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“Yep. Bye, Susan.” I give her a halfhearted wave as she retreats from my office, leaving me to my peaceful solitude once again.
Giving into temptation, I pull up the Facebook app on my phone. My obsession with Lizzy had almost become manageable, until she sent me a friend request last night. My pulse raced as I stared at that request, my mouse hovering over the approve button. Two weeks of what felt like trying to quit a bad habit went down the drain the second I clicked accept.
I was lost for hours after that, going through every single one of her pictures and posts. Her life with Xander was laid out for me. Pictures of them on their wedding day and honeymoon, pictures of the many holidays and anniversaries they spent together. Even pictures of them together when they were in college. Her posts were all about the sweet and thoughtful things Xander’s done for her. The types of grandiose gestures that make it hard for the rest of us to impress a woman. He seemed like a saint, and definitely loved Lizzy as much as she loved him.
It made me wonder what could possibly be keeping them apart. Whatever happened, it hasn’t changed the way Lizzy feels about him; and the thought of her with him makes my chest ache.
I’ve never wanted a relationship like theirs. Never desired having that kind of connection with someone.
Now, I find myself wanting those things with a woman I barely know. A woman who wanted that, and had it with someone else.
My resolve to stay away from her crumbles—right along with my common sense—the second Facebook informs me of her plans for the evening.
I gather my things before I have a chance to reconsider my actions, my pulse racing with possibilities.
