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I made my way downstairs. This was so hard. I didn’t want to lie. And I felt awful. Like one of those men that gets his wicked way and then skulks off home faster than you can saySpeedy Gonzales.
Great—there’s an Uber five minutes away.
He reached the bottom of the stairs, headed towards me and leant over for another kiss. I reciprocated. Ididenjoy theactionof his kisses. But I just didn’tfeelany butterflies, or that spark.
‘Right, I better head downstairs as the cab is only a few minutes away and it will probably take about half an hour to get the lift down from this penthouse to the ground floor!’ I joked.
‘Of course,’ he said, still sulking a bit about the fact that I wouldn’t stay. ‘Would you like me to accompany you downstairs?’
So formal! He really is a gent.
‘It’s fine, Charlie, but I appreciate the offer,’ I replied.
‘Do you need some money for the taxi?’ he asked, being a gentleman again.
‘It’s all paid for on my account. Thank you so much for offering, though.’
‘Well, thank you again, Sophia. I feel so, so amazing,’ he said, stretching his arms up towards the ceiling like he’d just finished a productive workout at the gym. ‘I feel incredibly relaxed and less stressed. Do please say we’ll do this again soon?’
‘Sure,’ I said quickly without making a firm commitment as I stepped into the lift. He flashed a bright smile at me and the door closed.
So there we have it. I had just got what I’d been hoping for. I thought I’d feel fantastic. But instead, once again, I felt empty.
In contrast, I could tell Charlie already had his head in the clouds. He was smitten. And as I’d instigated it, I couldn’t very well start backtracking could I?
What on earth was I going to do now?
