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thoughts anyway.  David was my future and I was falling hard and fast for him. My entire body blushed, as I continued to think about how he made me feel. My body had been like sleeping beauty and he awakened it to pleasures beyond my wildest dreams. He imprinted himself upon me in a way that I knew, as long as I lived, another man would never be able to touch me in the same way again.
    The more time we spent together, his calming presence even helped me not miss my mom as much. I looked forward to his calls and texts through the day to check up on me.  When he became busy and caught up at the office, he would always find the time to let me know he missed me and that I was always on his mind. Whenever I went days without seeing him, I missed him something fierce. I felt like an addict needing a fix at times. The fix being in David’s arms once again. I had it bad and I knew it, but I was enjoying the ride in more ways than one.
    We both had busy lives, with me working five days a week and half days on Saturdays. I thought about how my grand opening had gone off without a hitch. A large part of its success had to do with my two newly hired employees. Without the two of them, I wouldn’t have been able to pull it off as flawlessly as I did, and for that I was thankful.
    It also felt really good to have a loving man to care for me at this point in my life. David was the kind of man that helped me let my guard down. I felt I could trust and depend on him in a way I never thought was possible. In return, it made me want to give him the same.
    I glanced at the clock on the wall and noticed it was much past closing time. My employees had already left, since they finished up their duties. I only stayed behind to order some much-needed supplies. Getting that order in would free up some time for the next day. My attention went back to finishing my order when my cell phone vibrated. I smiled secretively, without checking the ID, because I was sure it was David calling to see had I made it home safely. He didn’t like the idea of me driving my old clunker at night, but that wasn’t up for debate. I still couldn’t find it in me to part with Mama’s car.
    “Hello,” I answered.
    “Hello, Maddie.”
    I pulled the phone from my ear to look at the ID. “Chad?” I questioned surprised and suspicious at the same time.
    “It’s me Maddie. I know you haven’t forgotten my voice already,” he feigned a hurtful tone.
    “What do you want, Chad?” I asked getting straight to the point.
    “I want to see you. I want to talk with you and explain why I walked out on you the way I did.”
    “It’s a little too late for that Chad, don’t you think?” My thoughts were spiraling out of control. Why was he calling me now, all of a sudden? I asked myself.
    “It’s never too late, Maddie. I was a fool to walk away from the best thing that ever happened to me. I want to make amends, baby.”
    “Don’t you dare call me baby, Chadwick Martin? You lost that privilege a long time ago. Besides, I am seeing someone and I know he wouldn’t appreciate me meeting up with you considering our history.”
    “Who is the new guy, Maddie?” he asked in a demanding tone, like he had the right to know.
    What was wrong with this fool? I silently questioned myself. He had been out of my life for so long and he had the audacity to question me, as if we were still a couple. This fool had lost his damn mind for sure! “I owe you nothing, Chad! You walked away from me at the most painful time in my life. If you couldn’t be there for me as a boyfriend, you should have stuck around at least as a friend. You messed my mind up for a long time. I almost swore off men, thinking they were all trifling like you and the father that walked away from my mom when she was pregnant with me.” I paused to catch my breath before more words spewed forth. “I am so glad that my friend Monica finally talked some sense into me; otherwise, I wouldn’t have met