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She looked out at the ocean and wiped at her eyes, obviously not wantingher, but really, how much clearer could I have been? And the fact that she was snooping around, taking secret pictures of one way too far

“You know, all this tiet you to loveto happen You've er and prettier”

“It's not like that,” I said

I hated for anyone to think it was just about Violet's age or her looks She was a lot more than that She meant more to me than that, and to diser and prettier than she was, royally pissed me off But I didn't want to cause a scene, and if possible, I wanted to defuse the situation entirely Maybewith those pictures

“We were no good together Not for a long while,” I said “Besides, it beca me for my money, Jessica That was it”

“No, Sebastian Believe it or not, I loved you,” she said, her eyes filled with unshed ears “I still love you”

“You're only in love with , caring people”

“That's not what you used to say when I was the one you were fucking,” she said “You used to tell me I was your world”

“Because you were at one tiot a little more real and we started to see each other for e really were”

The fact that I had to explain this to her again was killing me We'd had these discussions before, countless tiiness, the neediness, the jealousy Her pettiness and snobby attitude also turned me off more than I could say

When we first irl She'd been kind, compassionate, confident But as time wore on, I saw that it was all just a facade she had constructed A irl I'd met And I started to feel like yeah, et me into bed and become part of my life

The longer our relationship dragged on, the o on the expensive vacations, always needed the shopping trips, and the fancy dinners out Everything about our relationship became what I could do for her or buy for her, not e could bring to each other's lives

That was exactly why I loved spending time with Violet None of thatnice for her, it was a surprise and so she expected or demanded

With Jessica, things had to keep getting bigger or s frorew bored and pouted I eventually grew tired of it, and it basically ruined everything between us I finally saw her for who she really was – a gold digger

She looked atin her eyes, there was a defiance and an anger in them as well