Dan was already sitting at the table, waiting for me when I arrived at the restaurant. I sat down as the waitress came over and smiled at me.“May I get you something to drink?” she smiled as she tilted her head.“I’ll have a double scotch.” I said without as much as a grin.Denny was glancing over the menu when he said, “A double scotch, huh?”I picked up the menu from the table and opened it. “It’s not like it’s too early or anything.”“I didn’t mean anything by it, Dean,” he said.“I know you didn’t, Dan,” I said still looking down at the menu.“Do you want to talk about what happened?” Dan asked as he closed his menu.The waitress came over and set down my double scotch in front of me. Dan and I ordered our meals, then she took our menus and walked away. “yes,” I answered as I took a sip.“She loves you, Dean, and I’ve known you long enough to know that you’re missing her right now.”I stare at Dean for a while.“ I guess she is missing ou right now” he saysI picked up my glass an
The next morning, I decided to leave the office and go to lunch at a deli that was down a couple of blocks. I pulled out my phone to check the time of my afternoon meeting as I collided with someone.We both looked at each other at the same time, and I gasped when I saw it was Steph. My heart started racing as I lightly grabbed her arm because she almost fell over.“Dean, I’m sorry; I didn’t mean…” she softly spoke as she wouldn’t even look at me.“No, it’s my fault. I should have been paying more attention,” I said.We stood in front of each other awkwardly and then she pulled away and said she had to go.“ How was the Chemo? I am really sorry that I can’t co…..” she cut me short.“I have to go now, she says and rushes away, I tried to stop her but she was in a rush.I stood there and watched her turn the corner as fast as she could. My heart felt like it was in my throat, and the pain I felt intensified even more. I missed her so much, and running into her and touching her arm only
I’m used to it. I just try to make my patients as comfortable as possible.” I leaned in closer to her and whispered, “Could you please stop being a smart ass? She’s only trying to help you.” She gave me a look and raised her hands to redo her ponytail. My eyes instantly went to her wrists as the sleeves of her sweatshirt fell back. I nearly gasped when I saw the tattoos; my name on her left wrist and the infinity sign on her right. Why the hell would she do that? I didn’t want to say anything to her about it; I wanted to wait and see if she would tell me. I got up and told Steph that I’d be right back. I walked down the hall to the restroom to catch my breath. I was speechless as to what I just saw, and I couldn’t understand why she would do that. As I was heading back to Steph, Nurse Bailey stopped me in the hallway. “Listen, Mr. Dean; Steph is going through a bunch of raw emotions right now. She’s feeling sad, anxious, depressed, and most of all, angry. She’s angry that this is h
“Good morning Dean, I hope her situation isn’t stressing you out?Her mom asked.“She isn’t and if she does, she is worth stressing me out”I said. I showered and put on my jeans and a button down shirt.When I came out of the bathroom,he parents had left. I could see her awake,I asked her if she was awake. She looked at me in a way that made me ache for her. I asked her how she was feeling, and she told me that she was ok and going to take a shower. I told her that when she was done to come downstairs, and Claire would make her breakfast. I told her I had to go to the office for a while, and I’d be home later. She said, “Ok, see ya,” in a tone that was cold and flat.I climbed down the stairs for work, her sister came to me that I should have something to eat but I only drink tea and told them I needed to leave for work.I sat back in my chair and ran my hands through my hair. What the hell was I doing? Staying with her was nice, but it was emotionally painful at the same time.I was s
I knelt down beside the bed and lightly touched her hand.“You have nothing to be sorry for; I’m the one who’s sorry. It kills me to see you in such pain,” I said as a single tear fell down my cheek. She reached up and wiped my tear with her thumb. I lightly took a hold of her wrist and looked at my name that was inked on it. I was just about to ask her about it when the nurse came in. She gave her a shot of morph**e and asked me if she could talk to me in the hallway. After a brief conversation, I walked back into the bedroom and over to the other side of the bed. I sat up with my back against the headboard and looked at Ellery as she turned on her side to face me.“Has the shot helped?” I asked her as I stroked her beautiful, blonde hair.See gave me a half smile and said it was helping. “It isn’t always going to be like this,” she said.“The first three days after chemo is the worst, her parents and sister would come from morning to night and leave and then I’m usually fortunate en
I walked down the streets of california. I didn’t know where I was going or what I was doing.Ashley had pissed me off by threatening to tell the world the story of her sister in a different way, who knows what she would tell the world about me, how will the world believe my story even if I try to explain my part of the story after keeping it a secret for years. I felt weighed down”I pulled out my cellphone and texted Steph. “I want to apologize for my behavior. I’m on my way back to the penthouse, and we need to talk.If you’re feeling up to it, we can go out for lunch.”She didn’t respond back. I walked back to the penthouse and went straight up to the room. I stood there and looked around. I glanced over to the corner of the room, and her bag was gone. In fact, the things she had sitting on the dresser were gone as well. Claire came in behind me.“She’s gone, Mr. Dean. Right after you left, she came up here, grabbed her bag, and left. I tried to stop her, but she said there was so
I found it strange because my tech guy couldn’t find any flights booked for Steph. The woman told me she couldn’t give out any information regarding Steph. I reached in my pocket and slid two one hundred-dollar bills at her and gave her a smile. She looked at me as I could tell she was thinking about something. She looked around and then leaned in closer to me as she put her hand over the bills.“She booked a flight to New york; “I couldn’t find any record of that,” I said.She looked around once more. “She paid me off to put her ticket under a different name and let it go through.”I smiled at her, “Thank you.”I walked away, and Dan looked at me, smiling. “She’s a smart girl, and she’s playing one hell of a game. Have I told you, Dean, how much I love Steph”“Knock it off, Dan,” I said as I shot him a dirty look.We boarded my plane and flew back to Calfornia.A week had passed, and I was missing her. It was killing me not to know what she was doing or what she was up to. I was in m
Mason and Landon emerged from their apartment, clapping. I explained to Steph how the three of us already met and what great friends they were. Steph took me to her apartment. I closed the door as she turned around and stared at me. I ran my finger softly down her jaw line and over her lips.“You have a lot of explaining to do, but first, I’m going to make love to you,” I spoke softly. I brushed my lips against hers and heard her gasp as my tongue trailed down her neck. It felt like forever since I tasted her. I wanted her more than anything else. I craved her and now it was time to satisfy my need. “You taste so good. It’s been too long, Steph; I need you. I need to be inside you.”I picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, my lips never leaving hers. I set her down in front of the bed, lifted her shirt over her head, and tossed it to the side. My hands ran up and down her sides and over her h*ps as I unhooked her bra and let it fall to the floor. I cupped her warm br**sts and f