No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Conrad looked at me, clearly still puzzled.

"Haley was just the straw that broke the camel's back," I said, breaking into laughter.

It suddenly crossed my mind, that saying about how you know you've truly moved on when you can laugh about the pain from your past.

"Felicia, I don't get it. You can blame me for the Haley thing, sure, but I was good to you before that," Conrad seemed unable to accept that our relationship had been fraying at the edges for a while. "I'm not denying you were good to me, but what about the good from my side... did you feel it, or even see it?" I asked softly.

Conrad stared at me, then after a moment, looked down. "It was me. I didn't treasure what we had, and I lost you."

"What's the point of talking about this now? Let's talk about Haley. What are you planning to do about her? Afraid your folks won't approve?" I steered the conversation back.

"Be with her? Do you think I'm a fool or something?" Conrad's tone suddenly heated.

"She wants to use that video to blackmail me, right? Let her release it," Conrad said, his voice carrying a decisiveness.

He never let anyone blackmail him, not in his personal life nor in business.

Haley's move was clumsy.

"But if she actually releases it, the company will take a hit, and Herschel won't take it well," I reminded him.

Conrad finally got to the point of

sharp

do you need?"

of us measure up to you.

help but laugh at his comment, giving him a playful

you laugh like

you're really going to burn bridges

don't, be under her thumb, threatened. And knowing her, she's probably bluffing about

as a pawn, I sighed

closing his eyes to

mind. I'll talk

people began to walk by the

too."

You

called out to me, "Would you consider not rushing into

I was speechless.

holding onto feelings

there was no going back, not even if he cleared things up with Haley. I couldn't give

didn't outright reject him but asked, "Conrad,