Kaylee and Hunter: An Office Romance

Chapter 6: Hunter

She's in my arms and her breathing has definitely become erratic. Who am I kidding? My breathing has magnified as well! I can't believe that I have never noticed her before around the office because Kaylee is gorgeous. Kaylee feels just right in my arms. She is a perfect fit for me.

"Hunter," Kaylee sighs. "I-I-I have to go find Elyse. Um. I-" Kaylee tries to pull away but I turn her in my arms so she is forced to look at me. I need to understand what I have done to make her hate me so much and to do that, I need to keep her by my side long enough to talk through our issues. It definitely doesn't hurt that my body reacts every time that I am near her.

"Why do you have to go so fast? I'm just asking for a dance honey. Dance with me Kaylee." I command. I have seen her grinding up against countless men all night. The sight alone ruined my beers for me. I have had one the whole night, and I keep telling myself that it's because I want to avoid a hangover tomorrow, but it's really so I can keep a sober eye out for Kaylee. My protective instincts for her are scaring me, but I'm willing to deal with the fear because I am not ready to let go of Kaylee McCalski yet.

"I just can't do this Hunter!" Kaylee cries out. "Haven't you done enough damage yet? I have spent the last two years hoping you'd remember me, but you haven't! Up until this morning, you didn't even remember my name! I have been seeing you with your parade of women for the last few years. Never once have you looked at the others around you. The ones you have left behind! You haven't looked back at me!" Tears stream down her face and I feel like the biggest asshole alive. I have never really paid attention to how my womanizing ways would affect others. But some of the things she brought up still confuse the hell out of me.

"What was I supposed to remember Kaylee?" I probe as I peer down at her tear-tracked face. "What do I have to do to fix this? Kaylee, please, don't cry." I plead sincerely. I hate to see her this way. She seems so broken, so vulnerable, and I have a bad feeling that it is my entire fault. Whatever I have done, I hope that Kaylee can forgive me for it. I will have to work to earn her trust but I have a feeling that Kaylee is worth any and all trouble.

"You broke my heart, that's what you did Hunter. There is no way for you to 'fix' this! I'm broken Hunter. You broke me! You can't fix something when you can't even remember what you did wrong. That's the main problem Hunter! You don't even recall what happened between us at Gavin's party!" Kaylee breaks down in my arms and clings to me for support. I don't know what to say. My thoughts are a jumbled mess that I need to put back together.

"Shhh... Shhh... You're going to be okay Kaylee." I try to soothe her. She must have been the one I slept with at Gavin's party, the blonde that I vaguely remember. Iviana be damned. She lied to me and made me believe that it was her that spilled her heart out to me. I had felt broken when she left but Iviana didn't give a damn about me. Kaylee, Kaylee was the one. She is the one. I need to fix this! "Kaylee, I remember that night. Well, I remember most of that night, but it has all been so fuzzy especially with the faces." I sigh. She will have to know everything that I did after that night to understand. She may not like me after she hears.

"At that time, I was in a relationship with Iviana Lee. That night at Gavin's party, I came with Iviana, but she disappeared at one point. I now know that she was sleeping with Gavin, but back then I didn't. The next day, I asked her about everything that you and I must have talked about. She claimed that it was her that I slept with and I believed her, no questions asked. Well, I asked some questions, but she mainly said that she didn't want to talk about it." I sighed. This is a lot harder to talk about than I thought it would be. "Iviana and I continued to have our physical relationship, and now I know that she kept it as emotionally closed off as possible. After that night at Gavin's I talked myself into believing that I was in love with her. I did everything for her; her work, I bought her expensive gifts, I gave her money, and I was going to ask her to be my wife. She denied my proposal and told me that she was seeing Gavin and other people throughout our entire relationship. Iviana said that I was a good lay but nothing more. She said I would never be enough for her. I was heartbroken. It was then that I decided that I would use women the same way that Iviana used me." I paused to gauge her reaction. Kaylee still appeared heartbroken but I could also see rage in her eyes. "Kaylee, I am so sorry! I did not know that this would affect anyone but me. I never meant to hurt you. I was trying to protect myself while still being able to have sex with women. I'm sorry Kaylee! Please believe me." I begged.