guessed nobody would ever love me. Hell, Scott was my first love, and he didn’t care about me either.
I hear my phone ringing in the distance, and I jump up to reach for it. “Good afternoon, Grace! Are we going to meet at our spot or do you know a place we can go eat at?” It takes me a moment to remember where I am since my daydream felt so real.
“Yeah,” I pause to clear my throat before continuing, “we can meet at The Sunnyside Diner. Do you know where that is?”
“I can put it in my GPS, so no worries. I can’t wait to see you.”
I can’t wait to see him either. Wait! Did he say afternoon? Scottie! I shoot out of bed then notice a note on my dresser.
Baby – I wanted to let you sleep. After last night, you deserve it! I took Scottie to school before I left for the conference. Don’t worry, I fed him breakfast and made his lunch. I think his clothes match today. I love you with all my heart. I miss you already. Call you later…
I sigh. I truly have an incredible man who loves me and loves to take care of me! I begin to feel like I’m a terrible person to be seeing Scott behind Tony’s back. I’m sure Tony would understand if I could just tell him who Scott is. Tony never says no to me and loves me no matter what. Yes, I rationalize to myself, Tony would encourage me to meet up with Scott. I shower and get dressed to meet Scott. Thank God Tony took Scottie to school!
I walk into the diner wearing my best fitted jeans that accentuate my curves and a low-cut, tight shirt. I left my hair down in case Scott wanted to run his fingers through it. I know how that sounds, but I don’t give a shit. I look around, and I see him looking over the menu with his head low. I slide into the booth across from him.
“Nice to see you again, Scott.” He looks up and his hazel eyes look at me with the same look he gave me when he wanted to run away together. I laugh and he gives me a confused look.
“What’s so funny, love?”
“I’m just remembering when we planned to run away with each other. What if we had run away together? Would we still be together?”
He looks down and sips his water before responding, “Yeah, I believe we’d still be together and have a lot of kids.”
I close my eyes for a brief moment as I picture that life with him. It was what I always wanted. It was what kept me from ever giving up on him all those years after he left me. When I open my eyes, the waitress is there staring at Scott as he’s telling her his order. I order bacon and eggs with hash. I love my breakfast at all times of the day.
“I see you’re still eating breakfast at random times of the day. I’m glad some things haven’t changed.” I can’t believe he remembers that about me!
“Of course. I didn’t want anything else when I was at Ms. Allen’s, so I’d fill up at breakfast time.” Ms. Allen wasn’t a very good cook, but for some reason, I loved her eggs. I never told her that, of course, but Scott knew. My phone chimes with a text from Tony checking in on me. I text him letting him know I’m out to lunch with Kimberly. He replies back for me to enjoy my breakfast. I laugh, and Scott looks at me, wondering about my response.
“Oh, that was Tony checking on me.” Scott nods his head and looks out the window. I notice the deep funk he seems to be in. I wonder what’s on his mind, but before I can ask him, our food comes.
“Let me know if you need anything. Enjoy,” the waitress says a little too cheerfully, obviously trying to impress Scott. Thankfully, he doesn’t notice since he only has eyes for me.
“Scott, what were you just thinking about?”
He cuts his steak and pauses like he’s struggling to find the right words. “I see that you’re happy with Tony. I’m happy that you’re happy. Really, I am. But, what if I said I wanted one night with you to show you how much I truly miss you and care about you?”
I’m so taken by surprise that I start choking on my water. I
I hear my phone ringing in the distance, and I jump up to reach for it. “Good afternoon, Grace! Are we going to meet at our spot or do you know a place we can go eat at?” It takes me a moment to remember where I am since my daydream felt so real.
“Yeah,” I pause to clear my throat before continuing, “we can meet at The Sunnyside Diner. Do you know where that is?”
“I can put it in my GPS, so no worries. I can’t wait to see you.”
I can’t wait to see him either. Wait! Did he say afternoon? Scottie! I shoot out of bed then notice a note on my dresser.
Baby – I wanted to let you sleep. After last night, you deserve it! I took Scottie to school before I left for the conference. Don’t worry, I fed him breakfast and made his lunch. I think his clothes match today. I love you with all my heart. I miss you already. Call you later…
I sigh. I truly have an incredible man who loves me and loves to take care of me! I begin to feel like I’m a terrible person to be seeing Scott behind Tony’s back. I’m sure Tony would understand if I could just tell him who Scott is. Tony never says no to me and loves me no matter what. Yes, I rationalize to myself, Tony would encourage me to meet up with Scott. I shower and get dressed to meet Scott. Thank God Tony took Scottie to school!
I walk into the diner wearing my best fitted jeans that accentuate my curves and a low-cut, tight shirt. I left my hair down in case Scott wanted to run his fingers through it. I know how that sounds, but I don’t give a shit. I look around, and I see him looking over the menu with his head low. I slide into the booth across from him.
“Nice to see you again, Scott.” He looks up and his hazel eyes look at me with the same look he gave me when he wanted to run away together. I laugh and he gives me a confused look.
“What’s so funny, love?”
“I’m just remembering when we planned to run away with each other. What if we had run away together? Would we still be together?”
He looks down and sips his water before responding, “Yeah, I believe we’d still be together and have a lot of kids.”
I close my eyes for a brief moment as I picture that life with him. It was what I always wanted. It was what kept me from ever giving up on him all those years after he left me. When I open my eyes, the waitress is there staring at Scott as he’s telling her his order. I order bacon and eggs with hash. I love my breakfast at all times of the day.
“I see you’re still eating breakfast at random times of the day. I’m glad some things haven’t changed.” I can’t believe he remembers that about me!
“Of course. I didn’t want anything else when I was at Ms. Allen’s, so I’d fill up at breakfast time.” Ms. Allen wasn’t a very good cook, but for some reason, I loved her eggs. I never told her that, of course, but Scott knew. My phone chimes with a text from Tony checking in on me. I text him letting him know I’m out to lunch with Kimberly. He replies back for me to enjoy my breakfast. I laugh, and Scott looks at me, wondering about my response.
“Oh, that was Tony checking on me.” Scott nods his head and looks out the window. I notice the deep funk he seems to be in. I wonder what’s on his mind, but before I can ask him, our food comes.
“Let me know if you need anything. Enjoy,” the waitress says a little too cheerfully, obviously trying to impress Scott. Thankfully, he doesn’t notice since he only has eyes for me.
“Scott, what were you just thinking about?”
He cuts his steak and pauses like he’s struggling to find the right words. “I see that you’re happy with Tony. I’m happy that you’re happy. Really, I am. But, what if I said I wanted one night with you to show you how much I truly miss you and care about you?”
I’m so taken by surprise that I start choking on my water. I
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