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"Marie, she’s right They are leaving soon He’s got movies to make and he has to travel to many other places after this How can it possibly work out?"

The s distance relationships never last"

"Don’t think that!" she yelled at me "He cares about you!"

"So what? It doesn’tto have to leave eventually! Once he leaves, that will be it This relationship, if that’s even what it is, was doomed from the start" I felt the pain that precedes my tears crack into my chest

"He’s beyond famous And once we’re not around each other, temptation will be all around him There are a million pretty women out there for him to choose from and I’m sure he’ll form bonds with the next hot actress he has to ith" I had to breathe Reality was setting in

"I’ myself to think he’ll want to maintain a relationship with me He’ll never be able to stay faithful to le, and certainly not in a position in his life to settle doith so more than a stupid piece of ass"

I wiped er I felt the tear forrill and gaveabout losing him; they streamed down my face

"What happened?" Ryan yelled, running over to where we stood

Marie answered him "That Suzanne is a bitch! She’s lucky I didn’t punch her"

"What did she say to you? Tell o and I turned to take the steaks off the grill I sniffed back my tears and tried to stifle the sobs that ebbed up my chest as I threw each steak in the pot I couldn’t look at hi rabbed my upper arms and spun me around with force "Taryn, Sweetheart, what did she say to you? Tell ht now!"

I just shook my head I couldn’t stop the tears I also didn’t want to have this conversation with him while Marie was present

"Marie, would you please take the steaks downstairs forers