Chapter Five
The walls of the cafe seemed remarkably closed in, considering that Gordon had suggested this venue. As Samantha had expected, Gordon was late. She wasn’t entirely sure why she was bothering to see him. She didn’t want to see him. She didn’t want to have anything to do with him. The complete callus way with which she had been rejected still haunted Samantha to this day.
As much as she had loved Ted, she ultimately knew that she had played it safe with him. He was an extremely gentle soul, an extremely generous soul, and he had proved to be careful. She had sometimes thought he wasn’t an exciting person, but she cared about him. He wasn’t an inspiring person. He was calm, he was kind, and he was a good man. That was it. Samantha often wondered what they had seen in each other
