Valentine Break-Up

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and I couldn’t be happier with my date. When we first met, I didn’t want to take my eyes off of him, and it had nothing to do with trust. He had handsome, curly, black hair, and a perfect smile with the whitest teeth I had ever seen. Everything about him had a shine like in a movie. We were together for about a year, so this celebration meant the world to me.

The day of, we went to a fancy restaurant with all of our friends.We had an amazing time, but near the end of our date, he said “I’m not gonna be here forever. You know that right? I want to travel and see the world.” Suddenly, everything became a blur. This amazing man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with didn’t feel the same. I couldn’t hold back my tears, so I went to the bathroom and just cried for a while. I’m not sure how long I was in there, but everyone at the table noticed. All of the girls followed me into the restroom.

Over the next two weeks, I partied like there was no tomorrow. The first week, I stayed at my best friend’s house. We drank, smoked, and just hung out with our closest friends. Sure, I had fun that week, but I missed him dearly. Over the second week, we went to different parties and worked on the little sleep we had. I spent my paychecks on alcohol and gas, but I still couldn’t get over this break up.

Two weeks went by, and he texted me because he wanted to bring my stuff and talk. I felt calm enough to talk to him, so I met him in town. When he got in the car, he said “I made a mistake. I don’t know who I am without you. I didn’t realize until now how happy you make me. I haven’t been that happy in a while, and it went away when you did. Please, take me back.” He held my hand and asked me to kiss him, but I said “I don’t know. You really hurt me, and that’s not something I can just forgive. We don’t want the same things. I want a future, kids, marriage, and things like that.” He looked at me and said “I want the same things. I want kids, but I just don’t want any right now. How can I bring a baby into this world when I’m so damaged? I need to work on my career and lifestyle so I can take care of a family, but I want that to include you. I was surprised, but I told him I didn’t think it was a good idea. I told him I had to go because I promised a friend I would be at her birthday party at a hotel.

When I get to the party, I tell my friend about it, and she thinks we should get back together. I’m still not sure what I want to do because I don’t want to get hurt again, but I take his calls all night anyways. He called and texted me all night long. After a long night of sweet, sincere messages, I go to his house. We lay in the bed and talk for a while and he says “I love you.” I have never been more happy to hear those words. I said “I love you too, and I don’t ever want to be without you. Will you move in with me?” He grins a little and says “I think that’s an amazing idea. I’ll get things ready.” We laid together that night just talking, and he went on about how I was his, and I was really happy to be. There was no one else I would rather share this moment with.