#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,

I clearly

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

about these sorts

stalks out of the

follow him. He puts

for him.

see you later,” he says. He can’t seem to look

and sink into the booth

of them lately, and luckily Leah is almost always down to go out for a

work, but she made me promise to fill her in

make a good Sex on The Beach here,”

gulp down some of my sangria. “I can’t

questionable taste

laugh. “Don’t I

need to deal with the whole Karl and

if I hurt his feelings,

he going to leave me over one conversation? Should

anything and let the feeling grow and grow until

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

my shoulders. “Work stuff.

going through it

“Why does everything

the energy to juggle Karl

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

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

thing.”

I brought that up

leans forward. “Something tells me that didn’t

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

really hurt

shakes her head. “Oh,

and I

“What a prima donna.”

the as shole here? Should I have just kept

you’re not

partner, even if it sucks.” Leah is the queen of

she gives the best

I thought,

“So, should I apologize?”

you shouldn’t apologize for being honest about how

always take stuff about their performance in bed

anything about

“You implied it.”

groan. “G od, I did, didn’t I? I

Leah says. “And he’s a little boring in general,

shake my head. “That’s not true,” I respond. “Adam is great.

much as I

Leah asks. “What do you guys share aside from

industry?”

fact, now that I think

to read. He doesn’t

for brunch and nature walks on Sunday

answer is nothing,” Leah says

“I never said that.”

I look up at her, my vision slightly blurred from

did.”

I give a half laugh. “I

come around. He probably just needs some time to feel sorry for

get over himself

“And if he doesn’t?”

the one for

I nod. “You’re right.”

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