Delusional Love (2nd Edition) by Sage Young Page B

this conversation
later.” He said as he walked away from the table without a backwards glance.

 
    “What
was that about? It looked pretty intense when we walked up.” Brianna said as
they both sat down. Stephanie gave them a recap of what just transpired before
they arrived. When they started to offer opinions, she shut down the
conversation. Stephanie just wanted to eat and enjoy her friends who she had
not seen in a while. Changing the subject, she turned to Tara and said, “What
did you do to Lawrence? He is completely sprung.” They laughed and Tara talked
about their situation. They finished dinner, said their goodbyes and Tara
promised to call Lawrence.
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    Tara
arrived home and was having second thoughts about calling Lawrence. She really
liked him and he needed to know about her past relationship before she could
move forward with a serious relationship with him. She knew he wanted more but
she didn’t know if she could offer more. Her past relationship with Dr. Antonio
Russo really affected how she viewed relationships. She was scared. She picked
up the phone and dialed Lawrence’s number.

 
    “Hi.”
She said when he answered the phone.

 
    “How
are you? He responded.

 
    “Not
good, look I need to talk to you about something and I need to do it tonight
before I lose my nerve.”

 
    He
could tell by the nervousness in her voice that it was serious. “What is it?”
He said a little taken aback by the tone of the conversation.

 
    “Not
over the phone can you come over?”

 
    “I’m
on my way.”

 
    Fifteen
minutes later Lawrence was at Tara’s door. He walk in
and she led him to the sofa. “I know I have been acting strange lately, but there
is a reason why I have been avoiding you.” She stood, her nervous energy had gotten the best of her.

 
    “You
want a drink, let me get us both a drink.” Before he could respond she headed
towards the kitchen. ‘What the fuck is
going on?’ He thought. She came back with two glasses of wine and the wine
bottle. He took his glass and the bottle and prompted her to sit down. She sat
next to him and drained her glass.

 
    “Damn
Ty what is wrong?”

 
    She
blew out a breath and sat close to him not giving him eye contact. “Okay, I
know that you’ve been wondering what has been wrong with me and why I keep
canceling our dates. I also know that you want more from our relationship, but
you need to know why I am so gun shy when it comes to relationships. I need to
tell you something that I have not even told my best friends.”

 
    “Okay.”
Lawrence said.

 
    “Several
months back I ended a relationship with a man who started to become abusive.”
Tara could feel Lawrence’s body stiffen. She turned to face him she could see
he was getting angry.   She
continued. “My friends did not know we were dating because he was Italian and I
did not know how they would react to me dating someone of a different race.
Kind of silly huh? Well anyway we went out for about three months when we had
our first big argument I can’t even remember what the argument was about, but I
do remember the bruise he left on my face.”

 
    “What’s
his name Ty. ”   Lawrence said trying to contain his anger.
    “That’s
not important, I just need you to hear me out so you understand why I have been
acting the way I have.” Lawrence put his arm around her shoulder as she
continued. “Our first night together was actually the first time I slept with
someone since my break up. I just want you to know that night was amazing.”   She smiled at him and she could see his
face soften. “Anyway, when you left that morning, I was about to take a shower
when the bell rang and I thought you forgot something.” Tara began to detail
the events that happened as she relived that morning………..

 
    “Did you forget something or just miss….. What are you doing here?  

 
    “You don’t seem excited to see your fiancé?
He