#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 struck a

“I’m just trying to tell you

about these sorts

head and stalks out of the room, grabbing his jacket on

follow him. He puts on

I say, reaching for him. “It’s not a big

“I’ll see you later,” he says. He can’t seem to

sink into the booth across from her. We’re

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

she made me promise

The Beach here,” she says, sipping from her

sangria.

questionable

dry laugh. “Don’t I

only do I still need to deal with the whole Karl

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

frustrated. Is he going to leave

anything and let the feeling grow and grow until I

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

my shoulders. “Work stuff. Men

going through

know.” I shake my head and drink more. “Why does everything have to go to sh it all

to juggle Karl and Adam

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

things were peachy. Aside from the whole boring

thing.”

brought that up

forward. “Something tells me that didn’t exactly go

think our relationship could

I really

head. “Oh, you for sure

off, and I haven’t heard from

“What a prima donna.”

Should I

but you’re not the bad guy either. Sometimes you have

sucks.” Leah is the queen of those

relationship, but she

I thought,

“So, should I apologize?”

his feelings, but you shouldn’t apologize for being honest about

always take stuff about

say anything about

“You implied it.”

head in my hands and groan. “G od, I

“And he’s

“That’s not true,” I respond. “Adam is

much as

Leah asks. “What do you guys share aside from

industry?”

for a few moments, thinking. In fact, now that I think about

doesn’t like to read. He doesn’t enjoy

and nature walks on Sunday

nothing,” Leah

“I never said that.”

laughs, and I look up at her, my vision slightly blurred from

did.”

laugh. “I guess I

bit. He’ll come around. He probably just needs some time to

get over

“And if he doesn’t?”

not the

I nod. “You’re right.”

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