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PROMISES, PROMISES
In the little town of Union, Colorado that very same day, Lori and Kate were discussing the events of their day. They were seated on the patio of their favorite place, Fast Eddie's Bar & Grill.
"So he called you at work?" Kate affirmed.
"Yeah, and I got some roses like a half an hour later." Lori told her about the gorgeous bouquet.
"Sounds like he definitely is sorry Lori" Kate commented.
"Why'd he wait so long to call though?" Lori voiced her argument.
"I don't know, so you still plan on not ever seeing him again?" Kate asked.
"Its for the best, he isn't going to want to settle down and I sure as heck am not going to be able to hide my stomach for long." Lori put down her drink with a forceful slam.
"That's true but it sounds like he's bound to persist Lori. Maybe you should just tell him. You can be firm with what you've planned but he deserves to know." Kate looked her in the eyes.
"I can't" Lori stammered and looked away.
"No its you won't but think about this. Whether you like it or not, its his child too. Maybe the only one he'll ever have, you don't know. Just consider talking to him, OK?" Kate was insistent.
"OK, I'll think about it." Lori lied and stared into her glass.
"K, well I've gotta go now." Kate laid her half of the tab down as she stood up to leave.
"Bye Kate, good luck on your exam." Lori waved as she left.
Lori didn't sleep well at all that night. Kate's words replayed in her mind. She was grateful that tomorrow was her day off and she didn't have to rush to go to work. She planned to stay in her jammies until late in the afternoon. Her jeans were tightening already; she'd go to the mall and look for some maternity clothes later. She woke up around 10:30am and was just fixing herself some tea and toast when the doorbell rang.
'Who could that be?' Lori wondered as she gathered her robe around her. She reached the door and looked through the peephole. 'Oh no!' She almost fell over in shock when she saw who it was. Chris was standing on the doorstep with a large bundle of crimson red roses. 'How'd he find my house?' She wondered as he rang the bell again. She realized he was the type that wasn't going to go away and would probably stand out there all day if he had too. Lori reluctantly took of the security chain and unlocked the door. She took a deep breath before she actually opened it.
"Hello Chris," she greeted him trying to keep all emotion from her voice.
"Lori," Chris stammered and ran a hand nervously through his hair, "Can I come in?" He handed her the bouquet.
"Sure Chris," Lori told him wishing she could've told him to leave instead. "Let's go to the kitchen and I'll put those in water."
"All right," Chris followed her there and took a seat at her table.
"Why are you here?" Lori demanded as she worked with the flowers.
"I missed you, I had to come back and apologize for my behavior." Chris told her. "Lori, I need the chance to explain why I didn't call you. Please hear me out completely before you say anything. This is hard for me to do and this may be just as hard for you to hear. But just hear me out, OK?"
"Fine, I'm listening." Lori crossed her arms but remained unmoved from her stance by the countertop. "Why didn't you call me then?"
Chris swallowed as a lump formed in his throat, "Lori please sit down while I tell you my story."
Lori did as he told her choosing the farthest chair possible from him.
Chris began his tale, "Lori, before I met you, I was.uh.different. Nothing and no one mattered to me. I traveled, I.uh.met women and then I moved on. I thought I didn't have time for a real relationship but I still .uh.did things." He couldn't bring himself to say what he'd been doing for so many years but finally he found the words. He admitted for the first time in his life, "I used them, Lori, I used the others. And then, I met you; you changed me. However, I didn't want to admit it at first. Lori, I .I." Chris was uncertain on how to continue.
"What Chris?" Lori was fighting to keep from crying now.
"Lori, I tried to go back to my old life," Chris blurted then continued. "I tried and failed; I thought that maybe my feelings were just guilt, guilt over using you too. Everytime I've been with a woman since that day, all I see is you. I can't get you out of my mind. Everytime I go to sleep, I dream about you. When I wake up each day, I feel empty and alone; I keeping thinking about you all the time, Lori. Look, I can't explain it at all that's just how it is. I realize I've been a total jerk but I need you Lori. Please forgive me and let me be in your life."
Lori was speechless; her mind was whirling fast trying to comprehend what he'd told her. She felt the silent tears go rolling down her cheeks as she realized he'd cheated on her so fast. He'd left her with the implications that they were building a relationship when in fact she'd been his latest conquest.
"Chris, I think I'm going to be sick. Please leave." Lori pushed herself away from the table, ran to the bathroom, and locked herself in. She cried there for half and hour and prayed that he'd show himself out the door. 'Why am I reacting this way? I want him out of my life and he's just given me a good case for that.' Lori attempted to make sense out of the situation. Her sobs had subsided now and she just sat there blankly staring at the wall. She didn't want to ever move again.
Soft knocking on the door brought her mind back to consciousness.
"Lori," He called from the other side, "Are you all right in there?"
Every fiber of her being wanted to scream at him, "No I'm not all right. You jerk! You used me, got me pregnant, and left me in the morning." But she did not scream out, she just stayed silent and hoped he'd leave.
"Lori?" The stubborn man wouldn't go, "Please unlock the door or at least tell me you're not in there slitting your wrists over an idiot like me."
"No." She called out fiercely.
Chris breathed a sigh of relief that she'd not done anything rash. "Look I'll stay here until you're ready to talk some more," Chris called and sunk down against the door. He resolved to stay outside that door all day if he had to. After about ten minutes, Lori got up and opened the door. He'd been leaning against it and lost his balance when she did.
"I thought I told you to leave," She told him icily.
"Not until you tell me if I'm forgiven" Chris looked at her intently.
"Isn't that obvious to you?" Lori glared at him. "Look, I've considered all you had to say and quite frankly, I'm hurt and I want you out of my life. What you did was cruel and callous."
"I know, I know." Chris wished he could change the past.
"Just shut up and let me get this out before I change my mind," Lori yelled sharply at him. Her tone softened, she'd decided to heed Kate's advice to tell him about the baby. "When you left me Chris and decided to sleep with God knows how many more little conquests. Well Chris, you didn't leave me alone, you left a little part of yourself behind."
Chris's eyes registered confusion; he didn't comprehend what she was trying to tell him.
"Chris, I'm pregnant." Lori said bluntly.
"You're what?" Chris was in shock and disbelief. Then his expression changed to one of sheer joy as he realized he was actually going to be a father.
"You heard me, you knocked me up." Lori spat the words at him. "Oh and don't be getting any ideas about taking care of me. Don't act like it's wonderful. I can take care of things myself and I sure as heck don't need your help. When the baby comes in seven months, I'm giving it up for adoption. We barely know each other and I won't let you act like we've got some future together just because you got me pregnant."
Chris became angry then, "So you've gone ahead and decided our baby's fate without ever considering my feelings on this. You weren't even going to tell me, were you?"
"As far as I'm concerned, you gave that up the moment you moved into someone else's bed." Lori told him coldly. "Look jackass, you left and you didn't call. What was I supposed to think?"
"I'm here now." Chris argued.
"Yes, you're here because you've been feeling guilty. Well, don't bother, I don't want your pity." Lori shot back at him.
"Look Lori, I'm sorry," Chris's tone grew desperate when he realized she'd had cause to shut him out, "Please give this a chance, give US a chance before you go through with your decision. Give me a chance to change your mind."
"I don't know if I can," Lori was losing her composure.
"Let's just start with the basics then." Chris told her and grabbed her hands in his, "I've missed you and I care about you. Let me show you how much by taking you out to lunch today."
"All right, you've got your chance." Lori decided against her better judgment. "Give me a few minutes to change."
"Absolutely," Chris squeezed her hands gently before letting her go.
Her phone rang while she was changing; she grabbed the handset off her bedside table.
"Hello?" She answered it.
Amy's voice was cheery on the end of the line, "Hey, did he show up?"
"So, it was you!" Lori surmised.
"Yeah, you got me," Amy giggled. "Look Lori, he was standing outside the doors before we were even open this morning. It looked so pitiful Lori; you should have seen it. I had to tell him how to find you, please forgive me."
"Gee thanks," Lori sounded a little sarcastic then turned serious, "You're forgiven Amy. I told him, don't know why I did but I told him."
"About the baby?" Amy asked for clarification, "How'd he take it?"
"He was excited and he wants to 'work on a relationship' but we'll see if that lasts." Lori told her.
"That's great!" Amy chirped.
"Amy, he cheated on me right away. I don't know if I can trust him, knowing that." Lori argued.
"That's not so great. Is he still at the house now?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, I'm in the bedroom getting dressed to go out for lunch. He wants to 'show me how much he cares" Her tone was mocking.
"Give him a chance Lori. He didn't run the moment you told him, right?" Amy pleaded, "That's got to count for something."
"I don't know Amy." Lori shook her head sadly, "We'll see, I've got to go now."
"See you at work tomorrow." Amy told her.
"See you." Lori returned and hung up the phone.
Lori put on her flared brown calico dress. It was her favorite, a simple but flattering number with country flavor. Then she brushed her ash blonde locks into a flowing French braid. Thankfully, she wasn't really showing yet so the dress still fit pretty comfortable. Her pants had been getting tighter but it would be awhile before her dresses wouldn't be able to fit. She selected her favorite pair of plain leather sandals and decided she was ready. Chris was admiring her large aquarium when she rejoined him.
'Man she looks so pretty.' He thought privately when he turned around to look at her. Eager to please her he asked, "What kind of food do you like?"
"Doesn't matter." She shrugged, determined to make him work for this.
"OK, let's try this again." Chris thought aloud then said, "Where's a nice Italian restaurant around here?"
"Well, depends on how much you want to pay." She returned smartly and smirked a little, enjoying his frustration.
"Make this as hard as you can for me," Chris shook his head, "Let's just get in my car and we'll drive until something looks good to you, all right?"
"Whatever you wish," Lori tried stifling a giggle.
"Come 'on." Chris threw his hands up in defeat and headed for her front door.
"K.let me lock up the house, you go start the car awhile." Lori chuckled.
'Man, she's got some major mood swings,' Chris mused. 'I hope this is only the pregnancy hormones. Man, I'm going to be a dad!' A second wave of excitement washed over him. "I've got to call someone!" He realized aloud and pulled out his phone.
"Hello, this is Chris." Benoit's tired voice answered.
"Hey buddy! It's me. Guess what?" Jericho said excitedly.
"I give up, what?" Benoit was too tired to play guessing games today.
"I'm going to be a father!" Jericho told him.
"Whoa!" He'd gotten Benoit's attention with that one. "Moving awful quick I see. You're serious, though, aren't you?"
"Yeah, I'm serious," Jericho laughed.
"From that first night?" Benoit prodded.
"Yeah, can you believe it? I can hardly believe it myself." Jericho admitted.
"So, what are you going to do about it?" Benoit asked.
"Well, she's got her mind set on adoption, but I got to make her change her mind about that." Jericho's tone sobered up with that statement.
"So, you plan on making a commitment with her?" Benoit questioned.
"I don't know if she'll let me but I'm going to try. I want to know my child and I want to watch him or her grow. Thank goodness, she didn't already go out and have it aborted." Jericho told him.
"She's not as happy about this I take it." Benoit guessed. "Did you tell her everything?"
"Yeah, I didn't want to put it off. It was hard to tell her but she knows. She was pretty upset and locked herself in her bathroom for a long time." Jericho informed him.
"She had a right to be, man. So, are you still at her house now?" Benoit asked.
Jericho answered, "Well, I'm in the car waiting for her to lock up the house. We're going to go out for dinner. Here she comes. Got to go, bye."
"K.Bye." Benoit replied hanging up the line.
"Who was that?" Lori questioned getting in the car.
"Just Benoit." Jericho answered backing out of the driveway.
"How is he and his wife doing?" Lori remembered that they'd had an argument the day she met them all.
"Better," Jericho replied and downplayed it. "Just a little lover's quarrel."
"That's good," Lori replied. "I'm glad things are better for him. Go left here." Lori pointed out a direction.
"So you've got a place in mind now." Jericho smiled at her.
"Yeah, I guess so." Lori answered. "I'd like to show you a favorite local hot spot of mine."
"Ok." Chris brightened, "What kind of food is there?"
"Just a local bar and grill type." Lori replied. "It's a little place called Rip's Diner. I go there a lot with my friends."
"Sounds good." Chris commented then grabbed her hand. "Thanks for letting me in."
Lori blushed, "Yeah well, Amy called while I was changing. She told me how desperate you looked at the bank."
"She did." It was Chris's turn to be embarrassed now. "I just had to see you."
"So you say." Lori replied without any enthusiasm. She wasn't ready to forget how he'd hurt her and she wanted to make sure he knew that.
PROMISES, PROMISES
In the little town of Union, Colorado that very same day, Lori and Kate were discussing the events of their day. They were seated on the patio of their favorite place, Fast Eddie's Bar & Grill.
"So he called you at work?" Kate affirmed.
"Yeah, and I got some roses like a half an hour later." Lori told her about the gorgeous bouquet.
"Sounds like he definitely is sorry Lori" Kate commented.
"Why'd he wait so long to call though?" Lori voiced her argument.
"I don't know, so you still plan on not ever seeing him again?" Kate asked.
"Its for the best, he isn't going to want to settle down and I sure as heck am not going to be able to hide my stomach for long." Lori put down her drink with a forceful slam.
"That's true but it sounds like he's bound to persist Lori. Maybe you should just tell him. You can be firm with what you've planned but he deserves to know." Kate looked her in the eyes.
"I can't" Lori stammered and looked away.
"No its you won't but think about this. Whether you like it or not, its his child too. Maybe the only one he'll ever have, you don't know. Just consider talking to him, OK?" Kate was insistent.
"OK, I'll think about it." Lori lied and stared into her glass.
"K, well I've gotta go now." Kate laid her half of the tab down as she stood up to leave.
"Bye Kate, good luck on your exam." Lori waved as she left.
Lori didn't sleep well at all that night. Kate's words replayed in her mind. She was grateful that tomorrow was her day off and she didn't have to rush to go to work. She planned to stay in her jammies until late in the afternoon. Her jeans were tightening already; she'd go to the mall and look for some maternity clothes later. She woke up around 10:30am and was just fixing herself some tea and toast when the doorbell rang.
'Who could that be?' Lori wondered as she gathered her robe around her. She reached the door and looked through the peephole. 'Oh no!' She almost fell over in shock when she saw who it was. Chris was standing on the doorstep with a large bundle of crimson red roses. 'How'd he find my house?' She wondered as he rang the bell again. She realized he was the type that wasn't going to go away and would probably stand out there all day if he had too. Lori reluctantly took of the security chain and unlocked the door. She took a deep breath before she actually opened it.
"Hello Chris," she greeted him trying to keep all emotion from her voice.
"Lori," Chris stammered and ran a hand nervously through his hair, "Can I come in?" He handed her the bouquet.
"Sure Chris," Lori told him wishing she could've told him to leave instead. "Let's go to the kitchen and I'll put those in water."
"All right," Chris followed her there and took a seat at her table.
"Why are you here?" Lori demanded as she worked with the flowers.
"I missed you, I had to come back and apologize for my behavior." Chris told her. "Lori, I need the chance to explain why I didn't call you. Please hear me out completely before you say anything. This is hard for me to do and this may be just as hard for you to hear. But just hear me out, OK?"
"Fine, I'm listening." Lori crossed her arms but remained unmoved from her stance by the countertop. "Why didn't you call me then?"
Chris swallowed as a lump formed in his throat, "Lori please sit down while I tell you my story."
Lori did as he told her choosing the farthest chair possible from him.
Chris began his tale, "Lori, before I met you, I was.uh.different. Nothing and no one mattered to me. I traveled, I.uh.met women and then I moved on. I thought I didn't have time for a real relationship but I still .uh.did things." He couldn't bring himself to say what he'd been doing for so many years but finally he found the words. He admitted for the first time in his life, "I used them, Lori, I used the others. And then, I met you; you changed me. However, I didn't want to admit it at first. Lori, I .I." Chris was uncertain on how to continue.
"What Chris?" Lori was fighting to keep from crying now.
"Lori, I tried to go back to my old life," Chris blurted then continued. "I tried and failed; I thought that maybe my feelings were just guilt, guilt over using you too. Everytime I've been with a woman since that day, all I see is you. I can't get you out of my mind. Everytime I go to sleep, I dream about you. When I wake up each day, I feel empty and alone; I keeping thinking about you all the time, Lori. Look, I can't explain it at all that's just how it is. I realize I've been a total jerk but I need you Lori. Please forgive me and let me be in your life."
Lori was speechless; her mind was whirling fast trying to comprehend what he'd told her. She felt the silent tears go rolling down her cheeks as she realized he'd cheated on her so fast. He'd left her with the implications that they were building a relationship when in fact she'd been his latest conquest.
"Chris, I think I'm going to be sick. Please leave." Lori pushed herself away from the table, ran to the bathroom, and locked herself in. She cried there for half and hour and prayed that he'd show himself out the door. 'Why am I reacting this way? I want him out of my life and he's just given me a good case for that.' Lori attempted to make sense out of the situation. Her sobs had subsided now and she just sat there blankly staring at the wall. She didn't want to ever move again.
Soft knocking on the door brought her mind back to consciousness.
"Lori," He called from the other side, "Are you all right in there?"
Every fiber of her being wanted to scream at him, "No I'm not all right. You jerk! You used me, got me pregnant, and left me in the morning." But she did not scream out, she just stayed silent and hoped he'd leave.
"Lori?" The stubborn man wouldn't go, "Please unlock the door or at least tell me you're not in there slitting your wrists over an idiot like me."
"No." She called out fiercely.
Chris breathed a sigh of relief that she'd not done anything rash. "Look I'll stay here until you're ready to talk some more," Chris called and sunk down against the door. He resolved to stay outside that door all day if he had to. After about ten minutes, Lori got up and opened the door. He'd been leaning against it and lost his balance when she did.
"I thought I told you to leave," She told him icily.
"Not until you tell me if I'm forgiven" Chris looked at her intently.
"Isn't that obvious to you?" Lori glared at him. "Look, I've considered all you had to say and quite frankly, I'm hurt and I want you out of my life. What you did was cruel and callous."
"I know, I know." Chris wished he could change the past.
"Just shut up and let me get this out before I change my mind," Lori yelled sharply at him. Her tone softened, she'd decided to heed Kate's advice to tell him about the baby. "When you left me Chris and decided to sleep with God knows how many more little conquests. Well Chris, you didn't leave me alone, you left a little part of yourself behind."
Chris's eyes registered confusion; he didn't comprehend what she was trying to tell him.
"Chris, I'm pregnant." Lori said bluntly.
"You're what?" Chris was in shock and disbelief. Then his expression changed to one of sheer joy as he realized he was actually going to be a father.
"You heard me, you knocked me up." Lori spat the words at him. "Oh and don't be getting any ideas about taking care of me. Don't act like it's wonderful. I can take care of things myself and I sure as heck don't need your help. When the baby comes in seven months, I'm giving it up for adoption. We barely know each other and I won't let you act like we've got some future together just because you got me pregnant."
Chris became angry then, "So you've gone ahead and decided our baby's fate without ever considering my feelings on this. You weren't even going to tell me, were you?"
"As far as I'm concerned, you gave that up the moment you moved into someone else's bed." Lori told him coldly. "Look jackass, you left and you didn't call. What was I supposed to think?"
"I'm here now." Chris argued.
"Yes, you're here because you've been feeling guilty. Well, don't bother, I don't want your pity." Lori shot back at him.
"Look Lori, I'm sorry," Chris's tone grew desperate when he realized she'd had cause to shut him out, "Please give this a chance, give US a chance before you go through with your decision. Give me a chance to change your mind."
"I don't know if I can," Lori was losing her composure.
"Let's just start with the basics then." Chris told her and grabbed her hands in his, "I've missed you and I care about you. Let me show you how much by taking you out to lunch today."
"All right, you've got your chance." Lori decided against her better judgment. "Give me a few minutes to change."
"Absolutely," Chris squeezed her hands gently before letting her go.
Her phone rang while she was changing; she grabbed the handset off her bedside table.
"Hello?" She answered it.
Amy's voice was cheery on the end of the line, "Hey, did he show up?"
"So, it was you!" Lori surmised.
"Yeah, you got me," Amy giggled. "Look Lori, he was standing outside the doors before we were even open this morning. It looked so pitiful Lori; you should have seen it. I had to tell him how to find you, please forgive me."
"Gee thanks," Lori sounded a little sarcastic then turned serious, "You're forgiven Amy. I told him, don't know why I did but I told him."
"About the baby?" Amy asked for clarification, "How'd he take it?"
"He was excited and he wants to 'work on a relationship' but we'll see if that lasts." Lori told her.
"That's great!" Amy chirped.
"Amy, he cheated on me right away. I don't know if I can trust him, knowing that." Lori argued.
"That's not so great. Is he still at the house now?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, I'm in the bedroom getting dressed to go out for lunch. He wants to 'show me how much he cares" Her tone was mocking.
"Give him a chance Lori. He didn't run the moment you told him, right?" Amy pleaded, "That's got to count for something."
"I don't know Amy." Lori shook her head sadly, "We'll see, I've got to go now."
"See you at work tomorrow." Amy told her.
"See you." Lori returned and hung up the phone.
Lori put on her flared brown calico dress. It was her favorite, a simple but flattering number with country flavor. Then she brushed her ash blonde locks into a flowing French braid. Thankfully, she wasn't really showing yet so the dress still fit pretty comfortable. Her pants had been getting tighter but it would be awhile before her dresses wouldn't be able to fit. She selected her favorite pair of plain leather sandals and decided she was ready. Chris was admiring her large aquarium when she rejoined him.
'Man she looks so pretty.' He thought privately when he turned around to look at her. Eager to please her he asked, "What kind of food do you like?"
"Doesn't matter." She shrugged, determined to make him work for this.
"OK, let's try this again." Chris thought aloud then said, "Where's a nice Italian restaurant around here?"
"Well, depends on how much you want to pay." She returned smartly and smirked a little, enjoying his frustration.
"Make this as hard as you can for me," Chris shook his head, "Let's just get in my car and we'll drive until something looks good to you, all right?"
"Whatever you wish," Lori tried stifling a giggle.
"Come 'on." Chris threw his hands up in defeat and headed for her front door.
"K.let me lock up the house, you go start the car awhile." Lori chuckled.
'Man, she's got some major mood swings,' Chris mused. 'I hope this is only the pregnancy hormones. Man, I'm going to be a dad!' A second wave of excitement washed over him. "I've got to call someone!" He realized aloud and pulled out his phone.
"Hello, this is Chris." Benoit's tired voice answered.
"Hey buddy! It's me. Guess what?" Jericho said excitedly.
"I give up, what?" Benoit was too tired to play guessing games today.
"I'm going to be a father!" Jericho told him.
"Whoa!" He'd gotten Benoit's attention with that one. "Moving awful quick I see. You're serious, though, aren't you?"
"Yeah, I'm serious," Jericho laughed.
"From that first night?" Benoit prodded.
"Yeah, can you believe it? I can hardly believe it myself." Jericho admitted.
"So, what are you going to do about it?" Benoit asked.
"Well, she's got her mind set on adoption, but I got to make her change her mind about that." Jericho's tone sobered up with that statement.
"So, you plan on making a commitment with her?" Benoit questioned.
"I don't know if she'll let me but I'm going to try. I want to know my child and I want to watch him or her grow. Thank goodness, she didn't already go out and have it aborted." Jericho told him.
"She's not as happy about this I take it." Benoit guessed. "Did you tell her everything?"
"Yeah, I didn't want to put it off. It was hard to tell her but she knows. She was pretty upset and locked herself in her bathroom for a long time." Jericho informed him.
"She had a right to be, man. So, are you still at her house now?" Benoit asked.
Jericho answered, "Well, I'm in the car waiting for her to lock up the house. We're going to go out for dinner. Here she comes. Got to go, bye."
"K.Bye." Benoit replied hanging up the line.
"Who was that?" Lori questioned getting in the car.
"Just Benoit." Jericho answered backing out of the driveway.
"How is he and his wife doing?" Lori remembered that they'd had an argument the day she met them all.
"Better," Jericho replied and downplayed it. "Just a little lover's quarrel."
"That's good," Lori replied. "I'm glad things are better for him. Go left here." Lori pointed out a direction.
"So you've got a place in mind now." Jericho smiled at her.
"Yeah, I guess so." Lori answered. "I'd like to show you a favorite local hot spot of mine."
"Ok." Chris brightened, "What kind of food is there?"
"Just a local bar and grill type." Lori replied. "It's a little place called Rip's Diner. I go there a lot with my friends."
"Sounds good." Chris commented then grabbed her hand. "Thanks for letting me in."
Lori blushed, "Yeah well, Amy called while I was changing. She told me how desperate you looked at the bank."
"She did." It was Chris's turn to be embarrassed now. "I just had to see you."
"So you say." Lori replied without any enthusiasm. She wasn't ready to forget how he'd hurt her and she wanted to make sure he knew that.