Fantasy Becomes Reality

Chapter 9

We stared up at his ceiling and panted after we finished but I just wanted to talk to him about what Norman had said earlier.

"You haven't been with anyone in four years?" I asked.

"You heard that?" He asked.

"Yeah." I said. He sighed a little.

"It's a long story." He said.

"I have time." I said and he began talking.

"So after highschool I fell in love with someone, she was my everything and we were both only eighteen.." He paused. I knodded my head.

"Anyways when we were twenty one I married her, I knew it was too soon and we were young and I still had college to finish but I thought I loved her. Little did I know she was cheating on me and wanted me just for my money." He said.

"Yeah." I said. I knew most of the story just not all of it.

"We got divorced when I was twenty eight and I completely went down hill. I did every drug you could think of, I went to every college party that I knew was being thrown and did whatever I wanted, finally I woke up and realized that I was completely putting all my college degrees to waste and it took me two years to fully get sober of drugs, not only alcohol. I would have fun and party but it was occasionally, not every day. I finally got my last degree which took my two years to get and that's how I ended up working at the school." He paused again, I didn't say anything because I knew he wanted to say more.

"Even though I was going to all those parties and drinking and doing whatever I wanted I never had a real relationship because I never trusted anyone, I never wanted anyone after that and I'm lucky I didn't get kicked out of my college or I would have never got my career. You would have hated the person I was four years ago." He said.

"I basically went through the same thing just in high school." I said. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"I obviously wasn't married or anything but I met him at school and he was everything to me and he was a senior and I was a freshman and he treated me like a princess but he was treating other girls like princesses too and I felt like a complete idiot when I found out. After that I didn't give a shit about my grades, my friends, or even myself. I wanted to cry just thinking about it but stopped myself.

"I got involved in the wrong crowds, I drank every night. I went to school either high or drunk for christs sake." I said.

"I did a lot of drugs too which I'm not proud of at all and then i finally got my shit together in the middle of sophomore year and finally got my GPA high enough this year so I could actually get into a decent college." I said. He flipped over on his side and hugged me. I wanted to cry but I fought the tears and I had no clue how Andrew just told me everything without choking up.

"I was a mess." I said. He could hear the difference in my voice and could tell I was holding back crying.

"Hey look at me." He lifted my chin with his hand.

"It's okay, we are okay now." He smiled and kissed me. I started laughing and little as I wiped my tears away and he raised his eyebrow and smiled at me.

"What are you laughing at?" He asked.

"We just went from having sex to an emotional breakdown." I laughed sniffling my nose. He laughed too and squeezed me tighter and kissed my forehead.

"I love you." He said.

"I love you too baby." I smiled.

"Hey do you want to go out with Norman tonight?" He asked.