When Alice leaves I decided to take a hot bath and get my mind off the tiring day and Alice's whole Curtis thing. We are going out tonight and I don't want to ruin our night. Curtis promised me a surprise tonight and I can't wait to see what he has in store for me if you catch my drift. I am getting out of the bathroom to start preparing myself for our date when there is someone at the door. I pick a towel to wrap myself with to open the door because I have half a mind that tells me Curtis is early. He has his keys but he keeps forgetting to take them in the morning most of the time so I'm used to his knocks. I peep at the door and can only see a suit with the face behind flowers. I guess I have my surprise I tell myself as I open the door with a sexy move and a smile on my face. I open the door and quickly pull him by his suit jacket inside the door. just as I'm about to pounce on him to show him how much I admire the flowers I am met with the face of none other than Derrick himself with a huge smile plastered on his face.
I straighten my towel and move away from him going inside. By the time the towel that was holding my hair is gone and I'm so lost in my feelings to figure out where it's at. so I'm there in my towel and my wet hair and I don't know how I feel or how I'm supposed to feel right now.
"What are you doing here?"
"If I knew this was how you were going to greet me I would have come sooner" he answers taking a seat without a care in the world
"Are you kidding me?"
"I absolutely love what you have done with the place. heard you got a new job but it has to be something good to live this fancy" he says looking over my place
"What do you want Derek?"
"Oh come on Bri. That kiss says how much you miss me. Let's not play the hate-love game anymore. I miss you too and I came for you"
"Oh please!!" I say taking a seat myself as this has turned into a tiring one
"You can't still be mad at me. You know the project was important and I had to go. I tried calling and texting but you blocked me literally. I checked up on you through Alice we talked nearly every day and she told me how everything was with you. You got a new job and remade this place, you're looking sexy as hell, so I don't know what's wrong. What more could I have done?"
"I don't know but I would suggest not leaving me alone on the worst night of my life to go have fun for starters"
"That was planned weeks ago. I didn't know you were going to lose your job that night. It wasn't even in the equation"
"So you left me like that? Alone and frustrated? while you knew I needed you that day more than ever I ever needed you before"
You know I love you BRI. Let's just talk it through I'm here now" he says moving to the couch that I am on and trying to hold my hand. I immediately remove my hand from his grip and stand up
"I deserve to be loved cared and made to feel special. Never! Since we dated have you ever put me first or considered my feelings in anything? you always did what was beneficial to you and the whole world be damned. And that... it's not what I want or need in my life. Especially not right now"
"What are you talking about? We have been together since forever"
"Yeah and it took me a while to see you for who you are"
"And what's that?"
"A selfish man. Someone who will always put himself first in front of anybody and anything. I am done with that" I finish and head to the window farther away from him. He gets up from his seat and I am way too emotional to notice him moving closer because I feel him when he places his hands on my shoulders
"Bri. I hear you and I'm sorry that I haven't been there like I was supposed to be. But I'll change, I will be there I promise" he tells me and wraps his hands around me from behind my back to his chest
"How long have you been gone? A year right? And what? You expected me to be here waiting on your return?"
"It's nearly a year like 11 months. I had a lot of work there I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner"
"And how long are you going to be there for?"
"Three years"
"And I'm supposed to wait for you to make an appearance once a year? is that what you're telling me?"
"Come on I don't mean that. it will be different this time I promise. Everything is all settled there and moving smoothly so you don't have to worry" he says and starts kissing his way from my left shoulder as he does that
"I am so....' I'm about to answer him when the door is suddenly shut with a loud bang that startles both of us as we turn to the door
"What in the hell? Is going on here?" Curtis angrily shouts as he walks towards us
"Um….it's nothing. This is..." I begin to explain the situation but Derek cuts me off
"Who are you and what do you want?" Derek asks towards a flaming Curtis
'I should be asking you the same thing. But I'll answer and make this short. I am Curtis and I happened to be Brianna's boyfriend. In regards to what I want, I want your hands off my girl's body right now" Curtis answers and there seems to be a face-off challenge as Derek grabs me even firmer and Curtis takes that as war and starts walking towards us
"Let me go! Stop this!!" I yell to Derek and remove myself from him as I head towards Curtis to stop the murderous look he has for Derek right now
"Baby stop. Derek was just leaving. Please!" I tell him as I look into his eyes to get through to him. He resists for a while but soon looks at me and I feel the tension in the room slowly decreasing