Best Night Ever...The Aftermath

*Teaser* - Can't Escape

3 Months Later
Candy's P.O.V.

I stepped out of my car and into the pouring rain after thanking my driver and rushed into my office building. It was a nasty rainy Saturday in London town. I walked into my office and stepped to the window overlooking London's business district and let out a small sigh. It was a great view, even with the grey skies and rain, but London was starting to take its toll on me. I loved London, but it was getting a bit lonely. I'd been here for almost three months now and managed to close myself off from everyone and everything. In the beginning, it was what I needed. When my partners and I decided we needed someone over here to oversee our business for a while, I jumped at the opportunity to get away.

I came into the office a few hours early to go over some of my own notes before the interview. I had just signed on as a contributing writer for billboard.com and this article was meant to be my introductory launch. After the first big interview I did a few months back, I wanted to prepare myself so that I wouldn't make the same mistake twice. In the end, the Essence piece was great, but it got way to personal. I walked down to the main lobby when the weekend guard called and told me my visitor had arrived. Given the weather, I was glad I opted for the change of venue to my office instead of the park where she insisted. Kayla was a young and experienced writer and I and I was glad to have her conducting the interview for this piece in Billboard magazine. I agreed to do the interview because it was good exposure for the label and for me as I ventured into this new business.

"So tell me a little bit about your journey from intern to the top of Kelly Enterprise", Kayla asked. "Well it wasn't short or easy! From the moment I walked in the doors at KE, I knew what I wanted. I've always known where I wanted to go", I told her. "One of my first jobs was putting together materials for big deals and board meetings and I always knew that one day I wouldn't only sit in those meetings, but that I would be running them!" I said with pride."I worked my butt off and absorbed and learned as much as I could until surprisingly I drew the attention of Tommy Kelly himself ", I said. " The Thomas Kelly, CEO of the company you're interning for" she asked jotting down more notes. "Exactly! He took me under his wing, something I'll forever be grateful for. I've learned so much from him over the years", I said truthfully. She continued asking about my career with KE and my education. We left the office and waked down to the lower floors that housed the recording studios. "I know you were offered jobs with multiple other companies but you've never left? Why?" She asked. "There was a time where I seriously considered leaving; I actually put in my resignation and everything". Really, why was that?" she said shocked. "Work and my personal life were blending a little too much for me at the time. I'm a severely private person and things were out of hand and I had a decision to make", I said. Of course that lead to the questions about my personal life but I knew it was coming and was prepared to be open and candid, to a certain extent. We sat at one of my favorite street cafes when she said " you've been in some high profile relationships, where is your love life today?" "It's exactly where it needs to be right now and that is quiet and nonexistent!" I laughed. "You know, I was married and shortly after my divorce, I found myself engaged then tangled in a crazy mess just to follow that up by jumping into another serious relationship. After all of that, I needed to take time for Candy. And that's exactly I'm doing right now".

Since the rain had stopped, I walked to an area lined with little boutiques and shops for some retail therapy. Perusing the racks, I stopped when I heard Bruno's music blasting in the store and turned and left. No matter what I did, I couldn't escape him. He tried to call me a few times after I had packed and officially moved out of his house, but I wouldn't answer. The pain was too much at the time. Over three months later, it's easier, but the pain is still there. The worst part was that he was everywhere. His music was all over, his face, all over. What sucked is that I knew I still loved him and was still in love with him. I'm sure part of me will always love him. But in the end, we just weren't good for each other. One thing the entire breakup made me realize was that I had a lot of work to do on me. Since my binge in Vegas I've been completely sober and celibate and I attended therapy regularly again. I had to fix me before I could worry about being with anyone else. London was the perfect opportunity for me to take time for me. I was making progress, but I still missed him. It was hard to get over someone who was everywhere.

To be continued....