Disclaimer: I don't own Passions or its characters

"What do you want from me?" Hank asked a little annoyed at the women staring at him.

"I want to know why you broke a date with your girlfriend for some woman you met at the park" the woman replied angrily.

"She is an old friend from back home and she was going through something and I was just trying to be a good friend." Hank said getting tired of this conversation. He wasn't even sure why he even still was there. They had been dating for three months and most of the time she simply annoyed the hell out of him.

"Is she an ex?" she asked really not wanting to know the answer.

"You've got to be kidding me. Are you serious?" He replied with a smirk. In all actuality most of what she was asking where legitimate questions, but he just wanted a reason to break up with her.

"She was, wasn't she? Do you love her?" the woman asked while tears started falling from her eyes.

"And what if I said yes?" Hank asked praying that this remark wouldn't come back and bite him in the ass.

"To which question?" She hoped it was to the first one, but something in her told her that this was the end of their relationship. She really loved him; he just always seemed to be distracted by something or perhaps someone else.

He just held his head down looking at the floor hoping that she would make her own assumptions and break up with him. He really didn't want to hurt her like this, but he just wanted it to be over and to be honest he was a coward when it came to her. She was the perfect girlfriend. She would do anything for him. But there is something called being too perfect and she was it. The next thing he heard was a door slamming in his apartment. She was gone. I'm free. So why do I feel like such crap? This has to be the worst thing I have ever done to get out of a relationship.

"Hey Gwen, I'm sorry I'm late" the woman hurried to sit down at the diner table, hoping to mask the tears that wanted to fall with a smile.

"That's fine I actually just got here myself" Gwen said noticing that one of her friends from college had been crying. "Lina, what's wrong?"

"I think me and my boyfriend just broke up" Lina said obviously holding back tears

"I'm sorry. What happened?" Gwen asked

"He basically just told me he was in love with his ex" Lina replied. "Why can't I find a good guy like you found in Ethan? Why can't I find someone who loves me and ready to commit to me and make a family together?"

Gwen busted into an uncontrollable laughter.

"What did I say that was so funny?" Lina asked completely baffled by Gwen's laughter.

"I'm sorry, I didn't tell you. Ethan and I are getting a divorce because he's in love with his ex."

"Well, that is funny."

Gwen's cell phone started to ring.

"Hello"

"It's your knight in shining armor."

"Really?" Gwen asked completely shocked that he had actually called her. She was afraid that she had scared him off after their lunch date where she poured out her heart out to him; and all her deep dark secrets as well. She still wasn't sure why she had done that, but it was too late to second guess her decision now. "And what can I do for you?"

"I just had some free time. Just was wondering if you were busy?" Hank asked completely surprising himself with his own question. I just broke up with my girlfriend a good twenty minutes ago and I'm already asking somebody else out. And that somebody else just filed for divorce about a week ago. I have really lost my mind.

"And if I wasn't busy. What are you suggesting?" Gwen asked definitely flirting a week after filing for divorce. I'm loving Boston.

"Maybe a walk through the park. There is supposed to be an art festival going on outside. Would you be interested?"

"That sounds like a good idea."

"I'll meet you there in about twenty minutes"

"Okay, I'll see you in twenty minutes. Bye"

"Bye"

"And who was that?" Lina asked noticing the huge smile on Gwen's face throughout the whole phone call. "It was a man wasn't it?

"And what if it was?" Gwen said in an obscure tone.

"I knew it. At least one of us is going to have a good day"

"I'm sorry Lina. I'll call him back and reschedule and we can go do something for the rest of the day." Gwen said completely forgetting about the situation with Lina when she was making plans with Hank.

"You better not. You're going to have fun with your new mystery man. You better go now if you want to make it on time."

"Are you sure? I don't want to abandon you here" Gwen asked praying she didn't change her mind because she really wanted to go meet Hank.

"Go on and get out of here" Lina replied

With that Gwen headed out for here first real date with another man other than Ethan in years.