Janet met Phillip at a café on the corner. She had a million butterflies in her stomach. She had been trying to think of the words she was going to say to him all day. Nothing she said made any sense to her. She knew that no matter what she said it was going to hurt him. She had heard a song on the way over. It seemed to speak to her and the situation she was in. "You can't make a heart love somebody." By George Straight
At a table for two
With
candlelight and wine
That diamond burnin' holes in his
pockets
Thinkin' now's the perfect time
When he popped the
question he could see
The teardrops fill her eyes
She said I
knew this was comin', and I'm sorry
But I hope you
realize
Chorus: You can't make a heart love somebody,
You
can tell it what to do
But it won't listen at all
You can't
make a heart love somebody
You can lead a heart to love
But you
can't make it fall.
Then she reached for
his hand
And said I want you to know
I've done everything that
I know of
To make the feelin' grow
I've begged and I've pleaded
with my heart
But there's no gettin' through
My heart's the
only part of me
That's not in love with you
You can't make
a heart love somebody,
You can tell it what to do
But it won't
listen at all
You can't make a heart love somebody
You can lead
a heart to love
But you can't make it fall.
You can't make
a heart love somebody,
You can tell it what to do
But it won't
listen at all
You can't make a heart love somebody
You can lead
a heart to love
But you can't make it fall
You can lead a
heart to love
But you can't make it fall.
By the end of the song Janet was in tears. She knew that no matter what someone had to loose. She just wished that she could have avoided the whole situation. She wished she could run away. Janet had never run away from anything in her life and she wasn't going to start now. She smiled softly when she saw Phillip walk into the café. She was trying to be brave. She hated what she was about to do to him. He sat down in front of her and said "Hello Janet."
"Phillip! It's good to see you."
"I had a feeling that you had something to tell me."
"I do Phillip. You see. Well, I think. Um.. Damn this is hard."
Phillip noticed that Janet had tears in her eyes. He wondered what was wrong with her. He had never seen her like this before. He asked "Is everything okay Janet?"
"Yes. No. Oh, I don't know. I have something to tell you and I don't know how to do it."
"Just say it Janet."
"Well, you have to know that I never meant to hurt you. It's just, well, you see…"
"Janet are you trying to tell me what I think you are trying to tell me?"
Janet nodded softly and said "I've realize that I am in love with someone else. I think I have always been in love with him. I just never realized how much I loved him until just recently. I'm sorry Phillip. I never meant to hurt you. A part of me does love you. Very much!"
"Just not enough to marry me."
Janet felt the tears fall then. How do you tell someone that loves you that you don't feel the same way that they do? This was the hardest thing she had ever done in her life. God, how had she gotten herself into this situation? She looked and Phillip and said "No, I can't marry you. I'm sorry Phillip."
With that she took the ring off and handed it back to him. She got up quickly and ran out of the café. She went back to work and tried to keep her mind off of the look on Phillip's face.
Jack had met Vicky and was having a similar conversation with her. Although his was easier, he still hated hurting her like he was. He took her hand in his and said "Vicky, I have something to tell you."
"Yes Jack?"
"Vicky, I have to tell you something. You see. I have met someone else. Actually she is someone that has been in my life for years. I just recently realized how much I love her."
Vicky smiled and said "Well, Jack, I wish you luck." She smiled and said "Tell Janet she is one lucky woman."
With that Vicky kissed him on the cheek and disappeared into the sunlight. Jack smiled a sad smile and walked back to the Bistro. He couldn't wait to see Janet that night.