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Don was turning out to be a good catch. In the beginning of their relationship Chancey had wondered why someone as popular and attractive as Don would want to spend so much time with her. She often asked herself why he took the time to worry about the little things that bothered her and why he spent so much time making sure their relationship continued to grow. She knew she deserved a good man, but his actions weren’t typical of a star college football player.
She was eventually informed by one of his fraternity brothers that Don used to be a big-time player who juggled no less than three women at once. Toward the end of his sophomore year, his older brother, and only sibling, was killed at the age of thirty. His brother had had a steady girlfriend, but he never treated her with respect, and always joked that he would eventually settle down with her when he could no longer stay out all night and make it to work the next morning. According to one of Don’s frat brothers, he really looked up to his brother. After he died, Don’s entire persona changed. He broke all ties with every woman he was seeing at the time, and spent nearly a year and a half abstaining from sex. He also vowed not to get into a relationship until he found someone with whom he could be monogamous and sincere. His fraternity brother told her that Don wished his brother had settled down and had a wife and maybe a kid or two, thinking that if he had, he wouldn’t have died driving home drunk after one of those wild parties he frequented. Don never talked much to Chancey about the details surrounding his brother’s death. But sometimes, when she least expected it, he would mention how much he missed him and that he wished he were still alive.
Chancey knew she was the person Don needed in his life. Since his brother died, she had been the only person with whom he spent a considerable amount of time. He felt comfortable knowing she couldn’t judge him for the way he used to be. And she would never know the explicit details about his past, if he had anything to do with it. He only wanted her to know the side of Don that was strong, loving, and carefree. Although Chancey knew about Don’s past and about the lifestyle he and his brother had in common, she promised herself she would never bring it up until he did.
After they completed their shopping spree, they walked to Don’s sport utility vehicle. It was loaded and luxurious. He had traded in his old used car and gotten it before the last official game of the season. She was never one hundred percent sure if it was a gift from his parents or those damn alumni who were always spoiling him, but she never asked. She felt that some questions are better off not asked, because she might not want to hear the answer.
Once out of the mall parking lot, Chancey reached over and kissed Don on his cheek. “Thank you for being so wonderful. You know, I just might keep you.”
“Ah, you don’t mean that. You know you don’t love me!” Don kidded.
“Of course I don’t.” Chancey played along. “How could I possibly love someone who treats me so badly?”
“I don’t love you, either. There’s something about you that makes it hard for me to be around you. That’s why we’re gonna cut the evening short—because we’ve already spent too much time together.”
“Please, let’s do. I’m getting sick just looking at you,” she joked, then reached over and kissed him on his cheek again.
Don smiled at her. He enjoyed Chancey’s company and had fallen in love with her because she was smart, supportive, sweet, and mature for her age. Her maturity and responsible behavior had been evident to him for some time. She’d told him that while growing up, her parents owned their own small business and spent a lot of time traveling to keep their products in the public eye. They taught her at an early age to write checks and keep up their accounting. She made sure
Don was turning out to be a good catch. In the beginning of their relationship Chancey had wondered why someone as popular and attractive as Don would want to spend so much time with her. She often asked herself why he took the time to worry about the little things that bothered her and why he spent so much time making sure their relationship continued to grow. She knew she deserved a good man, but his actions weren’t typical of a star college football player.
She was eventually informed by one of his fraternity brothers that Don used to be a big-time player who juggled no less than three women at once. Toward the end of his sophomore year, his older brother, and only sibling, was killed at the age of thirty. His brother had had a steady girlfriend, but he never treated her with respect, and always joked that he would eventually settle down with her when he could no longer stay out all night and make it to work the next morning. According to one of Don’s frat brothers, he really looked up to his brother. After he died, Don’s entire persona changed. He broke all ties with every woman he was seeing at the time, and spent nearly a year and a half abstaining from sex. He also vowed not to get into a relationship until he found someone with whom he could be monogamous and sincere. His fraternity brother told her that Don wished his brother had settled down and had a wife and maybe a kid or two, thinking that if he had, he wouldn’t have died driving home drunk after one of those wild parties he frequented. Don never talked much to Chancey about the details surrounding his brother’s death. But sometimes, when she least expected it, he would mention how much he missed him and that he wished he were still alive.
Chancey knew she was the person Don needed in his life. Since his brother died, she had been the only person with whom he spent a considerable amount of time. He felt comfortable knowing she couldn’t judge him for the way he used to be. And she would never know the explicit details about his past, if he had anything to do with it. He only wanted her to know the side of Don that was strong, loving, and carefree. Although Chancey knew about Don’s past and about the lifestyle he and his brother had in common, she promised herself she would never bring it up until he did.
After they completed their shopping spree, they walked to Don’s sport utility vehicle. It was loaded and luxurious. He had traded in his old used car and gotten it before the last official game of the season. She was never one hundred percent sure if it was a gift from his parents or those damn alumni who were always spoiling him, but she never asked. She felt that some questions are better off not asked, because she might not want to hear the answer.
Once out of the mall parking lot, Chancey reached over and kissed Don on his cheek. “Thank you for being so wonderful. You know, I just might keep you.”
“Ah, you don’t mean that. You know you don’t love me!” Don kidded.
“Of course I don’t.” Chancey played along. “How could I possibly love someone who treats me so badly?”
“I don’t love you, either. There’s something about you that makes it hard for me to be around you. That’s why we’re gonna cut the evening short—because we’ve already spent too much time together.”
“Please, let’s do. I’m getting sick just looking at you,” she joked, then reached over and kissed him on his cheek again.
Don smiled at her. He enjoyed Chancey’s company and had fallen in love with her because she was smart, supportive, sweet, and mature for her age. Her maturity and responsible behavior had been evident to him for some time. She’d told him that while growing up, her parents owned their own small business and spent a lot of time traveling to keep their products in the public eye. They taught her at an early age to write checks and keep up their accounting. She made sure
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