrong.
I never thought Dean would leave me. The last day that I saw him, we were happy. I kissed him goodbye, and watched him disappear into the crowd. He had an away football game, and his team was flying to Florida. It was only supposed to be for a week, but they never made it. The plane had crashed, and no one survived.
That was the day my hea rt broke into a million pieces.
When I got home from the airport, I saw that I had a message waiting. It was from Dean, saying how much he loved me—but that would be the last time I ever heard his voice. After that, everything came crashing down. My mother had called me and broke the news…as did everyone else. I had been grief stricken for months on end, and nothing or no one could help me. All I wanted was Dean, but he would never come back to me in this life.
So, swallowing my feelings, I vowed to never open my heart and love another man as long as I lived. I had stayed true to that, by graduating college and throwing myself into my business. Finding others love, had taken the pressure off of me to move on. Like I said, it was like a form of screwed up therapy for me.
Until now.
“Tessa, it’s been two and a half years. You need to move on.” Gwen said, grabbing my hands.
Letting her hands go, I grabbed the engagement ring that I kept on a chain around my neck. It stayed hidden for the most part, and it just so happened I hadn’t worn it when I went to see Landon last night. I was glad that I’d forgotten to put it on because if I had been wearing it, I’d be even more emotionally messed up right now.
“Technically, I’m still engaged.” I said rubbing my fingers through the cool steel.
“No, you’re being a bit creepy.” She nudged with a chuckle, and I smiled.
“I’m scared, Gwen. I haven’t dated anyone since Dean. I feel like I’m cheating on him.” I replied.
“Tess, Dean would want you to move on.” She said, standing up, and giving me a
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