decision on your own. It hurt, Davis.”
“I know it did, and I’m really sorry.” Davis rose from his place on the sofa and crossed the room to where Tessa was sitting.
Tessa stared at him in confusion. What did he think he was doing? To her surprise, he knelt in front of her and bowed his head against her knee. The gesture nearly broke her heart.
“I know that I don’t deserve your forgiveness or another chance, but I will work every day trying to make it up to you. Tessa, the past few months without you in my life made me realize that I can’t live without you,” he continued. A tear slipped from Tessa’s eye at the words he was saying, his voice thick with emotion.
“Davis,” she tilted his chin up to look at her, “I can’t do this again. I’m just now at the point where I can live again. You wrecked me.”
“Tessa, I promise to be the man that you deserve. I love you – you are for me. No one else will ever do for me , and I know it.”
“But you live in Nashville. You said yourself that we couldn’t make a long-distance thing work,” she pointed out.
“Move to Nashville. Tessa, it’s amazing there – full of creativity and a vibrancy that you wouldn’t believe. You and your writing would thrive there.”
“Are you kidding me? Pick up and move to Nashville on a whim?” Tessa’s jaw literally dropped as she stared at Davis incredulously.
“It’s not a whim – we have so many years of history. You know me, Tess. Better than I probably know myself. And, I don’t expect you to make this decision tonight. I just couldn’t let the opportunity for happiness pass us by. Are you sure you don’t want to go to dinner?”
“No, thank you. I need to sit and process my thoughts about all of this. Alone.” Tessa was completely shell-shocked. This was what she had wanted all along. Months ago, she had longed for this very moment, and hoped that Davis would come to his senses. But in this moment, the only person she could think about was Nate. Thoughts of their slow dance in her living room, sweet kisses, and a million other memories flooded her mind as Davis eyed her.
The passion that she had shared with Nate made every moment of her years with Davis seem as if her world had been black-and-white. With Nate, she’d felt like she had been alive with vibrant color.
She showed Davis out, letting him hug her and allowing a small peck of a kiss. She really needed to sort all of this out, and she didn’t really have anyone with whom she could truly discuss it.
Natalie never knew about what really happened with Nate, and was definitely not a fan of Davis. She would be way too biased to give a good opinion on what Tessa should do. Her friends at The Grille weren’t close enough to share this huge life crisis with and expect a quality response.
Tessa wouldn’t even have a moment’s hesitation on what to do if it wasn’t for Davis’ heartfelt plea. She could literally feel the raw emotion as he had knelt in front of her. How could she not be moved by that?
Maybe she should give him another chance. She’d already decided she had to close the door on Nate, and she did have a long history with Davis to consider. Of course, they’d had their issues, but all in all, he’d generally treated her right and always been there for her.
They had basically grown up together, and in that, they’d both made mistakes and grown from them. Everything that had gone wrong between them hadn’t been totally Davis’ fault. She knew there were certain things for which she had been to blame.
With a frustrated groan, Tessa poured herself a glass of wine and sat before her computer. It was best to channel all of her frustration and emotion into her characters. This situation would make for some really good writing. She’d think about what to do in the morning after a good night’s sleep. But for now, she was going to take full advantage of the
“I know it did, and I’m really sorry.” Davis rose from his place on the sofa and crossed the room to where Tessa was sitting.
Tessa stared at him in confusion. What did he think he was doing? To her surprise, he knelt in front of her and bowed his head against her knee. The gesture nearly broke her heart.
“I know that I don’t deserve your forgiveness or another chance, but I will work every day trying to make it up to you. Tessa, the past few months without you in my life made me realize that I can’t live without you,” he continued. A tear slipped from Tessa’s eye at the words he was saying, his voice thick with emotion.
“Davis,” she tilted his chin up to look at her, “I can’t do this again. I’m just now at the point where I can live again. You wrecked me.”
“Tessa, I promise to be the man that you deserve. I love you – you are for me. No one else will ever do for me , and I know it.”
“But you live in Nashville. You said yourself that we couldn’t make a long-distance thing work,” she pointed out.
“Move to Nashville. Tessa, it’s amazing there – full of creativity and a vibrancy that you wouldn’t believe. You and your writing would thrive there.”
“Are you kidding me? Pick up and move to Nashville on a whim?” Tessa’s jaw literally dropped as she stared at Davis incredulously.
“It’s not a whim – we have so many years of history. You know me, Tess. Better than I probably know myself. And, I don’t expect you to make this decision tonight. I just couldn’t let the opportunity for happiness pass us by. Are you sure you don’t want to go to dinner?”
“No, thank you. I need to sit and process my thoughts about all of this. Alone.” Tessa was completely shell-shocked. This was what she had wanted all along. Months ago, she had longed for this very moment, and hoped that Davis would come to his senses. But in this moment, the only person she could think about was Nate. Thoughts of their slow dance in her living room, sweet kisses, and a million other memories flooded her mind as Davis eyed her.
The passion that she had shared with Nate made every moment of her years with Davis seem as if her world had been black-and-white. With Nate, she’d felt like she had been alive with vibrant color.
She showed Davis out, letting him hug her and allowing a small peck of a kiss. She really needed to sort all of this out, and she didn’t really have anyone with whom she could truly discuss it.
Natalie never knew about what really happened with Nate, and was definitely not a fan of Davis. She would be way too biased to give a good opinion on what Tessa should do. Her friends at The Grille weren’t close enough to share this huge life crisis with and expect a quality response.
Tessa wouldn’t even have a moment’s hesitation on what to do if it wasn’t for Davis’ heartfelt plea. She could literally feel the raw emotion as he had knelt in front of her. How could she not be moved by that?
Maybe she should give him another chance. She’d already decided she had to close the door on Nate, and she did have a long history with Davis to consider. Of course, they’d had their issues, but all in all, he’d generally treated her right and always been there for her.
They had basically grown up together, and in that, they’d both made mistakes and grown from them. Everything that had gone wrong between them hadn’t been totally Davis’ fault. She knew there were certain things for which she had been to blame.
With a frustrated groan, Tessa poured herself a glass of wine and sat before her computer. It was best to channel all of her frustration and emotion into her characters. This situation would make for some really good writing. She’d think about what to do in the morning after a good night’s sleep. But for now, she was going to take full advantage of the
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