“I didn’t want things to end like this.” He held onto her hands, and looked earnestly into her eyes. “But I couldn’t turn down this job offer. It’s too important. It would’ve been career suicide if I did.”
“I don’t want to hear your stupid excuses, Will. I really don’t. You are a coward and I was a fool for not seeing it before. You have made your intentions perfectly clear. There’s nothing left for you to say. Just get out and leave me alone.” Avery struggled to get out of his hold.
“I don’t want us to part ways like this, Ave, I really don’t. I want you to know that I agonize about asking you to come with me to Chicago, but I just didn’t think it was the right thing to do. I couldn’t ask you to give up your job, the life you have here, your friends, and move away with me,” Will said to her, ignoring Avery’s futile attempts to push him out the door. “You would only end up hating me if things don’t work out between us somewhere down the line. I have seen it happened to a lot of people I know.”
“We are not like other couples, Will. In case you haven’t noticed. We had something more special, what many people don’t have, or so I thought. And you should have left that decision up to me. You should have allowed me to take that chance, find out the hard way if need be. I thought we were in this relationship together, as a couple, but clearly, that wasn’t the case.”
“I care about you, us.”
“You care, and you didn’t even have the decency to discuss any of this with me. You accepted the job and made plans without letting me know about them. The way you handled this entire thing speak volume of the man you are, the person you have become. You certainly aren’t the person I fell in love with.”
“I’m still that person, Ave. The way I went about this has absolutely nothing to do with what we had together, what I feel for you. I’m still in love with you, Ave, but at times we just have to make hard decisions and the people we love most are the ones who get hurt in the process.”
“Save your self righteous garbage for someone who cares, because I don’t want to hear it! And you certainly have an awful way of showing your undying love for me. You are breaking up with me for god’s sake! You are leaving for another city in a few days!” Avery shouted at him.
Then she began pummeling him on the chest, lashing out at him as hard as she could. She wanted him to feel some of the pain she was feeling because of him. Will grabbed her hands and circled her naked body with his, drawing her close to his manhood, but this time, being that close to him didn’t excite her. She was too angry to feel anything for him.
“Don’t touch me,” Avery screamed at him. “Let go of me.” She struggled to get out of his grip.
Will released her. And Avery went over to the bed and sat dejectedly on the edge, pulling the sheet around her body to cover it, wiping the tears that were pouring down her face.
“You are one of the most selfish and self righteous people I know, Will Chandler. And I hope I never see you again,” she said to him, giving him a very hard stare.
“You don’t mean that, Ave. I understand you are upset, I deserve it.”
“But I do mean every single word of it.” She glowered at him even more.
Will made an attempt to come towards her, and Avery threw the pillow she was cradling against her body at him. The pillow fell close to his feet. And she watched in awe as he turned and walked from the room, and out of her life for