THOMAS
Honey, I am so sorry but I can't go.
:::It feels like a rug is being pulled out from under me at the same time I'm being punched in the gut:::
DANI
Why not?
:::Thomas takes my hands and plants multiple kisses on the back of it:::
THOMAS
Craig just dropped a load on my desk involving this client our firm has been trying to land for days.
:::I snatch my hand away:::
DANI
Days? You can't be serious.
My family told us about this trip months ago.
:::He reaches for my hand again, holding it a little tighter this time:::
THOMAS
I know, babe. Trust me when I say I wish I could get out of this.
But Craig said this can make my career. I could make partner.
:::He beams and as much as I want to encourage him like I always do, I can't this time.
It meant a lot to me that he gets to meet my parents. It's taking another step closer to being fully committed to one another but once again, work has come first:::
:::I scoff at his words and manage to yank my hand from him a second time.
I back up as well:::
DANI
Your career. You always put effort into that. Craig should've made you partner years ago after that goddamn Christmas Party.
THOMAS
Dani, don't-
DANI
The amount of cocaine and sexual harassment lawsuits you had to get rid of for him was enough to make Satan look like a fucking choir boy!
THOMAS
Dani, don't start that shit again.
DANI
Why not? You're bailing on me. Again.
This is the third time you've used an excuse to get out of something that involved meeting them.
THOMAS
What are you talking about? I've met them. They know me.
DANI
Yeah, through my stories and over the phone. That isn't the same and you know it.
:::He blows out air frustratingly and runs a hand through his lush and forever perfect hair:::
THOMAS
What do you want me to do?
:::I look at him like he'd grown two heads and cross my arms defensively:::
DANI
I want you to call your dirtbag boss back and tell him you'll be out of town for the next few weeks because in this day and age it's important to keep your word when promising to attend prior engagements.
THOMAS
Dani, I'm not doing that. You know I can't.
DANI
Actually, Thomas, you can. When something is that important to you, you make time for it. Which lately hasn't seemed to be me at all.
:::After a second, he steps forward and wipes a tear I had no idea had fallen from my cheek. He rubs my shoulders and speaks softly:::
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Romance"I'm still in love with you, Dani. And I'm not leaving this time without a fight." --- Love isn't supposed to be this complicated. You meet someone, fall in love, get married, end of story. But when a blast from the past comes forth with a mission t...
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