Chapter Thirty-Eight
Jody let Aaron into her apartment and kissed him happily. She finally felt like she was flying, and knew that she would be happy for the rest of her life. She held the ring out behind Aaron's back as he kissed her neck.
"Wow, it's so beautiful."
"What is?" Aaron asked, pulling away.
"This ring. I mean… I'm still in shock!"
Aaron smiled and fell onto the couch. "When do you wanna get married?"
"I dunno… let's talk about that later. Right now I just wanna be with my fiancee!!!" Jody ran over to the couch and fell on top of Aaron.
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Jody sat in her apartment reading through a bridal magazine that March. She and Aaron were getting married in the end of May. She was looking at her favorite dress for about the 100th time when her phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Jody? It's Eva."
"Hi Eva! You have got to see this dress! It would look so great on me! It kinda costs a lot, but my parents are so happy that I'm finally getting married that they're paying for everything, no matter how expensive it is. I can't wait to show them this dress! It's long and white and it has these-"
"Jody, please calm down. I have some bad news."
"Oh my God, what?"
"Um… I just saw Aaron."
"Yeah, so?"
Eva sighed. "He was coming out of another apartment building."
"So?"
"There was this girl… and she was all over him. And… he was sorta pushing her away, but he could have done a better job of that… I'm so sorry Jody. I just thought you should know."
"No, no, no, no… no! Aaron would never do that to me Eva. He loves me."
"Yeah, so did Charlie!" Eva exclaimed without thinking.
Jody scowled and glared at the phone. "What?" She hissed out.
"I'm sorry Jody, I didn't mean that. It's just… think about it! If Charlie did it, it's possible that Aaron would do it to."
Jody sighed. "I'm sorry Eva. I just… I just can't believe you. I mean… I can't. I'm sorry. I'll…" Aaron used his copy of Jody's key and let himself into Jody's apartment. "Look Eva, Aaron just walked in. I'll call you back later, ok? Bye." Jody hung up and kissed Aaron hello.
"Hey beautiful. What are you doing?"
"Looking at dresses. Listen, Aaron, we have to talk."
"Ok. Shoot." Aaron sat on the couch and pushed the magazine onto the floor.
"Um, I just got a call from Eva. And I really don't think she saw right, but I just have to ask. She said… she said you came out of another apartment building and there was this other girl who was… all over you." Jody bit her lip and looked hopefully at Aaron.
Aaron sat there speechless. "I- I don't know what to say. But… I can't lie to you Jody, yes it's true. Alyssa forced me out to dinner last night and… she got me very drunk. I can't really remember the rest… but apparently… we did some pretty wild stuff."
"What?" Jody's heart fell through the floor.
Aaron stood up and went to Jody. "I'm so sorry my love. I love you so much and this is the last thing I would ever to do. Trust me. I love you Jody. We are getting married in 2 months! I love you."
Jody pulled away. "You mean it's true?"
"I wish it weren't."
"Aaron… I don't believe you! I thought… oh my God, it's Charlie all over again."
Aaron closed his eyes and shook his head. "I hadn't thought about that Jody. I'm so sorry. Jody… Jody please."
"I'm sorry Aaron. I just, I have to think. Um… good-bye." Jody sat down and opened up the magazine.
Aaron stood there and looked down at Jody. "So, it is over?"
"Probably Aaron. I just can't do this again. It hurt too much the first time. It's gonna hurt even more this time because I need you. Without you, I'm just that poor girl who was engaged to that guy 2 times and then broke up who has that unbelievably hot best friend. But now… I'm back to nothing."
"So, it is over?"
Jody stood up and looked into Aaron's eyes. "I love you Aaron. But I cannot put myself though this again. I'm sorry. Good-bye."
Aaron looked into Jody's soft blue eyes and kissed her one last time. "I'm sorry too. This was the best thing that ever happened to me. And I really thought you were the woman for me. But I guess not. I'll always love you. Bye." Aaron turned around and left.
Jody sat down and cried for the next 2 weeks.
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"How am I going to do this?" Jody asked Galina over the phone. "I mean, this is insane! Every guy I end up with cheats on me!"
"There's only been 2! That's not every guy!"
"No, it's 4! Cooper, Charlie, Aaron, and Jake! Dirk would have to if I gave him the chance, but we broke up! And even if he wouldn't, I don't wanna be with him! I don't wanna be with anyone!"
"What about Charlie? You're telling me you don't love him at all?"
"Not at all. After 2 months with Aaron I forgot all about Charlie. That's what I plan to do for the rest of my life. And even if I did still love him, he doesn't wanna be with me. He broke up with me! He said he didn't want kids and no matter how much I offered him, he wouldn't be with me. I told him we didn't have to have kids, but he left me anyway. I'm going to die alone."
"No you're not! You're going to find someone that makes you happy forever."
"No, see that's the thing. I… I don't want to be with anyone. I want to die alone. That's going to be a lot easier than whatever I'm going to have to go through with someone else."
"What if Charlie decided he wanted kids. Would you take him back?"
Jody thought about that for a minute, then said, "No, I wouldn't. If I go through anything else, my heart is going to die. I'm going to die! I don't even wanna go on one date ever again! Look, I have to go take a shower and go to bed. Ok?"
"Ok Jody. I hope you find happiness. Bye."
"Bye." Jody mumbled and hung up the phone.
