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The Ups and Downs of Life
Life has a funny way of throwing you loops. Day in a day out new problems surface whether you want them to come along or not. David Vickers enjoyed each moment he had with his girlfriend Abigail Weston. Abigail was so precious in his eyes from the day he met her at Llanview Airport. The one problem was that Abigail worked for Todd Manning and that seemed to worry David more and more each day. David thought that Todd had designs on Abigail and feared one day Todd would make his move.
" You have to quit working for Todd," David said over dinner one evening.
" What for?" Abigail said, " I like working for Todd."
" I bet you do," David said.
" David where is this coming from?' Abigail asked.
" Do I have to explain myself?" David asked, " I just don't want you working for the enemy."
" Todd is not your enemy," Abigail said.
" I just know one day he's going to make his move on you," David said.
Abigail just ate her meal and then stared at David.
" You don't have a response?" David asked.
" Todd is married," Abigail reminded him, " Very much in love with Blair."
" That doesn't mean he can't have a little dish on the side," David said.
" What is it with you?" Abigail said, " I don't like Todd that way."
" You are sweet, honest, adorable," David said, " Everything Todd wants."
Abigail got up and started to leave the restaurant, but David stopped her. Abigail was angry at him.
" Okay," Abigal said," Todd Manning is easy on the eyes, but you're the one I am with, the one I talk to, the one I come home too."
" But you can't work for Todd," David said, " Please quit."
" No," Abigail said, " That's not your decision to make."
David didn't know what to do. The last thing he wanted was to say the wrong thing.
" Then I don't know if we can be together," David said," I just know there is more between you two."
Abigail shook her head and again walked away, but David stopped her.
" Believe what you want," Abigail said, " But if you want to break up with me over that then you're making a big mistake."
" I'm just being honest," Todd said, " Abigail I don't want to lose you."
Abigail just looked into his eyes and was very touched by what he said that it brought tears to her eyes.
" That was sweet," Abigail said, " But I can't do it."
David then just walked back into the dining room and paid for the bill.
" David." Abigail said.
David just walked by her and didn't say a word, so Abigail just took that as a hint and headed home.
The next few days were hard on Abigail for David wasn't talking to her, no matter what she did. David avoided her phone calls and her visits to the offices of Craze. Abigail then decided to concentrate on her work, but she had a hard time focusing and Todd seemed to notice.
" Are you okay?" Todd asked.
" First of all David won't talk to me," Abigail said, " And he also doesn't want me working for you. He honestly believes that you.. never mind."
" Vickers doesn't know what he has in front of him," Todd said, " He's blind as a bat, but at least he not with Dorian. He found someone who's sweeter then that."
Abigail just looked at Todd. Todd was attractive, Abigail couldn't deny that, but he was also married. Abigail slowly smiled.
" Thanks," Abigail said, " That means a lot. I wish life wasn't so complicated."
Todd then went back into his office and Abigail continued who work on fact checking the article Todd gave her.
" I think I really need to talk to David," Abigail thought, " But how?"
After the day was over, Abigail went to the offices of Craze, only to run right into David.
" Abigail," David said, " What are you doing here?"
" I need to talk to you," Abigail said, " Can't we get past this foolishness?"
" Have you quit working for Todd?" David asked.
" No," Abigail answered, " And I don't intend to."
" The we have nothing to say," David said.
David began to walk away, but Abigail stopped him.
" What?" David said, " What else do you have to say?"
Abigail then figured it out. David was not happy when Abigail and Todd got stuck in the elevator at Todd's newspaper.
" You are convinced that something happened between me and Todd," Abigail said, " When we were stuck in the elevator?"
" You were stuck in there with him for three hours," David said.
" So," Abigail said," You don't believe me?"
" You said it I didn't," David said.
Abigail then grew angry.
" Fine, believe what you want," Abigail said, " But I didn't sleep with Todd. Why would I do that to you? Why would I sleep with Todd, when I haven't even slept with you yet?"
" That brings me to another question," David said. " When will you sleep with me?"
Abigail went up to him.
" I guess you'll never know," Abigail said.
Abigail then walked away from him, and David just went in the other direction. Looks like things with him and Abigail were now offically over.