When I went to work at the Hotel, my office had flowers with a note. It was from my Terrence. I smiled and my heart was free. He wanted me back. No one wanted to be dumped, after all. Terrence was back in my life.

“Baby, I missed you,” he said later that day, hugging me.

I had been longing for his touch, smell and his body close to mine.

“I missed you too,” I said, with happiness flowing in my heart. He sat down and told me about his life that had changed, he had gotten promoted.

“Can we have dinner?” he asked.

I agreed and he pulled me back in his arms.

“Baby I am at work,” I pulled away.

My conscience started killing me when he left. I wanted to know why he pushed me away at the mall? Why the woman’s hands were all over him? I wanted the truth.

I couldn’t wait for dinner. I dressed in my long black dress and pumps. I put around a shawl to cover my shoulders. He picked me up and a cab was waiting for us. He behaved like a real gentleman. Even though our intimacy wasn’t great, I still loved him.

“Baby, why were you pushing me away before?” I asked, concerned.

He looked at me surprised.

“I wasn’t doing that, you could have called me,” he said harshly.

“You didn’t answer your phone and who the hell was that woman you were with?” I asked rudely.

“I came here to spend time with you, not this,” he stood up and looked at me furiously.

“I don’t know why you don’t trust me,” he continued and left.

The night made me cry till my pillow was wet. The event came running back in my mind all over and over again. Maybe I am forcing things with him. I should just dump him, I thought to myself. Charles treated me well and he loved me. He gave me a lot of attention. I couldn’t accept what had happened so I took my phone and sent Terrence a text.

I am sorry baby. I love you.

He never replied. I called and he never answered at all. I was heartbroken. At first I thought I could live without him, but my heart ached when I thought of Terrence.

The next day Charles sent flowers and a gift in a box. When I signed for the parcel I thought it was from Terrence. Terrence had bad communication, he wasn’t open about his feelings. He was 37 but never spoke about his life and also about his past and relationships.

Charles was open, he told me how much he had loved his wife. He also told me no one can replace his wife. He could sing songs of love and make a woman melt. I saw that the parcel was from Charles, he had bought me a nice diamond necklace. I texted to Charles to thank him and he called right back.

“You like it?” he asked on the phone.

“I do, it’s beautiful,” answered.

“For my only special lady,” he chuckled.

Spending two weeks with no communications broke my heart. I missed Terrence. I arranged to meet him at Cafe Titto’s.

He greeted me with a warm hug. I thought he had dumped me. Maybe when he is angry, I should give him space, I thought. I felt better again, but my heart was in agony when I realised that I was wasting Charles’s time too.

Terrence spent the day at my place. I switched my phone off at night so he wouldn’t suspect anything. One night I was tired and fatigued. I slept immediately after having dinner. Terrence saw the messages on my phone.

The next day, he was gone when I woke up. He left a message still on the screen.

“Oh God, I hope Terrence didn’t see this or I am in shit.” I shouted.

He had read the messages from Charles. I was in very big trouble. How would I fix this?

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