All of the sudden Amanda started crying. Jeff quickly pulled her in for hug
stroking her hair. "Shhhh……it's okay. Amanda if it's that hard for you to
tell me you don't have to. I didn't mean to upset you."
"No Jeff you didn't do anything. I need to tell you. Whatever you do don't get mad."
Jeff looked at her, took her hand and said, "I promise."
"Jeff, the only way I could the money was by stripping" she said in-between sobs. "Now I know you probably don't even want to go near me. I'm sorry," she said as she looked at the floor.
Jeff lifted her chin so she would look at him. "It isn't even like that" he whispered. He then gently kissed her and said "So are we still up for that date" Jeff asked.
"Jeff there's more."
"Okay" he said slowly.
"Okay remember that night I met you in the alley? Well the morning I left I went to the police. I told them about my boyfriend abusing me They arrested him and he told me when he gets out of jail in a few months he was going to find me and then kill me. That is one of the reasons I left New York."
"So what are you trying to say?" Jeff asked.
"I'm saying if he does find me he'll try and hurt you too. I care about you too much to do that to you"
"Amanda I'm not going to let anyone hurt you, or me for that matter" he said trying to comfort her. He noticed she was shaking profusely. With that he leaned down and kissed her again.
"So where do you want to go for our date?" he said smiling down at her.
"Anywhere is fine with me"
"Okay how about next Saturday you come over my house and eat there?"
"Fine with me as long as we can have Chinese food" Amanda said with a puppy dogface.
"Okay. Come over around 8:00"
"Jeff" Amanda whispered.
"Yea?"
"Thanks"
"For what?" Jeff said with a confused face.
"For caring," she said as she smiled.
"Anytime babe" Jeff said warmly. "Come on everyone should be here in a few minutes," he said as he grabbed her waist and led her to the backyard.
"No Jeff you didn't do anything. I need to tell you. Whatever you do don't get mad."
Jeff looked at her, took her hand and said, "I promise."
"Jeff, the only way I could the money was by stripping" she said in-between sobs. "Now I know you probably don't even want to go near me. I'm sorry," she said as she looked at the floor.
Jeff lifted her chin so she would look at him. "It isn't even like that" he whispered. He then gently kissed her and said "So are we still up for that date" Jeff asked.
"Jeff there's more."
"Okay" he said slowly.
"Okay remember that night I met you in the alley? Well the morning I left I went to the police. I told them about my boyfriend abusing me They arrested him and he told me when he gets out of jail in a few months he was going to find me and then kill me. That is one of the reasons I left New York."
"So what are you trying to say?" Jeff asked.
"I'm saying if he does find me he'll try and hurt you too. I care about you too much to do that to you"
"Amanda I'm not going to let anyone hurt you, or me for that matter" he said trying to comfort her. He noticed she was shaking profusely. With that he leaned down and kissed her again.
"So where do you want to go for our date?" he said smiling down at her.
"Anywhere is fine with me"
"Okay how about next Saturday you come over my house and eat there?"
"Fine with me as long as we can have Chinese food" Amanda said with a puppy dogface.
"Okay. Come over around 8:00"
"Jeff" Amanda whispered.
"Yea?"
"Thanks"
"For what?" Jeff said with a confused face.
"For caring," she said as she smiled.
"Anytime babe" Jeff said warmly. "Come on everyone should be here in a few minutes," he said as he grabbed her waist and led her to the backyard.