Bending the Rules: Breaking the Rules #2 Read Free Page A

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those dreams and now you want to search the globe for a man so he can come home
and marry you? Isn’t that the opposite of what you’ve worked for? What if you
find him and he runs again? This might not be about his father, Morgan. I think
you need to put your big girl pants back on and get back to work. After all,
that’s what you’ve wanted all along, not to become a housewife. Your father and
I have always supported you, Morgan, but this is not something we will
support.”
    My mom had a good point but that is the opposite of what I
want to hear right now. Frustrated, tired, and not ready to continue this
argument, I still say what I should’ve said a long time ago. “This is what I
have to do right now and if you can’t get behind me on it then get out of my
way. You have always said you give me freedom to do what I want, yet you still
control me every step of the way. For once in my life I’m taking complete
control over my destiny. I love you, Mom, and even though you might not support
this decision, at least trust in the fact that I’m doing what I believe is
right for me at the moment. I’ve gotta go, Mom. I’ll call you when I land,” I
say, hanging up before my mom can say anything else that will more than likely
just end up pissing me off.
    I feel even more frazzled when I get off the phone with my
mom so I decide where to go first and book my ticket, then call the only person
besides Drake who really understands me and will support my decision to search
the globe until I bring my love back to me. I know what I’m doing is the best
thing for me at this time, but after the phone call with my mom I really just
need some reassurance. God, I really hate that I’m feeling so needy and
unassured. That is so not me. I’m the confident girl with her head on her
shoulders and her sights on a bright future. Drake’s leaving has brought me to
my knees and now he isn’t even here to help me up. This is exactly why I need
to take this trip.
    “Hey,” Amanda answers with less enthusiasm than normal. I
can practically feel her apprehension through the phone line. I love that she
knows me so well that her normal perky behavior will just set me off even more.
Like the perfect BFF that she is, she’s always ready to listen, help, and
support, just like I’d do for her.
    “Hey, my flight is booked. I’m headed to Vegas first.”
    “Why Vegas?”
    “We were just there a few days ago and I feel like that is
the most logical place Drake would go first to re-establish a connection to me.
I know that sounds silly but just as people often retrace their steps to find
their lost car keys, I think he might be retracing his steps to feel connected
to me again, and I can retrace our steps to hopefully find him. Plus, there are
millions of people around so he can feel anonymous and not be bothered, which
will put him more at ease and help him clear his mind.”
    “Sounds logical to me, Morgie. Can I do anything to help?”
    “Wanna give me a ride to the airport? My flight leaves in
about four hours.”
    “I’ll be there in fifteen,” Amanda says before she hangs up.
I love that I can always count on her to be there for me. I may not have a lot
of people in my life that I keep close to me, but Amanda is not only my very
best friend, she’s like a sister to me. I don’t know what I’d do without her.
    I finish packing my bag, making sure to grab my passport and
the Euros I have left over from my trip to the C ô te
d’Azur this summer with my parents, as well as the other cash I keep in my
apartment for emergencies. Before I leave, I do one last scan of my apartment,
making sure my appliances are unplugged, my windows are locked, and other
“going out of town safety checks”. I glance around my bathroom then my bedroom,
making sure I haven’t forgotten anything important. I’m just about to walk out
of my bedroom when I spot the picture Drake took of me sleeping on his chest
while he smiles the most