“Well, you broke up with me pretty suddenly without an explanation. I thought we had a good time in Baltimore, and then I get a text saying you can’t do it anymore. I need to know if you are willing to give this another shot or not. I gave my heart to you, and I’m scared that you no longer want me. What did I do?”
“You didn’t do anything. We are just from different worlds. You have no worries in the world, and I must worry about paying my bills every month. You get to attend galas and fundraising events, and I’m stuck cleaning toilets and hotel rooms. Don’t you see that we are completely different?”
“What does your job have to do with being with me? Have I ever made you feel incompetent? If so, I didn’t mean to. I like you as you are. I don’t care what job you do; I love you. I love your smile, personality, and everything else. There isn’t one thing I wish I could change about you.”
“Alexander, I love you too. I just feel like maybe later down the road you might realize that I’m not enough for you. You could have any woman you want.”
“I just want you! I don’t need anyone else. You make me happy. You make me a better man. It’s you.”
I could see the tears forming in her eyes. I didn’t want to make her cry. I just wanted her to understand how much she meant to me. I would do anything for her.
“What do you say? Will you be my girlfriend again?” I asked her.
“I never wanted to stop,” she replied as she kissed me.
I had her back in my life. I put my hand on the small of her back and moved her into my lap. She ran her fingers through my hair as we kissed, and then she took off my shirt. I just wanted to show her how much I loved her. The best way I knew how.
“Let me show you how much you mean to me,” I replied as I laid her down.
Chapter Twenty-Two
ELLA
I wrapped the sheet around me and headed to take a shower. I had to work today.
“Where are you going?” he asked.
“Shower. I have to go to work in an hour.”
I didn’t want to go to work, but I knew my boss wouldn’t like me too much if I called in when they were trying to get the hotel immaculate for corporate’s visit. I wished I had the day off.
“Hey, baby, you know that Paris vacation.”
“Yes, I remember. What about it?”
“You want to go next week?”
“I can’t just ask to be off. We have things going on at work.”
“I bet they will let you off if you just ask. It can’t hurt.”
“Okay, I’ll ask.”
I wasn’t ready to work today. I wished I was still at home in bed with him. Unfortunately, I needed to be an adult. I ran into the manager and asked if I could take a vacation next week. She had no problem with it. Who knew it was that easy to take a vacation? I got my list of rooms, and I only had four.
“Is this a mistake?” I showed her.
“Nope, it’s Friday. Do the four rooms, and you can go home and start your vacation early.”
The rooms only took me about two hours to do. I jumped, hopped, and skipped the whole way home.
“Honey, I’m home,” I said like wives do in the movies. I couldn’t believe he came back to me. To think I almost gave this up because of his mom. I wouldn’t let her get under my skin again.
“What are you doing home so early?”
“I got off early, and my vacation officially starts right now.”
“What? They’re letting you off next week?”