"Caroline isn't from around here," Carlos says. "She told me she's from LA. Are you comfortable with long distances?" This is the question that has continued to plague me for a while now; knowing that she might have to leave soon and we'd somehow have to get used to seeing each other behind phone
Tiffany I should have known that this day would come but then again, I hadn't suspected it would come so quickly. Watching Adrian now, I realize that I can't keep hiding the truth from him especially when he looks at me like that. He looks sad and lost and I hate that I am the one who's making
"Fat chance!" I growl and she nods. I pull away from her and stand. "It's actually important, Madeline." She turns serious immediately and gets up on her feet as well. "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" I take a deep breath and swallow, knowing that if I don't do this now, I will never be
"I've been sleeping," I say. "I'll come over," she says. "We need to talk." I know that it's one of her spirited talks on why there are dark circles underneath my eyes. At work, I can hide them with mascara and smiles but at home, it's just me and she knows this. Madeline comes around just a
Larry The food has grown cold and so has the conversation. Caroline is looking intently at our son while he explains that he doesn't want to eat her baked cookies anymore. She's not bad with the cookies although I suspect that she isn't the one actually baking it but buying it. "Why won't you
"What for?" I ask. "Technically, we are into tech. You can see the pun there, right? Anyway, we are safely building into tech and finances. What's that got to do with a fashion company?" "It will give our company popularity especially since, as you said, we want to dive into tech. Tech companies d
"I bet!" I nod. The moment my car rolls to a stop in front of my house, I do a double take. My house isn't empty at least not the porch where someone seems to be idling, rocking back and forth. I cut the engine just as little Larry's head swirls and his eyes catch the intruder. He pushes open his
Flynn I know I have to go back—to her. Going back has never been something I'm good at but something about her makes me want to. I realize, after I'd left her there at that restaurant following news that a fashion agency had upended her plans, that she was somebody just like me. And one thi
By having him so close to me again, I feel like I can become someone good enough for both of us. "Just be careful around him," Madeline says. "I know you…Tiffany. Please be careful." "I shouldn't fall in love with him?" I tease because we both know that I am hopelessly in love with Larry who is
I square my shoulders and look at her dead in the eyes. “I don’t care about anything else, Sweets. I want you to be someone I can be myself with. I want to protect you, love you, and ache for you. I want to be the man that you seek for. Please let me be that for you…for us.” Is This Real?
Larry I pass her the chocolates and she opens it and takes one out. She bites from it and closes her eyes to savor the sweet taste. “Do you like it?” I ask. She nods. “You have good taste. Try it with me, Larry.” We sit together on the couch in the living room and I take one of the chocolat
I actually atop breathing and a shiver runs down my spine when I hear this because, somehow, I know it might be the truth and me clinging onto old memories and what ifs and maybes are because I can’t get over leaving again. “Hard truth, Tiffany?” Laurene asks but she doesn’t wait for an answer. “
I raise my cup and lean forward. We are sitting in a circle so it makes it easy for me to look from either of the friends here with me. “What should we toast to?” Laurene licks her lips and raises her glass too. “To us being the most creative friends on the East Coast.” “To our reunion!” Brynn s
Tiffany I go to visit Laurene at her place to tell her about what has been happening. "I don't support you leaving Adrian for whatever you are doing!" She says to me. "Is that why you gave him my number and where to find me?" I ask. I'm still angry that she did but when I ask this, I am not r
"That is lovely," she says and we kiss again. It feels like this is the best life. I leave her house and go home. I am happy with how everything is turning out to be that for a while I seem to have forgotten about Caroline's cheating and her hurting our son until she shows up at my house the n
"And the divorce papers you sent?" She asks with a rather sharp tone. "That hurt me. What about it? What are we to do with that?" "Tear it up," I say. "I can't stand a minute with you, sweets. Forgive me and stay with me." I take her to my car and drive her home. On the drive home, we are silent
Larry Tiffany kisses me and it takes all of my willpower not to slam her into me and kiss her with all of my pent-up emotions. I miss her dearly and having her so close to me only ignites the longing and doubles it too. After she breaks the kiss, we stand apart just breathing in each other's s