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"Dre,...."
"You don't have the right to call me that anymore. It's Miss Bennett to you now." i said
"But...."
"Let's get straight to why you're here, my Ad campaign."
"Yes."
We talked professionally for an hour and forty minutes about what i wanted for my company, he looked at me with admiration the entire time. And after we were done talking about business, he said;
"Audrey can we talk?"
"About what?"
"About us?"
"There's no us Mr Peterson."
"Please, don't be formal with me."
"Why? That's all there is to us now, just business."
"I looked for you after graduation, i couldn't find you." he said.
I remembered that day correctly, i was the one who searched for him, and when i found him in the his hotel room, he was talking with stephanie about her pregnancy. Now he said he searched for me? What was he going to say? Was he going to call it off? Or was he going to play us both, act like nothing happened?
"Well, i had to leave immediately i got the call that my father was sick."
"But you should have told me, i would have come with you knowing how much i cared for you. I still care for you Dre, i still lo....."
"Stop it Mr Peterson, if you're not going to be professional for this business to go on, i will ask the manager to send someone else."
He sighed and stood up, "There won't be any need for that, i'm sorry if i overstepped."
"You may leave, and call my manager for anything you may need regarding this project."
"Have a good day miss bennett." he said and left my office, not before taking one last glance at me.
I took the small vase on my table and smashed it on the wall after he was long gone, 'How dare he stir such feelings up in me. What was he thinking? That he would say he loves me and i will run back into his arms?' i thought to myself.
But i did feel a certain way when he said he would have come with me because he cared for me and he still does. Why would i still feel this way whenever he says such things, i want nothing to do with him, all i feel for him is hate and detest. Maybe a part of me still hoped things went differently, that i would have told him and he would abandon stephanie to come home with me and would treat me better.
A knock on the door interrupted my thoughts, i turned to see Amy in my office;
"Are you okay?" she asked when she saw the scattered vase on the floor.
"Enzo just left my office." i said as i stood up and walked out to the sofa, avoiding the debris.
"Did he hurt you? Are you okay?" Amy sat next to me, inspecting my body.
"I'm fine, i just got mad when he started saying shit."
Amy rolled her eyes, "That he still loves you? And one part of you hoped it was true."
"How do you get me every time?" i asked, it was really annoying how she understood me.
"Because i've known you since we were kids, you always believed there was good in everyone."
"Well, not anymore. Enzo made sure of that a long time, i gave him lots of chances to change."
"Does part of you still want to give me one last chance?" she asked, i hesitated and she knew the answer.
"But he's having a baby with her and the other part of me still wants to ruin him."
"You're torn in between these decisions because he was your first, maybe you should give yourself to another."
"I am with another."
"No, i mean, get laid."
"What?! Hell no! That is not happening, it will complicate things with him."
"Does it have to be him? You can get someone who you won't have to see his face ever again." Amy winked at me.
"You mean a one night stand?" i asked, she nodded. "No, the rules says i can't be with any other man until the deal is over."
"Do you think he's keeping to that agreement? And does he have to know?"
I looked at Amy, "I thought you were keen on morals and modesty."
"I went clubbing last night and i met this young handsome man, we clicked and i got into bed with him on the agreement of no strings attached or that we never see each other again. Dre, he was fantastic, i've never had such good time in a long time."
"Amy."
"What, i haven't gotten laid in a long while, i have needs."
We both laughed and since i was being selfish all this while, telling her about my issues and never asking about hers, i asked her to tell me all about this new feeling. She went on and on about how cute he was and how good he made her feel, i never knew she was this wild, she always had this boring and nerd look but she never complained about not having a man because she never gave the time to socialize.
"Did you get his name?" i asked
"No, like i said, there was no need for all that since we were never going to see again."
"Right, and if you both bump into each other?"
"There won't be any awkward moments."
I chuckled, "That is good."
"Will you do it."
"No, if mason finds out he would lose whatever respect he has for me. Fake or not, we are married and it's already bad enough we lied to get it done but i don't think i want to lose the sanity of marriage any more than we already have."
"True, so sorry i didn't think about that."
"I will be fine. I'm happy you are happy, tell me more." i said and she got talking.