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tantrum,” Marcus grunted as he narrowed his eyes and released her. He paced away to reign in his own temper.
“No Marcus, you don’t understand. I’m leaving, I accepted my assignment. I’m going to Europe. I thought that maybe you would give me a reason to stay,” Rita murmured.
“What,” Marcus bit out.
“I’m going with Marie,” she replied in almost a whisper.
Marcus rushed back to her and cupped her face. He let out a bitter laugh. “Tell me you are joking. You never said anything about leaving before. You can’t leave,” Marcus started to feel sick.
Rita leaving didn’t just mean she would be away from him. It meant she would be away from him and putting herself in danger. He’d never considered the chance that she would leave him or work for her family. He wanted to take care of her, protect her, and provide for her.
“No, I’m not joking. I leave with Marie tomorrow night after the party,” Rita murmured.
“I don’t understand. I thought we were happy. You know I love you, don’t you? Why would you do this?” His brows furrowed as he looked down at her in confusion.
“Yes, I know you love me, but we just want different things. I can’t keep hiding the way I feel about you. If we can’t be together and take things to the next level then I think it’s best that I leave,” Rita answered.
“So let me get this straight. If we don’t have sex, you’re leaving me,” Marcus snorted.
Rita shrugged her shoulders and looked down at her fingers she was fidgeting with. Marcus was in a state of shock. He couldn’t believe his ears. Never in a million years did he think he would be in this kind of conversation and certainly not on this side of it.
Rita bent and picked up her bags. She looked up at him through her lashes. She knew this was wrong, but she had to get him to understand they couldn’t keep hiding. She was counting on his promise to always come for her. This would work because all her life Marcus had been there. He always showed up when she needed him and when he realized that she needed him now, all of him, he would come for her.
“Goodbye Marcus,” Rita breathed and turned to leave.
Her feet felt like lead weights were in her shoes as she stepped over the threshold. Something in her belly loosened and she felt like she wouldn’t see this apartment again. She had just caused a major change in their relationship, but there was no turning back now.
Marcus stood staring at the door in disbelief. What just happened? This was not the night he had planned. When it hit him that everything he had planned for just walked out of the door, he snapped into action.
He ran to his bedroom for a shirt and his shoes. He dressed quickly and grabbed his keys from his dresser as he rushed for the door. It was then that he smelled the bread burning. Cursing under his breath, he went to pull it from the oven and shut everything off before rushing out of the apartment.
His first thought was to run after Rita, but he couldn’t take the chance of someone seeing them argue. His gut churned at his other option. It was the last thing he wanted to do but with each unanswered call, he made to Rita’s phone he knew it was his only option.
She was being unreasonable and if she would have let the night flow naturally she would have seen how much she meant to him. He knew she wouldn’t be able to share it with anyone, and she wouldn’t be able to wear his gift, but it was his intention to propose to her.
He’d bought the ring a month ago. He was just waiting for her birthday. He wasn’t a fool. He knew their secret relationship made her question how he felt often. Knowing she was throwing them away was cutting him to the quick.
Marcus wasn’t sure how he made it to his destination. He was on automatic as he pushed through the doors of the house in search of the only person he knew that could keep this disaster from happening to him.
A quick glance at his watch told him the dining room was
“No Marcus, you don’t understand. I’m leaving, I accepted my assignment. I’m going to Europe. I thought that maybe you would give me a reason to stay,” Rita murmured.
“What,” Marcus bit out.
“I’m going with Marie,” she replied in almost a whisper.
Marcus rushed back to her and cupped her face. He let out a bitter laugh. “Tell me you are joking. You never said anything about leaving before. You can’t leave,” Marcus started to feel sick.
Rita leaving didn’t just mean she would be away from him. It meant she would be away from him and putting herself in danger. He’d never considered the chance that she would leave him or work for her family. He wanted to take care of her, protect her, and provide for her.
“No, I’m not joking. I leave with Marie tomorrow night after the party,” Rita murmured.
“I don’t understand. I thought we were happy. You know I love you, don’t you? Why would you do this?” His brows furrowed as he looked down at her in confusion.
“Yes, I know you love me, but we just want different things. I can’t keep hiding the way I feel about you. If we can’t be together and take things to the next level then I think it’s best that I leave,” Rita answered.
“So let me get this straight. If we don’t have sex, you’re leaving me,” Marcus snorted.
Rita shrugged her shoulders and looked down at her fingers she was fidgeting with. Marcus was in a state of shock. He couldn’t believe his ears. Never in a million years did he think he would be in this kind of conversation and certainly not on this side of it.
Rita bent and picked up her bags. She looked up at him through her lashes. She knew this was wrong, but she had to get him to understand they couldn’t keep hiding. She was counting on his promise to always come for her. This would work because all her life Marcus had been there. He always showed up when she needed him and when he realized that she needed him now, all of him, he would come for her.
“Goodbye Marcus,” Rita breathed and turned to leave.
Her feet felt like lead weights were in her shoes as she stepped over the threshold. Something in her belly loosened and she felt like she wouldn’t see this apartment again. She had just caused a major change in their relationship, but there was no turning back now.
Marcus stood staring at the door in disbelief. What just happened? This was not the night he had planned. When it hit him that everything he had planned for just walked out of the door, he snapped into action.
He ran to his bedroom for a shirt and his shoes. He dressed quickly and grabbed his keys from his dresser as he rushed for the door. It was then that he smelled the bread burning. Cursing under his breath, he went to pull it from the oven and shut everything off before rushing out of the apartment.
His first thought was to run after Rita, but he couldn’t take the chance of someone seeing them argue. His gut churned at his other option. It was the last thing he wanted to do but with each unanswered call, he made to Rita’s phone he knew it was his only option.
She was being unreasonable and if she would have let the night flow naturally she would have seen how much she meant to him. He knew she wouldn’t be able to share it with anyone, and she wouldn’t be able to wear his gift, but it was his intention to propose to her.
He’d bought the ring a month ago. He was just waiting for her birthday. He wasn’t a fool. He knew their secret relationship made her question how he felt often. Knowing she was throwing them away was cutting him to the quick.
Marcus wasn’t sure how he made it to his destination. He was on automatic as he pushed through the doors of the house in search of the only person he knew that could keep this disaster from happening to him.
A quick glance at his watch told him the dining room was
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