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sure Maritess would cave, too, so he decided on whether or not to go along. He ran through his to-do list in his mind, and figured he could meet them for lunch and take the rest of the day off. With a time set, Markus hurried off to work. Cassandra took his seat directly across from Maritess and helped her finish her milk shake.
“Tessie,” Cassandra said, “what’s up with that guy, huh?” Maritess shook her head to dismiss the implication and answered that he was just a client. She nodded her head, rather stork-like, trying more to convince herself than Cassandra. “Oh, a client?” Cassandra said in mock understanding, “Yea, of course… because clients often gaze at their trainers adoringly when they talk…” Maritess couldn’t escape Cassandra, she never could. That’s why they’d always been best friends.
Even if Maritess had told her that he was simply crushing his single heart out, Cassandra still wouldn’t have bought it. Cassandra saw a glimmer in her eyes that Maritess had been fighting for the past day. She hurried to throw up defenses, but they were in vain. Maritess laid down her mental weapons as Cassandra took her hand. Maritess tried to fight off Cassandra’s prying eyes, but she couldn’t. Finally she said, “Look, Cassie, I’m not in love with the guy. Nothing’s changed. You know what I think about all that stuff, and you know that it has no place in my life. Ever. Understand?”
“Still?” Cassandra replied. “Tessie, the past is in the past. Why are you still letting it affect your present?” she asked. Maritess was shaking her head in protest, but Cassandra continued anyway, “That was a long time ago. You will never move on as a person until you let yourself heal, and you won’t ever know if you’ve healed if you keep your wound all bandaged up for all eternity. It’s just not logical, Maritess. I love you. Loving people is great! You should let yourself love a little more.” Cassandra sat back with her arms at her side, finished with what she was saying, but still open for Maritess to reply.
During Cassandra’s previous visit, their last conversation had begun in a very similar way. The defiance in Maritess wanted to go to war with Cassandra over what she’d said, but her heart wanted to have fun with her friend while she was nearby. Rationale prevailed, and Maritess shook the anger from her face.
“Cassie, please don’t,” she implored, “I love you, too. I love people, I do. I just don’t need a random man in my life to do so. I’m good these days. Things are great. And yea, so Markus is a little bit more than a client.” Maritess turned her expression into a teasing smile, and Cassandra was instantly hooked. She ushered them to her office so she could grab her things. Maritess told her managers that she was leaving for the day, and might be on an amended schedule for the next couple, but trusted that everything would be okay upon her return. The last part she said as a threat of expectation, and she left without a doubt that her employees would be just fine without her.
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CHAPTER 12
The pair were as close as they’d been the day they’d graduated from high school. They spent the morning sifting through racks of clothes at their all-time favorite boutique. The lady who owned it when they first stumbled upon the tiny shop was still behind the counter, and added to the joy the two felt in their reunion. They emerged a couple of hours later with their arms full of bags. They stopped to sit down in the courtyard of the shopping plaza. Cassandra went to grab them a snack, since it was still a while before they had plans to meet Markus for lunch.
Maritess started talking as soon as Cassandra sat down. “I just don’t know about Markus,” she confessed. Cassandra was instantly excited. She
“Tessie,” Cassandra said, “what’s up with that guy, huh?” Maritess shook her head to dismiss the implication and answered that he was just a client. She nodded her head, rather stork-like, trying more to convince herself than Cassandra. “Oh, a client?” Cassandra said in mock understanding, “Yea, of course… because clients often gaze at their trainers adoringly when they talk…” Maritess couldn’t escape Cassandra, she never could. That’s why they’d always been best friends.
Even if Maritess had told her that he was simply crushing his single heart out, Cassandra still wouldn’t have bought it. Cassandra saw a glimmer in her eyes that Maritess had been fighting for the past day. She hurried to throw up defenses, but they were in vain. Maritess laid down her mental weapons as Cassandra took her hand. Maritess tried to fight off Cassandra’s prying eyes, but she couldn’t. Finally she said, “Look, Cassie, I’m not in love with the guy. Nothing’s changed. You know what I think about all that stuff, and you know that it has no place in my life. Ever. Understand?”
“Still?” Cassandra replied. “Tessie, the past is in the past. Why are you still letting it affect your present?” she asked. Maritess was shaking her head in protest, but Cassandra continued anyway, “That was a long time ago. You will never move on as a person until you let yourself heal, and you won’t ever know if you’ve healed if you keep your wound all bandaged up for all eternity. It’s just not logical, Maritess. I love you. Loving people is great! You should let yourself love a little more.” Cassandra sat back with her arms at her side, finished with what she was saying, but still open for Maritess to reply.
During Cassandra’s previous visit, their last conversation had begun in a very similar way. The defiance in Maritess wanted to go to war with Cassandra over what she’d said, but her heart wanted to have fun with her friend while she was nearby. Rationale prevailed, and Maritess shook the anger from her face.
“Cassie, please don’t,” she implored, “I love you, too. I love people, I do. I just don’t need a random man in my life to do so. I’m good these days. Things are great. And yea, so Markus is a little bit more than a client.” Maritess turned her expression into a teasing smile, and Cassandra was instantly hooked. She ushered them to her office so she could grab her things. Maritess told her managers that she was leaving for the day, and might be on an amended schedule for the next couple, but trusted that everything would be okay upon her return. The last part she said as a threat of expectation, and she left without a doubt that her employees would be just fine without her.
…
CHAPTER 12
The pair were as close as they’d been the day they’d graduated from high school. They spent the morning sifting through racks of clothes at their all-time favorite boutique. The lady who owned it when they first stumbled upon the tiny shop was still behind the counter, and added to the joy the two felt in their reunion. They emerged a couple of hours later with their arms full of bags. They stopped to sit down in the courtyard of the shopping plaza. Cassandra went to grab them a snack, since it was still a while before they had plans to meet Markus for lunch.
Maritess started talking as soon as Cassandra sat down. “I just don’t know about Markus,” she confessed. Cassandra was instantly excited. She
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