BPOV
"Look... I like you, but as I said before, I don't want to get into a serious relationship right now," I said.
I was just pathetic!
That was supposed to be a 'one night stand', but I had already been on three dates with him!
Wasn't I going too fast again?
This was going to hurt me one more time if I didn't stop now!
"I want the same thing," he said as he looked into my eyes, "I enjoy your company, but at the same time I don't want this to get too serious! I think we can still enjoy each other's company without having any strings attached!"
God! How to say 'No' to him when he looked at me like this? He was so fucking handsome! And look at those green eyes! I could just drown in them!
Yeah, I was going to keep my focus on such shallow and superficial things, like looks and all!
I didn't want anything deep!
I didn't want to get attached!
I liked his company, but I knew I was horrible at finding the 'right' man for me!
First it was Paul who I thought to be the one who understood me better than anyone else. But after getting engaged, we realized that we were not compatible at all!
And then there was Jacob! The one who I had known since my childhood, and the one claimed that he loved me unlike anything and yet he...
I shuddered as I remembered the way he had punched my face.
No!
I was too scared to get into a fucking serious relationship again. I was just... done with it!
"How do we plan to define the rules of 'no strings attached'?" I asked.
"I don't know... I haven't thought it through," he chuckled.
"Yeah but I think we need to define some boundaries," I said.
"Ummm... Why don't we take it slowly? We can define the exact rules later, but to start with, why don't we go on dates and spend time together, but let's always have one thing clear that either of us is always free to end this anytime they want," he said, "There is no pressure, no attachments!"
Did we ever define those rules? I didn't recall doing that!
I guess there was no need for defining the exact rules. We had a mutual understanding of what our expectations were from this 'relationship'!
So where were we?
"Feel free to leave anytime we want." Did it still stand true?
Did it mean that at any point if he realized that he still wanted to be with Angela, I'd let him go?
"Good morning, baby," he said as he snuggled closer to me.
"Good morning," I smiled at him.
No!
I didn't think I'd ever be ready to let him go!