Wanting You - Mandy Gonzalez X Chris Jackson - COMPLETED

54 - Mandy?

I walked into the café and sat at a small table in the back corner. I faced the door and my back was in the corner. The café was in a much better state than when I left it two years ago. It was under a completely new management and staffing team. Everyone was friendly and helpful. I got myself a coffee and sat waiting for Adam. When he walked in my breath hitched. Just looking at him hurt me inside. He scanned the room and I held up my hand. He saw me and smiled. I didn't smile back. He walked over to me and I took multiple deep breaths.

"Hey Mandy, you look nice today. How are you going." He asked sweetly. I didn't know what he was playing at but he sure as hell wasn't going to win.

"I'm alright. And I'm literally wearing a skirt and a sweatshirt. I wouldn't exactly call it 'nice'. As I said, I'm meeting Chris after but yeah." I took a sip of my coffee. "You can go get a drink if you want. They now order at the counter, it's all changed from when I worked here." He walked off to go get himself something. I ran my hand through my hair, trying to calm down. He returned with a hot chocolate and sat down.

"So how's Chris?" He asked. I was slightly shocked but played it cool.

"He's good. Actually no, he's great. He's the best thing in my life. Him and Doug. Yeah, I'm in love Adam, you broke my heart two years ago, but my life has changed for the better since then. I have the perfect life right now. We celebrated our one year anniversary last month."

"Okay. How olds the kid?"

"Just turned five. Anyway how's things with you, you know about me. Successful Broadway actress in this years Tony winning musical. In a perfect relationship with the love of my life, have the cutest stepson in the world. So how are things with you?"

"Not much has happened in all honesty. I now work for New York News. But that's about all there is to it."

"Any relationships since you dumped me?"

"I have one life regret Mandy, and that was leaving you. I thought I could move on, but every woman I went on a date with, I compared to you and they never matched up to your beauty and talent Mandy. I miss you. I miss us. I want to figure something out and try again." My mouth was wide open.

"I'm sorry, what? You want to try again? Hell no!" I practically yelled. I took a deep breath, and softened my voice, remembering we were in a café. "You may have not moved on, but I did. I moved on from you over 18 months ago. I found the love of my life and I'm not leaving him to go back to you. You were an asshole Adam, and you have to pay for that. You chose to dump me. You chose to end it. You have to make sacrifices in life. I sacrificed everything for you, and you chose to sacrifice me, you sacrificed me and got nothing in return. I tried to change your mind but you were so strong on ending our more than three year relationship. I knew you wrote that article about Chris and I because you were just jealous that I'd found a genuine happiness without you. That article nearly pulled Chris and I apart. You caused so much negativity and hate towards us. But we are in love, and love can power though anything. We worked together to overcome what you said. And now you just expect me to forgive you and leave my beautiful family to date you again. What is wrong with you Adam?" I glared at him.

"Please Mandy. After a week without you, I felt so lonely. I missed sharing a bed with you. Please mi amor."

"Adam. I said no. I was homeless for six months, living in hotels, until I got offered the role on Broadway. There was six months from when I first saw Chris in the park that day to when I met him again at the show off Broadway. Six months for you to text me, call me, tweet me. You chose not to and because of that you lost me. That entire first month or so, I'm sure I would have come back to you, had you asked and apologised. But I've been over you for 18 months, so don't think I'm ever going back to you. I'm sorry Adam, but you are far too late."

"What will it take to get you back in my life?"

"I'm never coming back into you're life Adam. At least not as your girlfriend or being in a relationship with you. Not in a million years. Why did you even dump me in the first place."

"Because you never loved me Mandy. You took three years to say it."

"I did love you Adam. It's just love is a big word. I was scared and afraid. I was new to everything. You were my first boyfriend Adam. I didn't know what it took to be in love. I was afraid of being hurt, and then I was. I did love you, but once I got with Chris, I realised that our entire relationship was me trying to figure it out, trying to make you happy, trying not to go wrong, trying to find love. But as soon as I found it, you ripped it away from me. I was young, I was still in my early 20's."

"Mandy, don't you get it. I love you. After two years apart, I'm still head over heals in love with you. And I want to be apart of your life."

"No. I don't care if you are head over heals in love with me. I'm more than head over heals in love with Chris. I have a family now, a family for life. So yeah. I'm going to the theatre, I'm done with this conversation. And I'm done with you. So goodbye Adam, and I never want to see you again. Bye."

I stand up, grab my bag and go to leave. Adam stands up and wraps his arms around me, blocking my arms from all movement."

"Get off me!" I say. "Adam, let me go." I say louder. I try to break free, but am too weak for him. Tears fall down my cheek as I struggle in his grip. "Let me go." I sob. He has an evil smirk on his face, one that I know I've seen before, but can't remember when. I close my eyes in panic wanting to escape from the moment.

"Mandy, babe? Are you in here, I hear a familiar and loving voice. I burst into tears, he was meant to be in rehearsals. What was he doing here? "Mandy?"