#Chapter 31: Tiffany Tells All
Abby

I feel him tense the moment the words leave my mouth. I want to take them back as silence stretches

between us. He doesn’t seem to know what to say, and I avoid looking up at him. His hand falls off my

shoulder.

“No, but I’m guessing you do if you’re bringing it up.”

“I mean, maybe a little.”

He removes his arm from around my shoulder and moves to the side. I sit up and turn to look at him.

Maybe this wasn’t the best idea. There’s a blank look on his face, and I can tell he’s trying to hide his

emotions from me. It doesn’t take a genius to guess that I hurt his feelings.

I force myself not to play it off. This is something that’s been bothering me for a while now. If we’re

going to get married, we need to be able to talk about it.

“Go on,” he says.

I swallow. “I just… I feel like we don’t try new things,” I blurt out. “Everything is always the same. It feels

like we’re just going through the motions, working toward the end goal, when we should be passionate

and loving.”

“So you’re saying I’m not good at sex?” Adam asks, his voice beginning to sound a bit defensive.

I shake my head. “No, not at all!” I reassure him. I reach for him, but he pulls away, and I swallow

again. “I’m just saying that I’d like to try new things with you. I… I don’t know. Go d, I wanna feel like I’m

in a movie sometimes! Like you just can’t keep your hands off of me! I want to feel wanted, like I’m

really yours, you know?”

Adam frowns and folds his arms across his chest. “No, I don’t know,” he says. “I thought that our sex

life was perfectly fine, and now you’re saying that it’s not good enough.”

“It’s not that it’s not good enough,” I say. “I just worry that we’re gonna get married, and we’ll turn into

one of those old married couples who never touch each other.

There’s a long, palpable silence between us. Both of us can only stare at each other incredulously

before Adam finally speaks up. When he does, I can feel my heart sink.

“I don’t know what you want me to say,” he bites out, his jaw tense.

I wring my hands. “I just think maybe our sex life isn’t as exciting as it could be. And sex is really

important to me, so…”

“Wow, okay.” He stands up before I can finish, crossing his arms over his chest. I look up at him. This

couldn’t be going any worse. “I didn’t realize I was such a bore.”

“I didn’t say that.”

He shakes his head. “You didn’t have to.”

“Come on, don’t take it personally.”

“How am I supposed to take it?” he yells, making me jump. I don’t think I’ve ever heard him yell before,

clearly struck

need to get so upset,” I say. “I’m just trying to tell you how I feel. We should be

these sorts of things,

out of the room, grabbing his jacket

him. He puts on

reaching for him. “It’s not a big

he says. He can’t seem to look at

drink and sink into the booth across

Leah is

she made me

on The Beach here,” she says, sipping from her

of my sangria. “I

questionable taste

a dry laugh.

deal with the whole Karl and John situation,

I feel bad if I hurt his feelings, but that doesn’t mean he should

he going to

feeling grow and grow until I started

thinking so intensely about over there?” Leah asks, her eyebrows raised. I

shoulders. “Work stuff. Men

going through

I shake my head and drink more. “Why does everything have to go

energy to juggle Karl and

Karl needs to figure his s hit out. Your restaurant will be fine, I

something with Adam? I thought things were peachy. Aside from the whole

thing.”

brought that up to

forward. “Something tells me

I told him I think our relationship could use more passion. He took

I really hurt his

“Oh, you for sure

off, and I haven’t heard

“What a prima donna.”

as shole here? Should I

you’re not the bad guy either. Sometimes

the queen of those who can’t do, teach. She’s

but she gives the

I thought,

“So, should I apologize?”

apologize for hurting his feelings, but you shouldn’t apologize

stuff about

anything

“You implied it.”

hands and groan. “G od, I did, didn’t I? I practically

says. “And he’s a little boring in

respond. “Adam is great. He’s sweet

as

him do you really like?” Leah asks. “What do you guys share aside from the

industry?”

moments, thinking. In fact, now that I think about it… I

read. He doesn’t enjoy going out

me for brunch and nature walks

nothing,” Leah says with

“I never said that.”

and I look up at her, my vision slightly

did.”

laugh. “I

probably just needs some time to feel

get over

“And if he doesn’t?”

he’s not the one for

I nod. “You’re right.”

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