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myself a little time to recover. I couldn't believe I was so transparent.
"It's not like that at all," I said. "It's work related. I have a lot of things going on right now."
"That's fine, Gideon. I can respect that."
As much as I imagined becoming friends with Jake and his brothers, I didn't need to tell him anything about my personal life. Right now I needed to focus on why we were there.
"I already have a few ideas in mind for what you want," I said. "If you have some time tomorrow, I can take you to look at several locations that have all the space you're looking for."
As I rose from my seat, I couldn't help but glance over at my cell phone. Still no text message, but I didn't need one. I knew I would see her later. I'd make sure of it.
"How about we meet tomorrow at 10 a.m.?" I asked. "We can take a drive out towards Canyon Road where there's a lot of open space. I know a couple of parcels of land that would be perfect for your manufacturing plant and corporate offices."
They rose to their feet and we shook hands before they left. I needed to get a hold of myself better. I thought about Becca constantly and we were still only friends. That needed to change. I was going to tell her tonight.
***
With a pizza in my hand, I waited for Becca to open the door. I had a key that she had given me when I was doing work there, but I didn't want to take advantage of it.
She opened the door, wearing sweats, her hair up in a messy bun. While seeing her dressed up months ago at the fundraiser was what originally caught my eye, this version of Becca was my favorite. She looked healthy and vibrant, plus I loved seeing all her freckles.
"Hey, beautiful," I said before kissing her lips.
"How'd you know I wanted pizza?" she asked.
"I know everything about you, hon. You haven't figured that out yet?"
As I carried the pizza into the kitchen, she gave me an odd look from the corner of her eye and I knew something was wrong.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"I don't know. It's just…this isn't right. I know we're just friends and I love that. I'll even admit I love the benefits and having you around at night, but I guess I'm confused. This doesn't feel like we're just friends. It feels like it's something more.”
"Is that what you want?" I asked. "Because I've told you, I'm leaving this all up to you. I love this arrangement, but Becca, I love you. I want more."
She shook her head as she wrapped her arms around herself.
"No, don't say that, Gideon," she said. "That's exactly the problem. You're always falling in love. You fall in love and you barely even know the girl's name. I can't do that. I don't want to do that. I don't want to be just another girl to you."
"But you're not. You're nothing like any of the women I was with before. None of them mattered to me, none of them even compare to you."
"Don't say that. You do this. You say just the right things and it's confusing. I don't know what to believe anymore. We were better off just being friends, Gideon, no benefits, no grey areas. This arrangement isn't right."
"But it can be right. I can make it right," I said. "Just give me a chance."
"No, you don't know what you're saying. I don't know what you're saying."
I didn't know what was going on with her, but I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't stand there and tell her the truth of how I felt while she pushed me away.
"I've had enough," I said. "I can't keep doing this. If you want to just be friends, then that's fine. I get it. I'll stop telling you how much I love you. I'll treat you like I do all of my friends. I told you from the beginning, Becca, you call the shots."
Before she could say anything else, I turned towards the door and walked out.
Chapter Eleven
Becca
After our fight in my home, it was a week before I saw Gideon again. I came back to City Hall early after a day of checking on various projects in the South End and noticed him leaving through the side door.
"Gideon, wait!"
He turned around and
"It's not like that at all," I said. "It's work related. I have a lot of things going on right now."
"That's fine, Gideon. I can respect that."
As much as I imagined becoming friends with Jake and his brothers, I didn't need to tell him anything about my personal life. Right now I needed to focus on why we were there.
"I already have a few ideas in mind for what you want," I said. "If you have some time tomorrow, I can take you to look at several locations that have all the space you're looking for."
As I rose from my seat, I couldn't help but glance over at my cell phone. Still no text message, but I didn't need one. I knew I would see her later. I'd make sure of it.
"How about we meet tomorrow at 10 a.m.?" I asked. "We can take a drive out towards Canyon Road where there's a lot of open space. I know a couple of parcels of land that would be perfect for your manufacturing plant and corporate offices."
They rose to their feet and we shook hands before they left. I needed to get a hold of myself better. I thought about Becca constantly and we were still only friends. That needed to change. I was going to tell her tonight.
***
With a pizza in my hand, I waited for Becca to open the door. I had a key that she had given me when I was doing work there, but I didn't want to take advantage of it.
She opened the door, wearing sweats, her hair up in a messy bun. While seeing her dressed up months ago at the fundraiser was what originally caught my eye, this version of Becca was my favorite. She looked healthy and vibrant, plus I loved seeing all her freckles.
"Hey, beautiful," I said before kissing her lips.
"How'd you know I wanted pizza?" she asked.
"I know everything about you, hon. You haven't figured that out yet?"
As I carried the pizza into the kitchen, she gave me an odd look from the corner of her eye and I knew something was wrong.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"I don't know. It's just…this isn't right. I know we're just friends and I love that. I'll even admit I love the benefits and having you around at night, but I guess I'm confused. This doesn't feel like we're just friends. It feels like it's something more.”
"Is that what you want?" I asked. "Because I've told you, I'm leaving this all up to you. I love this arrangement, but Becca, I love you. I want more."
She shook her head as she wrapped her arms around herself.
"No, don't say that, Gideon," she said. "That's exactly the problem. You're always falling in love. You fall in love and you barely even know the girl's name. I can't do that. I don't want to do that. I don't want to be just another girl to you."
"But you're not. You're nothing like any of the women I was with before. None of them mattered to me, none of them even compare to you."
"Don't say that. You do this. You say just the right things and it's confusing. I don't know what to believe anymore. We were better off just being friends, Gideon, no benefits, no grey areas. This arrangement isn't right."
"But it can be right. I can make it right," I said. "Just give me a chance."
"No, you don't know what you're saying. I don't know what you're saying."
I didn't know what was going on with her, but I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't stand there and tell her the truth of how I felt while she pushed me away.
"I've had enough," I said. "I can't keep doing this. If you want to just be friends, then that's fine. I get it. I'll stop telling you how much I love you. I'll treat you like I do all of my friends. I told you from the beginning, Becca, you call the shots."
Before she could say anything else, I turned towards the door and walked out.
Chapter Eleven
Becca
After our fight in my home, it was a week before I saw Gideon again. I came back to City Hall early after a day of checking on various projects in the South End and noticed him leaving through the side door.
"Gideon, wait!"
He turned around and
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