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I look at his smug face as he says that and just nod my head at his reply. I'm not going to go back and forth with him again. I have no energy for a fight with this man since he somehow always wins.
I always let him win because I'm so set on pleasing this man it kills me. I never thought such a good-looking man would want me and then came Andrew. We finished our dinner in silence and then picked up and got ready for bed. He wrapped his arm around me in bed and spooned me until we fell asleep. It's 2:38 am when I wake up again and nudge Andrew to wake up.No!
I snap out of my flashback just in time. I never want to relive that moment again. It was one of the worst days of my life and I don't ever want to feel that. With all these emotions building up inside me I decide to just go for it and click on the email.
Dear Ms. Pierce,
We have reviewed your application for our Masters in Writing program, and we would like to Congratulate you on your acceptance to the Fall 2022 semester.
All that comes out of my mouth is “Holy Shit.” I stare at that email for a good minute before it starts to slowly sink in that I got accepted into the program I've wanted to go to since 12th grade.
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I walkup to Dex’s desk waiting for the last student to leave before asking my question. He looks up at me with that smile of his and then down at my phone.
“Can I ask you something?” Dexter’s brows furrow and he nods.
“Of course!”
“What do you think about this school?” I turn my phone towards him so he can see the writing degree through john Hopkins. His smile slowly forms and reaches his eyes.
“That is a great program, Ally! You definitely have the grades for it. Are you going to apply?” I shrug and back away trying to build up the courage inside me to say yes, but the self-doubt hits me like a hurricane. I’ve been searching colleges with writing programs most of the year, but I already have my application for a different school filled out.
“It’s at the top of my list, but I’m not sure if it’s the right fit for me.” I see Dex scrunch his eyebrows in confusion before he answers me. He doesn’t know that I will most likely go to school for something entirely different from writing.
“Anything can be for you if it is truly what you want. I think that program would allow you to show the world your writing. If that is what makes you happy, then go for it Ally!” I smile at him appreciatively.
“Thank you, Dex, I really appreciate your input!”
“Anytime.”
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It’s crazy how you can tell two different people the same thing and the outcomes are the complete opposite. It makes me miss having Dexter’s advice every time I went through a rough patch.
I get back to the office after lunch and all I can think about is how much stuff I have to get into order before this fall. I only have two months before the fall semester starts and I don't even live in the same state as my school. Christian snaps me out of the never-ending to-do list in my head to tell me that he is heading out early. The office closes in two and half hours so I guess it's not thatearly, but it is Friday, and his daughter having dance rehearsal tonight, I understand.
"You can take off early today if you would like Allison. We are all caught up for the week and you will be the only one here with not much to do might I add." He laughs.
My guilt comes back in full force now that I have the confirmation that I'm leaving this job soon. I know I should tell him, but I need to get everything set in Maryland first.
"I appreciate that, Christian! I have a lot to do at home so that helps me so much"
Chapter Two
Ilook down at my watch to check the time and see that it's a little after eleven and I'm supposed to meet the girls at eleven thirty for brunch at some restaurant called Dove. It's a twenty-minute drive into the city so I need to get going now so I'm not late. Izzy offered to drive me since we both were going to the same place, but I told her that I had some things I needed to get done first.
I mainly just needed to get some more sleep since I stayed up way too late looking at places in Baltimore. I have decided to take time off next week to head there to scope out some potential apartments. It's a five and half hour drive from Syracuse to Baltimore. I'm not looking forward to that but I'm very excited to tell the girls that I got my acceptance letter for school. I grab my purse and make sure my phone and wallet are inside and then grab my keys off the hook and head out my door. I put the key into the deadbolt and locked the door.
I get to the restaurant right on time and pull into the closest parking space I could find to the door. I grab my purse out of the passenger side seat and head to the front door of the restaurant.
The name of the restaurant is in cursive black letters on the glass door and when I walk through, I'm greeted by the hostess asking if I'm waiting for my party or if I will be dining just one today. I tell her that I am meeting my two other friends here and as soon as I finish that sentence, I hear my friend Isabelle call my name. “Hey Allison, we're over here.” I smile at the hostess and thank her while I head towards the booth where Isabelle and Ilene are both seated. I take a seat next to Isabelle and take a look around the restaurant to take in the beautiful finishes of the place. We have never gone to this place before, so I wasn't sure how to dress. When I hear brunch, I think dressy but with my friends, we opt for casual most of the time. I'm glad I picked in between today wearing my tight floral dress that went down to just above my knees and hugged my curves in all the right places. This is probably one of my favorite dresses. It hugs my breasts and shapes them perfectly. My red hair is curled laying just past my shoulders.
My body has never been the fit athletic type, I have big hips that gave me my hourglass figure. I was blessed with huge breasts which I was grateful for in high school since it granted me a lot of attention from boys. I struggled with my self-image a lot. So, whenever I got the attention, I thrived off of it. After I graduated high school, I decided that I was done with boys and that I was only going to give my attention to men, real men!If there were any out there.
I wanted to focus on college and establishing my career before meeting someone to spend my life with. Then Andrew came along and stole my attention, and I knew I wouldn't be able to just focus on my studies.
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