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| Ceramic flower vases made by Artist Marie- Therese Duplicy |
He smiled as he opened the front door and saw her carrying a box. He knew that it contained a cake that she had got made especially for him. They had broken up a few days ago but he guessed since she had ordered the cake before the breakup, it made sense that she had brought it to him nevertheless.
As he looked at her pretty face at the doorstep, he heard his children inside his house. It was their week with him. He'd told her previously that he didn't think their relationship could go any further. He'd come up with the reasoning that he was still obsessed with his ex. He was obsessed to the point that he thought of her while spending time with this kind woman. Whether it was his heart or his ego, he didn't know, but it was difficult to stop obsessing.
In the last eight months, he'd really started appreciating Tina, whom he had even declared his love to several times. In fact, he was the one who'd pushed for a relationship and pursued her. But now that the relationship was stable and set, he found himself going back to the thoughts of obsession he'd managed to push away. The woman he called an ex was just a friend who he wanted to have in his life by his side, but she didn't see things that way. She'd pushed him away and he was now back to thinking about her.
Now, on his birthday, he stood at the door and accepted the box with the cake. He asked Tina to wait at the door and came back with some stuff in his hand. She looked at the bag in his hand and saw that it contained her slippers and toothbrush. She looked at his face and swallowed the whoosh of anger that surged upwards. She said goodbye and walked away. Forever.
