John Rowland lay on his bed, staring up at the white ceiling. He had so much going through his mind, it was driving him crazy. He had been engaged to who he had thought was the most amazing girl in the whole world. But something happened to their relationship a couple of months ago, it began to fall apart, and they seemed to have fallen out of love. John had come home one day from work and found her in bed with her ex-boyfriend, which really, hadn't bothered him as much as you would think. It was almost a relief, an excuse to be done and move on. But John seemed to be moving backwards instead of forward.
There had been a message on his answering machine two days ago. From Gabrielle. The two of them had an affair while Gabrielle was married to Carlos. The message itself seemed harmless, but John could tell that she had a hidden agenda.
"Hi John, It's me, Gabrielle. I know we haven't talked in awhile, but I've heard that, um, you were unengaged. So, we should meet, for some coffee or something. Call me…. Please. Bye."
Just hearing her voice again was like going back in time, to a time when he was truly in love. Unfortunately, that love was unrequited, as Gabrielle refused to leave her husband. But now, from what John had heard through the grapevine, was that Gabby was single again. This would explain why she had left the message. Did she want him? Did he want to risk having his heart broken again?