Getting him Back by Anna Pescardot

my
breasts; next, his hands were teasing my nipples; I wanted him
there and then but I just couldn’t do it. I managed to get the
willpower to push him away. He looked hurt. ‘What’s wrong with
you?’ he said.
    ‘I’m sorry.
It’s just too soon. I can’t do this. Not here.’
    ‘Let’s go
somewhere else then. You can come around mine when my parents are
out. I want you, Terri. I can’t stop thinking about you. You’re
driving me crazy.’
    His hands were
caressing my hair again and then he was pulling me closer again and
I almost gave in but I had to be strong. ‘I like you a lot, but I
don’t want to get serious just yet.’
    He shrugged his
shoulders. ‘It’s been over a month now. How long do you expect me
to wait?’
    ‘I don’t
know.’
    ‘Well in that
case I may as well walk you home,’ he said, obviously
disappointed.
    When we got to
my house he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek.
    ‘When will I
see you again?’ I asked.
    ‘I’ll call
you,’ he said, before walking away, not bothering to turn back to
wave.
    I knew he
probably wouldn’t call me. I was a little upset but I knew it
wasn’t anything like when my Mark dumped me. I was so looking
forward to seeing him again and hopefully getting back with him.
Then everything would be all right.
     

Chapter Eleven
The secret is
out
     
    Funnily
enough, freckly Mark did phone me. He actually apologized and said
that he hadn’t meant to come on so strong but that Monica had been
giving him a hard time because all we’d done was kiss. I wasn’t
happy about him discussing our relationship with her, but they were
close and it was what brothers and sisters did. I discussed things
like that with Catherine so it was only to be expected, I guess. We
arranged to meet up and he promised he wouldn’t try anything again
until I was ready. It wasn’t him that was on my mind, though, it
was my ex. It was
getting near to our meeting and I was becoming so
nervous.
    I told Doreen
about my plans to meet my ex, during our morning break. Like my
mum, she was also sceptical. ‘You don’t want to go raking up the
past, love. Stick with your new man. He makes you laugh,
right?’
    ‘Yeah, but
that’s because we’re not serious. We’re just having fun.’
    ‘Having fun
sounds good to me,’ she said biting into her flapjack.
    ‘I was with
Mark for nine years, Dor. I can’t just switch off my feelings. I
was going to marry him.’
    ‘I know, love.
I don’t want to sound harsh but he dumped you – two weeks before
your wedding.’
    ‘I know that
but maybe he’s realized he made a mistake.’
    She sipped her
tea then turned to face me, her green eyes fixed on mine. ‘I think
you are making a big mistake meeting up with him. If he does want
you back, who’s to say that he won’t do it again.’
    I took a
gulp of my tea and tried to ignore the butterflies in my stomach.
My head knew Doreen was right but my heart chose to ignore the hard
facts. I liked freckly Mark a lot but, right now, I wasn’t in love
with him – I knew I could love him, the early signs were there, but
I still loved my Mark and I probably always would.
    Once
break time had finished, Mia called me into her office. I sighed as
I knocked on the door. Once I was seated she took out a folder and
started to read some papers. She then shuffled them, placed them
back into the folder and folded her arms. ‘So, Terri. I’ve been
thinking…How did you like doing my job last week?’
    I didn’t know
where this was going but I told the truth. ‘I loved it.’
    Her eyes
narrowed. ‘Good. That’s what I was hoping you’d say. The thing is,
I’ve been thinking about a lot of things lately and I’ve come to
realize that there are more important things than work.’ Wow. I
never thought I’d hear her say that. She stood up and started to
pace back and to. ‘I’m about to turn thirty-five and I feel that
I’m ready for a new chapter in my life. I’m resigning, Terri. I’ve
already spoken