HER LOVE STORY

chapter eight

A week is passed and Stephanie is now doing good. a lot better in fact.

Carla and Sam had been on two dinner dates in the past week and they went to church together again on Sunday. they were growing fonder of one another as the day passed.

Its the night of another Sunday and they are both in their homes thinking about each other. Sam decides to put a call through to Carla to see what see was up to. The call was a short one. He told her he wanted to have lunch with her the next day and she was obviously fine with it.

Sam have decided to discuss him leaving with her. he has to get back to work by Thursday and it is important that she is aware of this news earlier. He has no idea how to tell her. He wants her to come with him to New York but he is thinking it would be selfish of him and if does not say how he feels, the nothing would be done and he would have to suffer in silence.

Monday is looking very promising. another day to stay optimistic and let love rule. she feels it. there is love in the air. the sun is out and it feels so warm and good on your body that you just want to take dance in it. another day to have lunch with her new favorite human. its a really beautiful day.

At 2pm, Sam was parked in front of Carlas building. he walked up to her front and knocked on it softly. your best friend is here Carla. he called out. Carla chuckled and softly that he could hear her. she opened the door to him holding up flowers and a smile almost as bright as the day, if not brighter. she collected the flowers from him and gave him a kiss on the cheek and on his forehead. she said thank you so much. these are very beautiful and they sure do smell lovely.

They drove to the Italian restaurant they had visited on their first date. Carla had like it on the first day. the owner welcomed them warmly in her usual calm state and they made their way to a table at the corner of the room by a window. everyone in the room could tell that they were very happy to be in each others company. the owner went up to them to receive their orders and they placed them. the afternoon air was pleasant and Carla was enjoying every moment of it while looking out through the window seeing people go about their different activities in the beautiful warm sun.

Sam wad looking her in the eyes now and holing her hands in his he says, I have to go Carla. I have to get back to New York by Thursday. I need to get back to work and I have no idea when I will be back here. Carla was perplexed. Immediately she tried withdrawing her hand from his hold but he wouldnt let go. instead he held it even more tightly.

I am not saying I want to leave you. I have grown fond of you Carla. I want to spend my time with you. I want to spend the remaining of my time here on earth with you. I do not mean to scare by saying this. it is basically how I feel and I want you to know it. and if you would not want any of this thing I feel, if it isnt how you feel too then I will leave fulfilled that you are aware of how I feel about you. you are what I have been waiting to experience. god sees my heart. I have said it to him. I want you to come with me. I do not mean to be selfish. I know your whole life has been here. and you have your work and your friend here. I also know that the structure of your work is flexible. I am not trying to use that as an excuse. I am simply just saying that I want you in my space, around me, in my life Carla. she withdraws her hand from his with something that looks almost like a smile on her face. he is not sure what the look is.

I have my whole life here Sam. maybe not my whole life yet. i would be lying if I said I dont want the same things as you. I want to spend time with you as well but this that you ask of me Sam its a lot. I have to take my time to think about this. I know you understand that.

They got their meals and both ate in silence with glances in each others direction a couple times. after they were done with their meals, they held hands and just stared in one anothers eyes for long seconds. they were no words. it was as if time was paused for their sake but it wasnt. in fact, time was running out, she needed to breath and think clearly before making any decisions. she knows what her heart is saying. she can hear it. she yearns to be with this man too but moving with him? Isnt that too soon? the thought of it scared her and at the same time, excited her and made her anxious.

I will meet with you tomorrow to give you my response Carla finally said. they waited another five minutes in peaceful quiet. it wasnt the kind of quiet you see with couples who are not pleased with themselves or something. it was a different kind. a peaceful and calm kind of silence. they decided it was time they left the restaurant. they had some thinking to do and being in the open there at the restaurant wasnt going to help. Sam dropped her off at her apartment and made his way home.

The evening passed and there was no call from either of them. Sam was restless. he picked up the phone to call her about three times but he couldnt bring himself to dial. he was so anxious. He felt like a teenager in love. only that with him, he has never felt this much anxiety about anybody before. he couldnt stop himself from pacing around the apartment thinking and anxiously looking at the time and his phone waiting to hear from Carla. after a while, he decided he was going to wait it out by sleeping but that wasnt very easy for him either. it is a heart affair. he fell asleep waiting. There was no call from Carla.