Chapter 22

I was sitting outside again when I heard the door open and close…I looked up and saw Mark staring back at me…

I said, "Haven't you done enough damage?"

Mark said, "Why are you crying? You didn't even want to be married to me…and now that you find out your not…I figured you'd be overjoyed…"

I said, "Ya know Mark…there are some things that you DON'T know about women. If I was you, I'd go back and read the hand book…because you're not doing too hot right now…"

My taxi pulled up and I put my bag in and started to get in when Mark grabbed my arm to keep me out and said, "Tell me now…why are you getting so dramatic…when you've hated my guts for the last 5 months…"

I said, "You really don't know do you?"

Mark said, "No."

I laughed and said, "I wish you knew more about me…I sat and took 5 months of my life to get to know everything about you…saw your home in Texas…I met your dogs, rode your horses…met your friends, co-workers and family…I know so much about you Mark Callaway, that I could write a damn book. 5 months later…you don't know shit about me…you can stand here and call me an ice bitch or any other derogatory names…but I could give a shit…because you don't know me…"

Mark scoffed and said, "What's to know?"

I said, "Because I love you."

I got in the cab and gave the driver the address to my apartment…Mark stood in the parking lot and watched as the taxi left.

When I got back home…I contacted Mr. Morris…and told him I wanted to come back to work…he said it was fine…but he was going to move me up to teaching ballet jazz dancing while in toe shoes to the 8 - 10 year olds.

A few weeks later, it was rainy in New York…and I was in between classes…and was drinking my usual coffee…I walked over and looked out the window…and down the 3 floors to the front of the building…the rain smelled heavenly…I opened the windows and the smell was filling the room…

I looked down and saw Mark standing in the middle of the rain…he's taken his black leather trench coat off and had it slung over his shoulder…and he was looking up at my studio…he was soaked from head to toe…About 5 minutes later, I walked away from the window as the girls were coming in for their class..

A month later, Mark got into the ABC building and it was in the late after noon…I didn't have a class until late that night…and I was waiting for Sami so we could go and get some dinner before my last class…we were both starving…I turned the music on and tightened my laces to my toes shoes…I didn't see the guys standing out side the door…listening to my music and watching me dance.

"Enjoying the view?"...