“Why don’t we go to dinner?” Olivia asked. “I can explain everything…”
He unlocked his door, stepped inside, and to block Olivia from doing the same. Looking at her coldly, he said, “I already have plans.”
Then, he closed the door right in her face.
She scoffed, offended, but he either didn’t care or didn’t hear.
He’d always been so caring before. When did he turn into such an unfeeling brute?
Amber truly brought out the worst in him. He needed someone more emotionally steady like Olivia, who could handle the good and the bad.
That was the beauty of a relationship without love. Those silly feelings never got in the way.
He couldn’t be happy being in such turmoil? Couldn’t he see the more logical, more sustainable benefit of a relationship with Olivia?
Perhaps he just needed more c
