We enjoyed a relaxing night after eating dinner. As we watched a movie, I discussed Morgan’s idea of going to a local country bar. Dean and Amy seemed to like that idea although Amy would have to stick to water and soda all night, but she was fine with that. I sent a text to Morgan letting him know that we were set for tomorrow night, and then spent the remainder of the night watching Avengers Endgame.
Tonight I am introducing Amy and Dean to Morgan. I am excited and nervous about this but I am not sure why, but I have decided to have a long-overdue talk with Amy beforehand. I hope she will take this talk seriously, but I don’t want her to get upset either. I didn’t have this talk with her before I left because I was not ready, having this time to think helped me with what I wanted to say. Dean had said he was going to go do some exploring while Amy and I talked. We sat down in my living room with water to drink and I was preparing myself to have a calm discussion about her phone call to me when I left Mark. “Amy, I am glad I have had you in my life over the years, not only have you and I had fun but it was you who pulled me out of the dark place I was in after my parents died. I wanted to talk to you about some of the things you said on the phone to me. It was really upsetting and while I decided I wanted to keep you in my life, this was not something you would have said to me in the past and I am curious why you said those things.”
“I saw tears streaming down Amy’s cheek as she looked at me and then down at her hands sitting clenched in her lap. “I knew we would have this conversation, and I think back and I want to smack myself for saying them. The only thing I can think of as to why that came out of my mouth was I panicked about the change in our dynamic and I was thinking maybe there was a way to fix it. I know it was stupid and Dean was already fuming that Mark lied to him and he was gullible enough to believe him when he said that girl and he were just friends having dinner. If I was you I would have been pissed at me too, I thought our friendship was done. Dean and I talked after I got off the phone with you and he asked me a question that made me realize how stupid my words were. He asked me if he did that to me, would I think talking and therapy would fix it? I felt like a complete idiot and I wanted to just call you back and beg you to forgive me, but I remembered you asked for space so I gave it to you with the hopes that Dean and I could make it up to you.”
“While I appreciated that you listened and gave me time, I probably would not have talked to you if you called me right away. I also need to say if it had been anyone else, I would not have been giving them this chance. Our history together is what helped me make this decision. This is the only chance, if you do anything to betray our friendship again, I won’t have it in me to forgive you. Now, I want to keep this simple because I don’t want to upset you anymore being pregnant, but I wanted to let you know how I felt about that and also I won’t tolerate anything like that again. I am excited you both want to move here, but we needed to have this discussion before that happened.”
“Jessie, thank you for forgiving me. I was a horrible friend and still don’t think I deserve that forgiveness, but I will do everything in my power to show you this will never happen again.” Amy grabbed my hand and looked at me with her red tearful eyes. “I will hold you to that Amy, now lets go up and get ready because I want to be ready to go when Dean gets back. Let’s go see what we can put together to wear tonight. I want to have some fun tonight and hear some good music.” Amy smiled at me and we both ran to my room to put some outfits together.
Morgan, Dean, Amy and I entered the bar, the band was already playing and the dance floor was packed. Amy and I went to find seats while Dean and Morgan went to get us a round of drinks for us, and water for Amy. We found a table in a far corner that was free and we sat down waiting for the guys. “This band is not half bad,” Amy said. I nodded and watched the people on the floor dancing and it looked like they were having a great time. I am not one to dance, but I love watching everyone having a great time. Dean and Morgan returned and sat down handing us our drinks. I took a drink of my beer and laughed as I saw Amy drag Dean out onto the dance floor. “That didn’t take long, Amy loves to dance and never hesitates to drag Dean out there with her.”
“Your friends seem like nice people.” I looked over at Dean, “They are and they are going to be looking into moving here. That is if they can find jobs here, I hope it works out because it would be nice having my friends around.” Morgan nods and we talk until Amy and Dean make it back to the table. Dean and Morgan start talking about sports while Amy and I talk about other things. I am glad that Dean and Amy like Morgan because I would like all my friends to get along so it doesn’t make it awkward being around each other. We stayed out for a couple of hours, then headed back to my place to hang out and play cards. We finally decided to call it a night around 1 AM, all of us being exhausted. I walked Morgan to the door while the other two went to bed. Morgan looked at me saying, “I had a great time tonight and I enjoyed meeting your friends. If they do move here, I think it would be great if we could hang out more.” I gave Morgan a hug goodnight and he placed a gentle kiss on my forehead and I felt tingles run down my body. I stepped back, “Good night Morgan. I will talk to you soon.” As he shut the door, I stood there shocked. While I liked Morgan, I was not ready to even consider anything more yet. I hope he understands, or maybe I was over thinking this. I walked up to my room, changed into my pajamas and I was out within seconds of my head hitting the pillow.
I hugged Dean and Amy goodbye, they were heading back home to prepare for their move. Dean found a job locally thanks to Morgan. When he had heard of Dean’s job skills, he got in touch with his boss and in no time Dean was scheduled for an interview on Monday. Dean’s interview went extremely well and he was offered a position with the company Morgan worked for. Dean and Amy have decided that they will rent until their house sells back in Tennessee. They set the date to be moved here for a month from now. Amy will continue to look for work but there is no rush, I think Dean would love her to stay home, but Amy refused and compromised with him by looking for a part-time job for now. I am excited that they will be here permanently soon and offered to keep an eye out for a good two-bedroom apartment for them. I did ask Dean to keep my location confidential from Mark and to not let him help with the move here. Dean said he planned on cutting ties with Mark anyway and, not to worry, he was not going to ask Mark for help anyway. As I watched them take off, I thought about how great it will be when they are here, and I was excited that I will get to be close when their baby arrives.
I turned to walk back inside, when suddenly I heard, “Did I miss them leaving?” Turning, I saw Morgan running up to me,”Yes, sorry they wanted to get on the road before lunch. Why?” I looked at him curiously. He genuinely looked disappointed that he didn’t get here in time. “I was at an appointment and I was trying to hurry to get back in time. At least they will be back soon, then maybe we can get together. Dean and I look forward to annoying you both with all our sports banter,” he smirked at me.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.