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“That’s great. I’m in a man-free zone and couldn’t be happier.” I smiled.
“Really?” she asked with a twisted face.
“Yes. I’m on a journey of self-discovery, and I have rid men from my life. No exceptions.”
“Forever?”
“No. Not forever. But I don’t have any plans to be involved with a man in the near future. I need to find myself first.”
All of a sudden, her attitude changed towards me.
“That is wonderful, Jillian. You are very inspiring. If I didn’t already know who I was, I’d go on a little journey myself.” She winked as she sipped her champagne. “If you’ll excuse me, I need to use the little girls’ room.”
As soon as she left, Drew looked at me and shook his head.
“I’m sorry about her asking you about your fiancé. Sometimes she has no filter or regard for other people’s feelings. Actually, make that all the time.” He smiled.
“No big deal.” I waved my hand in front of my face.
“Well, so that you know, it was a big deal to me.”
“So, what did you two talk about when I was gone?” Jess asked as she sat down.
“I was just asking Jillian about the dolphins,” Drew replied.
“Are you still on that, baby? We aren’t going to swim with them.”
Drew sighed and picked up his drink. I could tell he was getting very angry by the way he clenched his jaw. After finishing our dinner and having a light conversation, it was getting late, so we returned to the hotel.
“Thank you again for inviting me to dinner. I had a nice time.” I smiled at both of them.
“Thank you for joining us,” Drew spoke.
“Yes. We must do this again on our last night here,” Jess said.
“I’m looking forward to it. Have a nice night.” I smiled as I stepped off the elevator.
* * *
Drew
A few days passed, and Jess and I weren’t getting along. Everything that came out of her mouth annoyed me. All she did was whine and complain about everything, mostly about me. After doing some shopping, she huffed and puffed all the way back to the hotel because I wouldn’t buy her the bracelet she wanted.
“You haven’t bought me anything since we got here,” she said harshly.
I could feel my blood boiling as I opened the door to the suite.
“What about all the meals I’ve bought you?” I yelled. “The plane tickets, this suite, the bottles of champagne you had to have every night, and the tickets for everything you wanted to do!”
“Don’t you dare take that tone with me, Drew. All I want is for you to buy me something nice. That’s what boyfriends are supposed to do. When you love someone, you buy them nice things. Is that so much to ask?”
The rage that had been contained inside me began to erupt, and I couldn’t take it anymore. Just the mere sound of her voice sent me over the edge.
“I DON’T LOVE YOU!” I shouted. “I can’t do this anymore, Jess.”
“What?” Tears started to fill her eyes.
“I’m sorry, but it’s over between us,” I softly spoke.
