Fallen Too Far

Back off, Woods. That’s a little too close,”

Last night is haunting me. Knowing you were watching. It drives me crazy. So, stay away. I’m doing my best to stay away from you.”

“I don’t want to lose you. I’m in love with you Blaire. I’ve never wanted anything or anyone the way I want you. I can’t imagine my world now without you in it.”
I would always only have just me. Because this man had taken my heart and destroyed it. Even if he hadn’t meant to. I’d never trust enough to love again.
“I can’t love you, Rush.”

“Talk. Hurry. I want you gone,” I told him.
Rush flinched from my words. I would not allow myself to feel for him. I couldn’t.
“I love you.”

our daughter finally has her father and now this. You go and sleep with this, this girl!”
My body was numb. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t take deep breaths. I was still dreaming. That was it. I hadn’t woken up yet. I closed my eyes tightly forcing myself to wake up from this sick and twisted dream.
“One more word against her and I will have you leave.” Rush’s tone was cold and hard.

I should have expected this. She’s so much like her mother.”
“What is that supposed to mean?” the woman roared.
My father sighed, “We’ve been over this before. The reason I left you for her was because she had this draw to her. I couldn’t seem to let her go—“
“I KNOW that. I don’t want to hear it again. You wanted her so damn badly you left me pregnant with a bunch of wedding invitations to rescind.”

“Blaire, wait,” Rush called out.
“Let her go, Rush,” Nan demanded.
“I can’t,” he replied.

“I’m sorry about Rush. Just for the record, if you’d have chosen me you wouldn’t be working tonight. You’d be on my arm.”

s ago. My dad was driving. Two weeks later, he walked out of our lives and never returned. Mom said we had to forgive him because he couldn’t live with the fact he’d been driving the car that killed Valerie. I always wanted to believe her. Even when he didn’t come to Mom’s funeral I wanted to believe he just couldn’t face it. So I forgave him. I didn’t hate him or let bitterness and hate control me. But I came here and well… you know. I guess Mom was wrong.”

Valerie was my twin sister. She died in a car accident five