Chapter 6- The Truth
Philip's POV
"Good morning, sweetheart," I said to Andrea once she woke up. She had slept for tens of hours in my bed and I just watched her sleep. Was good to have someone in bed with me again.
"Morning. I guess you already took Penny to school?" she asked when she opened her blue eyes.
"Yes, would you like me to drive you to college on my way to work?" I offer.
"Thank you. I am feeling a little depressed. So that would be nice," she says looking up at me. She moves closer to me on the bed. My skin trembling with her near me again.
"What is wrong?" I asked even though I already know the answer.
"Shane is moving to Savanna. His boss told him about a promotion at their police department and he took the job without even discussing the move with me. Now he wants me to move there. He doesn't want to get married though. He wants me to move down there as his girlfriend. After six years his big idea of a commitment is calling me his girlfriend and living together," she says, opening up completely to me.
"Are you moving? I want to be with you Andrea, but I know I can't force you to stay here. If he makes you happy I won't stand in your way. Better we end things now before we get too involved," I said calmly.
"No. I broke up with Shane last night on the phone before I got here. I am sorry I wasn't much company last night. Was a hard decision. But I don't want to move in with someone who has no intentions of marrying me," she says, looking like a broken child.
She clearly had been crying in her sleep over this guy. She is so weak and upset by this break up. What I am doing really isn't even fair to her, I think. It's like hunting an injured deer. There is no way she could outrun me or see me for who I am. Not when she is this broken.
"What are you saying exactly?" I said feeling her body against mine.
"I think we should try dating. If you are still interested. Shane is the reason I didn't want to go out when we first met. But with him moving, there won't be anyone else anymore. You won't have to share me with anyone. I am ready to move on from that relationship finally," she says, knowing deep down that the decision was Shane's. If he agreed to marry her, we wouldn't be here in my bed now. She would be in his.
"Are you sure? Because I don't go half way into my relationships, Andrea. If you move forward with me, you will have all of me. Is that what you want? Because if I am not what you want I'd rather know now," I asked her.
"Yes, I want you Philip. I want someone who isn't afraid of commitment. You've been so loyal to me from the moment we met. I want to try dating a man for a change. I am so tired of first dates. These immature guys who only want sex. I really want you to be my last first date," she said, reaching for my hand.
"I never thought you would say that," I said, pressing my lips against her. I knew what Shane looked like. Physically I could not compare but she saw me. Saw that I was a man in his late thirties who could give her everything she wanted. She was done with Shane and his friends with benefits. She wanted marriage, family, and security. Good looks and sex wasn't everything to her anymore. She picked me.
"I wish I didn't have class in about an hour," she says once I finally pulled away from my kiss.
She definitely had a look of longing in her eyes, I thought.
"We have plenty of time. You said I am your last first date right?" I said my body was covering hers.
"I definitely want you to be. I am going to get dressed for class. Do you have anything quick I can eat for breakfast?" she says getting up from bed.
"I'll grab you a yogurt. Do you like strawberry or vanilla yogurt?" I said as she undressed in front of me before hopping into the bath.
"Vanilla. And can you make me some coffee?" she asks.
"Yes. I got you," I said going to the kitchen downstairs to get her some yogurt and a coffee to go. She changes into black leggings, a Kansas chiefs shirt, and a pair of white Nike shoes. I watch as she washes her face, pulls her blonde hair up in a ponytail, puts on chapstick and a little mascara. She is definitely a natural beauty. She quickly eats her yogurt and grabs the coffee to go.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yes. Could you drive me in the Mercedes? I love that car," she admits.
"Ofcourse," I said, taking her hand. She is my girlfriend now, I thought. All mine.
I drive her to the college and she kisses me softly on the cheek before getting out of the car. I watched her walk into the building. I am so happy about how quickly our relationship is progressing, I think with a smile.
I know right now you are sad about the break up with Shane. But you will get through this. You will need emotional support and time. I am happy to give you time, once he has been completely out of your life for a few weeks you'll see that you are better off without him. I know that you'll never admit this and you'd freak out if you knew I caused your break up. But what choice did I have? He was never going to stop sleeping with you and trying to take you from me. Without my help you would have made the wrong choice, Andrea. He was so obviously using you.