CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER TEN

"And you took him back? Just like that?"

Galina and Jody were eating lunch at Galina and Sergei's apartment.

"Yeah."

"Why? I mean, I know you love hi and all, but don't you think you're being a little easy on him considering?"

"Yes." Jody nodded. "And I know how stupid this is. But Galina, I can't live without him. I mean, I really cannot live without him. You saw me when I found out, and even when I was with Dirk, it was like hell."

"I'm sure you are just exaggerating."

"No, I'm not. I love him. I really really love him. I think I'm obsessed or something. But I can never forgive him, and it's so hard to be with him when I absolutely hate his guts. I don't know what to do."

Galina sighed. "I really don't know what to say. I mean, this is like the worst thing that could ever happen to us. There are six of us, and we are best friends. Me and Sergei are engaged, Erik and Eva are best friends, and you and Charlie are mess. I hate this kind of thing. It can ruin friendships."

Jody looked down at her empty plate.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything by that. It's not your fault."

"I know."

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Jody walked into her apartment and looked down at her stomach. Charlie had helped lose all the weight that she had gained after she found out. She saw some chocolate pudding on the counter and backed away from it. She didn't want to go through that all again.

Charlie ran up to her and began to kiss her. He had been doing that everyday lately. Jody pushed him off and he looked at her confused.

"Charlie we have to talk." Jody sat on the couch.

Charlie's face fell. "Ok." He sat next to her.

"I love you more than you will ever know, trust me. But… I still haven't forgiven you and no amount of time will ever totally fix that. I hope you can understand that. So, we both have to move on, no matter how card it will be. And the only way I can move on is to get over you. I can never get over you if we are still like this. So, I'm sorry, but it's over. For good."

Charlie looked into her eyes. "Are you… is this for real?"

"Yes. But I want you to know that I will always love you somewhere in my heart." Jody stated flatly as she went into the small guestroom.

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2 Days Later…

Jody came home from work and Charlie was already there. All his stuff was packed away in his car, and he was checking to make sure he hadn't left anything.

Jody kissed him a painful a painful good-bye and watched him leave the apartment, leaving her life.

He was going back to New York. He was going to move back in with Eva and Erik, and would go back to dancing at the American Ballet Company. He couldn't stand to be around Jody anymore. He loved her too much and it hurt him too much.

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Several Weeks Later…

Jody's phone rang. She woke up and rolled over. She picked up the phone and slapped it against her face.

"Hello?" She yawned.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't know you were sleeping."

"That's okay. I hadn't meant to fall asleep anyway. And if I sleep too much after work, I end up staying up all night and… anyway. Who is this again?"

"Cooper Neilson."

"Hi Cooper, what's up?"

"Not much. I was wondering if you wanted to come back and dance in my company. It's been going really bad since you left and I'm afraid they might shut us down. You could save us."

"Wow. That's horrible. I… I don't know what to say."

"Come on please?" Cooper pleaded.

Jody thought about it for a minute. Then she smiled.