She hated pink. I knew that much. The beautiful skyline that I stared across from my skyscraper window seemed to be closing in on me. I wanted to throw my desk out the damn window to see if the onslaught of air helped me breathe.
Maybe not pink. Send
Every wall that ever existed around my heart shot up and a rhythm that was barely noticeable nearly stopped. Loving someone else was unimaginable. And in that moment, I decided distance was best, and Texas is where I would stay for now.
Thank you Austin…truly.
You’re welcome. Be happy. Send
I will. I need you to be happy too. I’ll love you always…
Those words stopped me for a minute because that’s the one thing I wanted most. But what I had to live with is that even though she loved me, she loved him more. That’s the way it was. Not open for discussion. She wasn’t my someday. She wasn’t my forever. She was my friend.
I love you too send
Twenty minutes later, I stopped staring at my phone waiting for another text and turned on the little television in my office. The game was in the fourth quarter and the Ducks had a 55 point lead. Typical. Then I saw it, the ESPN spotlight of the game…Zach down on one knee proposing, Emma saying yes…her smile…this damn thing would replay on ESPN over and over again and haunt me forever. After I flipped off the TV, I loosened my tie and slowly walked over to the massive window in front of me. A little over a year had passed since we said goodbye and today was simply another nail in the coffin. As I looked out over the city, I decided it was time for Dallas to meet Austin Falsone.
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