6—Confrontations of the Heart
Pausing with her pen in mid air, Theresa sighs again. "This is the hardest thing I'm going to do, but I need to let go in order to move on with my life. God, please let me find the strength to move on."
Putting the pen back to the paper, Theresa lets her thoughts run with her:
Dear Ethan,
All my life, I wished for someone to love me, someone to make me feel so alive and filled with happiness. No surprise that I let Fate find my way to you. When I met you, even though we got off on the wrong foot, I knew just by looking at your blue eyes that you were the one for me. I knew that I had to do whatever it took for me to get to show you that I was the woman you needed in your life.
When you first told me you loved me, I felt so complete. I just knew that our love would get us through anything. When we made love on that beach for the first time, I felt myself fly away. I gave myself fully to you, knowing in return that I would have you in my life forever.
However, my idea and your idea of forever apparently didn't match up, since we are both on different pages. You have your life with Gwen, and now I have my life with little Ethan and our daughter Jane. I can't keep living my life chasing after a dream that apparently will never be more than just that, a dream….
Wiping a tear from her eye, Theresa sighs as she looks back out at the moon. Taking a deep breath, she turns back to her letter, and continues to write.
My love for you is so full, so precious. No matter what happens in the future, I will forever love you. I'm finally letting you go and be happy with Gwen. You deserve to be happy, and I deserve more than what you can give me right now.
I know that one day, we will be together. Maybe not in this life, but soon, my love, our love will overflow so fully that we will be giving into our passion, and be united the way our hearts and souls know.
I wish you all the best, and know that you are always welcome in my home, and you are always welcomed into the life of our daughter. If only our dreams had become realities…
I will forever love you, Ethan.
Theresa.
After signing her name, Theresa grabs a tissue from her desk, wiping the stray tears. Grabbing a picture of her and Ethan from their dating days, Theresa sighs. "I love you, Ethan, I will always love you."
Kissing his face on the picture, Theresa opened her desk drawer, and put Ethan's picture face down.
Clutching her hands together, Theresa sighs again, and then places the letter in an envelope. "Goodbye, Ethan, Goodbye."
Coming Up
Ethan thinks back on his choice
Ethan gets some advice
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