The Scientist and The Billionaire

Headed For A Heartbreak

Surprised, she had no idea what the heck everyone was talking about.

Opening one of the e-mails, she noticed that it was from a mutual friend of both she and Chad’s named Gail.  Skimming through it albeit very briefly, she noticed that it was from a link on her FriendSpace account.

She hadn’t been onto the social networking site in weeks only using it to mainly catch up with her friends and family  that she hardly had a chance to talk to from all the long hours she worked.   

  Remembering that she had let Chad use her passcode very recently to add some pictures to her site from a recent weekend getaway, she couldn’t help but to look bewildered at the 100’s of  e-mails still pouring into her personal e-mail account.

            Going to her Face Space account, the page slowly opened to the familiar but hated tune, Jessie’s Girl that Chad had jokingly put up on the account.  The day was worse enough, the last thing she needed for to hear the first few bars looping itself over and over Chad’s latest slideshow extravaganza..

When she pressed the mute button, the opening picture of the slideshow slowly opened to her and Chad sitting on a rock with the beauty of the ocean behind him.

 The slideshow began to play without song, each photo that appeared, had a red x on her side while on Chad’s side, he smiled happily throughout.

            Thinking that either someone broken into her Face Space account, or this was some bizarre joke of Chad’s, her question was answered after the last picture along with message came up in large white caps. 

            It read ‘Jessica, I logged into your account informing you that after last night, I can no longer be with you. This charade has gone on long enough.  I wish you well, Chad.’  

            She looked at the note in disbelief.  She didn’t seriously think he would break up with her this way after three years together.      

            Would he?

            She decided to check her login admin account on Face Space.  After logging in, she noticed that at 3 a.m. it said her Face Space account was logged in to and updated from her computer’s ip address.

            She was both mortified and saddened to know that after all they had gone through that he would do this to her without even telling her how he felt to her face.  If he had, maybe, they could have worked things out.  But this way?  Her sadness quickly turned into anger.

             “He f****d me; let me sleep while he broke up with me on my Face Space account. What the f**k!” She screamed as she threw the remainder of her bun across the room.

Kelly sprinted into the room. She had never seen the look of both hurt and fury in her friend’s deepset eyes.

“Jessie! What’s wrong?”

 Jessica plopped herself back down at the desk and began to throw anything that wasn’t anchored to her desk against the wall.

Shrieking, she replied. 

“He…Chad! He…How could he? That motherfucker!”

Kelly ran around the desk to comfort her friend.  As she did, her eyes glimpsed at the screen and caught the large lettered caption from the slideshow, now taunting her from the netbook screen.  

She was horrified. She had heard that people doing these types of things to others, but she like everyone else at the plant was under the impression that Chad was in love with Jessica.

Jessica was furious as she continued to look at the screen. She had not seen this coming. Not in the least.

With her friend shaking to her core, Kelly did all she could to hold her friend as tightly as possible.  

Jessica was deflated.  If the day started to get a tad bit better, it just went to depths that there was no way to get out of.

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            Frustrated with all the drama that had been occurring throughout the day, the presentation she had been so nervous about was turned into a focused production that she was very proud of. It was unflinchingly pointed and professional. With a renewed approach, she answered all of management’s questions thoroughly.

Her bosses left the room with either little or no expression in their faces.  All they did was thank her for the great job that she had done for the company and that they would get back to her in a few weeks to see if there was any room for her alternative energy experiment in their budget for next year.

If she could, she would start the day over.   Actually, the night before.  To her if she hadn’t let that scum bucket Chad in, this whole bad day would have never happened.

            The shame he put her through was turning into a level of anger felt so strongly that she needed to see him despite everyone’s wishes.

            Since her car was ready earlier than expected, Jessica decided to give the  tow truck driver a break from the torture she inflicted earlier in the day and have Kelly drop her off at the auto body shop to pick up her car.

            Once home, Jessica changed into her favorite comfort dress of pair of black yoga pants and a heather gray t-shirt. Her long brown hair was pulled neatly into a high ponytail.

            Kelly decided to keep her company. Ordering Chinese for them both, the two ladies sat around eating and drinking some great pinot grigo cursing about the catastrophic day.

            “I should have never invited that son of a b***h over last night. All that pawing and begging. I should have known something was up.”

            Taking a long swig from her near empty wine goblet, Kelly replied. “How could you have known that he would do something like that?”

            “This is my fault. I’ve had this house for over a month and there was a part of me that never wanted him here.”

            “Well, honey. Maybe your instincts were right. All things considered.”

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            Jessica emptied her nearly full wine glass with a couple of deep gulps.

            “I can’t help but think of what would have happened if I had talked to him more. Maybe there were signs we were in trouble.”

            “Trouble enough for him to come over. Sleep with you and then break into your Face Space account while you are sleeping and break up with you over the internet. Honey, he’s an asshole.”

            Jessica nodded her head, speaking softly. “Takes two.  I may not have deserved this. But I should have wanted to share anything and everything with him because we were together for so long. But to be honest, I didn’t feel like it anymore. “

            “Honey, you’re just upset right now. Do not blame yourself. “ Kelly told her.

Jessica replied. “Oh I’m better now. Actually, think I’m finally getting some clarity on this whole thing.”

            “Yeah how?”

            Jessica took a bite of sweet and sour chicken and poured herself more wine before she responded.

            “Well, I think we were going through the motions because I think in part we were doing everything, everyone expected of us. I had worked hard on getting this house and fixing it up over the last month night and day trying to make it into a home. Before last night, he never wanted to see what I had done. All he wanted to do was go out.”

            “And is there anything wrong with going out?”  Kelly asked.

            The alcohol’s effect on what was normally an introverted, unsuspecting person, was replaced by a bold side that Kelly enjoyed seeing.

            After Jessica took another long sip of her wine she continued. “Nothing. Nothing at all. I just realized now. That I didn’t want to go with him.”

            Kelly’s eyebrows scrunched together in confusion. She didn’t quite understand what Jessica was talking about. “I’m not following you.”

            “I could have cared less. It’s like I didn’t have a feeling over anything one way or the other.  I didn’t want to go out. I didn’t want to see him. All of this was before last night. And even then, it was like he was pulling teeth for us to go to bed.”

Kelly sighed at the mouthful. She had always thought Jessica and Chad had a pretty good understanding of one another.  Perhaps it was the alcohol or the event or a mixture of both that made Jessica feel this way right now.

“Honey, I understand that you’re feeling this way now. But-. “

“I didn’t love him Kel.  I couldn’t stand him. Even the s*x was like some habitual routine. The only thing out of our relationship that was unexpected was how he broke up with me.”

“You deserve better Jessica. “

Jessica couldn’t agree more. “Yes I do. Tired of getting walked on and being a wallflower. That presentation was supposed to be a step in that direction.”

Kelly tried to reassure her friend. “You did fine.” 

“I’m sure that I was so pissed off at how this whole day went that I probably came across as an arrogant b***h. I won’t have anyone else f**k around with me like that again. ”

“Good for you! Heal your heart and then we take on the world together.”

Jessica giggled. “Sounds good.  You know, I’m still furious with him, but I don’t want to hunt him down anymore. He did me a favor! “

“That’s right he did. You are better off without him. Better to find out all of this now, then while you are married.”

“Damn straight!”  She said as tears quickly filled her eyes.

Kelly ran over to her. “Oh no. Honey’s its okay. All of this will work out just fine. You were with Chad for a long time. I’m sure you wanted to marry him at one point.”

Jessica sobbed hard. “Not why I’m crying. All I wanted was to get married. I used to have this dream of the great career and the nice house and a guy to share all of this with me.”

“You’ll have it Jessie.”

“I’m 27.  Maybe I should just be content with the great job and the great house. It’s obvious that men will no longer fit into my plans.”

“There’s someone out there for everyone.”

“I don’t know anymore. Think when god passed out soul mates, he forgot one.”