Closer to thee Part 26:
... another man, in reality.

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"Because I picked like everything alone, sweetie... the flowers, the church, the restaurant! I even picked your tux!"
Andy was already frozen ever since he heard Prue's name and her voice. He now tried to pull himself out of it and picked his cup of coffee, but then there this word was.
'Sweetie...'
Andy felt, as if she'd talk to him, but he was wrong. She didn't. she talked to her fiancée, right next to her.
'She didn't mean me...'
Andy thought painfully, as his heart broke even more. His grip on the cup was loosing and slowly the cup slipped from his fingers onto the table. As the cup hit the table it caused a loud crash and Darryl shrugged back, so the hot liquid wouldn't hit him. Andy didn't notice anything. He didn't even notice, how the coffee ran over his hand, causing little heat bubbles to appear all over the red hand.
"Are you alright, partner?"
Darryl asked. But Andy just heard Darryl from a distance. He was too deep into his pain. Into his broken heart to realize anything around him. He didn't notice how Prue leaned a little down to him, trying to talk to him. He didn't notice the waiters, which ran up to the table to clean the mess. Andy never responded Darryl.
'Out... I need to get out of here...'
Andy thought and hurriedly grabbed his jacket and headed out of the restaurant. Feeling the looks of everyone on him.
'Does Prue stare at me as well? Did she recognize me?'
Andy thought, before hurrying up to his car and got him. He started the car and sped down the street.
Darryl just looked confused around. He didn't get what this was all about. He saw the woman, who stood just behind his partner's place snuggling up to a tall man, which was probably her boyfriend or even husband.
'Is he that hurt to not stand couples talking anymore?'
Darryl asked himself, then heard the man, who held the woman close to him speak
"Prue? Are you okay?"
"Yeah... I... I just... thought for a second, that... that I knew the man. But that's impossible.... The man I mean... lives in... in Portland... they... prob... probably just familiar..."
Darryl listened carefully to the conversation and realization hit him. This wasn't just any woman. It was the woman. Andy's woman. Andy's Prue.
Darryl looked around at all the mess and attention his partner had caused. He hurriedly got out a 20 dollar note and left it on the table. He got up and walked towards Prue and Rodger
"Excuse my partner. His girlfriend just broke up with him. They wanted to marry soon. He's just sensible about the wedding topic"
Darryl said, trying to sound as friendly as possible
"It's alright"
Rodger assured him. Darryl smiled
"Well, I better go after him, see if he's alright"
Darryl said and then headed out of the restaurant himself