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Because for each and every one of those invites, I was the last person the grooms dated before they met their one true love, or . . . whatever.
I was the one before the true love, which makes me a pre-love. The rehearsal love. The before true love.
You made me see things I hadn’t seen before. You’ve helped me so much. I’m a different man because of you. I can never thank you enough. But you just aren’t enough for me.
That’s kinda fcked up
It’s like I have a sign on my head that says, Dump your problems on Jenna! Which makes me a magnet for emotionally unavailable men.
This is how it works for me: I meet a man. He’s emotionally unavailable. I’m instantly attracted to said man. We start dating. I help him explore his emotions because of aforementioned gift and/or toxic trait. He feels his feelings, tells me how important I am in his life, and then breaks up with me. Then he takes his newfound emotionally open existence and finds the woman of his dreams and they live happily ever after.
“St. Claire?”
“Well, there is the St. Claire family that owns the Aspen Lake Boating Company. They’ve been around here probably for decades.”
“It says that Jacob Jr. died two years ago and his wife, Carol, a year after that. The business is now run by their grandson, Aidan St. Claire.”
“Anyway, last weekend I found some, uh, money in our donation jar. And it had some words written on it that led me to believe it might have been put there by mistake and that it might belong to you, or maybe someone related to you.”
“Is it fifty dollars?”
“Yeah—yes. That’s correct,”
“Does it say from Granny and Grandpa? C. and J. St. Claire?”
“Yes, that...
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“I’d like it back,”
“I can give you replacement money.”
“How did you find me?”
“Can I buy you a drink? You know, for . . . this.”
“Right there at the Eagle’s Den?”
“It’s fine,”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“I’d really like to,”
“Ple...
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“Yeah, sure. Sounds good.”
“It’s kind of a lucky charm thing.”
“A good-luck charm?”
“Yeah, it’s kind of foolish.”
don’t think so,”
“I like that kind of stuff. I got this ring f...
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“Oh, I thought maybe that was a wedding ring.”
“It is, but it’s not mine. I’m . . . not married. I’m kind of done with all that. Relationships and stuff.”
“It’s why I felt like I should try to track you down. Because I have something important from someone I love too.”
“Well, that makes me feel better,”
“Having that money in my wallet . . . it’s like they’re still...
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“You do know that my last name is Peterson, right?”
“You’re a Peterson?”
Lmao
“Born and r...
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“You’re not going to apologize?”
“Well, I . . .”
“Never mind,”
“I’m leaving now.”
I’m still paying off my debt to my mother for having to birth and raise me. A fact she brings up often.
“Fall is my favorite time of year,”
“And not because my family owns a pumpkin farm.”
How do I nicely say this has been the most boring four hours of my life and I don’t think I can extend it a minute longer?
Aidan follows me inside, and when he puts a hand on the small of my back as we walk to the bar, I take in a quick breath from the shock of it.
A tingling sensation crawls up my back.
it’s like hugging a statue
I’m just about to let go because it’s feeling extra awkward, but then he starts to relax, and he reaches up and wraps both hands around the arm draped around his front. Then I feel his head lean against mine.
It feels nice.
Comfortable...
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