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"That htmare Do you remember it?"
I re point with Marty Our relationship had see abusive it got ugly fast That had been over two years ago
"Vincent, I think--" I faltered There was no need to unload this story on hi Marty onhiainst his bare chest The war "It’s okay Take a er around one of his nipple rings They were starting to grow on ht I did need a ht about it, the more I couldn’t believe Marty had actually shown up atVincent was really being a about this It would have been easy to wakeht him, but I just couldn’t It was too early in our relationship, or whatever it ere doing If I told hi way toome differently than his other wo," I said
"You were thrashing around pretty hard for a drea"
"I justfor a fewto stroke my hair Finally, he spoke "If you don’t want to telllied to"
"Okay, fine, I don’t want to tell you"
"Why?"
"Because this is our second date and things are already h as it is"
"The more you build this up the ht that’s what you wanted Not just casual dating and sex"
I said nothing, thinking It eet that he wanted to be close to me, but this was just too soon Maybe I could just ain, but at least this situation would be resolved
"There’s no point in obeying people’s arbitrary rules about dating or anything else, really," he said "You either feel safe with soether"
I took a deep breath "You really think for yourself, don’t you?"
"Telling people where to go with their arbitrary rules is one of the biggest reasons I aht add, is a pretty aht now"
I s Could I really trust him not to run ahen he found out about s, and I really didn’t have a reason to believe he was lying, but it all see for et a better chance to tell him about Marty than this moment If he reacted badly, at least I would know that he was asking for o "My ex-boyfriend showed up at my apartment today"
He scrunched his brow "Does this have so to do with your drea "So you still have feelings for him?"
I shuddered and he squeezedlike that It’s just--"
I faltered again He looked at me, concern etched on his face I started to cry and had to take several deep breaths to calh to speak "He was kind of abusive," I ht line, and I saw his jaorking He inhaled sharply, features shifting in a way I’d never seen before Would he think I eak or, worse, helpless because I had been abused?
"What do youhe shook his head, "It doesn’t ht with violent promise
"No--I mean--I don’t know Don’t hurt him Vincent, it’s not worth it"
"You letharder This wasn’t the reaction I was expecting Vincent looked like he was ready to pound Marty’s head in It eet that he was feeling protective ofI hated violence
When he sawfast, but the fire in his eyes was one
"I’m sorry I didn’t mean to upset you What did he do to you, exactly?"
I shook h with hi caught in a relationship with a man who had borderline personality disorder? Hoas so sweet at first, and very attentive, but then would snap at a ether for the outside world, but not withto leave soitimate mental illness they couldn’t really help?