the sa

e looked at him. She just couldn't believe this. Why was he suddenly bei

he asked as she picked his han

his head. "Look, Ruby. I don't want to hurt you; that's why I wanted to leave

"Why? Why are you doing this? Did I do something wrong? Is that it?" She didn't care that her

I always kiss you, and you won't kiss me back sometimes. How can you apologize for being in a relationship with me without me getting anything out of it? Not sex, not mon

onship, trying so hard to get you to be intimate, but you wouldn't budge. You wear khaki instead of

t or clean them off. Maybe she should beg him and assure him she would change; maybe that would stop her from feeling as if she would die

figure and whether or not he could get her to be intimate with him was wh

nt was staring back at her, waiting for her to say something, but what to say eluded

rdly she dressed for work and being too clumsy, and now this? Something was de

here behind her. Ruby nodded her head mentally. That was true; that wasn't who she was, no matter what they said.

them to bring her down. Her mistake was not seeing th

er in that condition. He probably thought that he was too important she

am the biggest fool for not seeing it until now. I was so blind by the need to have a man in my life that I didn't see who you really were or hear all I was told about you by Olivia. Now I

hell was that?" he asked after he stopped laughing. "You must think that saying all

s tied. She really couldn't believe she had been with a man like this for the perio

ke you, never. They sure would come, no doubt, but they would never stay with you, trust me. I don't know why I bothered coming all the way here when I could h

thetic even now. I mean, who brings their boyfriend to a fancy restaurant like this, with clo

with that, he walked out of the re

loud voice, knowing that people that were two tables over had heard him. Behind her hands, she

riving at her table with food and

y had ordered. She looked down at the baked potatoes, steak

it sure wouldn't feel good anymore. Sighing, she smiled up a

odded. "Right away ma'