He had gone into the conversation with an open mind, but the more they spoke, the more he realized that things were not going to work themselves out. Maybe he had been foolish in thinking they could come back together and things could be how they were, but it was always easy to look back on the past through rose-tinted glasses when you still loved the other person. But sometimes just loving someone is not enough.
Had their conversations gone better, things could have been much different at this time. Despite the distance and their status, the two always had been drawn together and he wasn’t sure that would ever change. But her words stung and sent up red flags; there was a lot going on beneath the surface that he wasn’t privy to. He could push aside the string of accusatory questions and statements, but being questioned about his affection and love was what made him realize this wasn’t going to work out.
‘Can I just ask if I misunderstood what we were? I thought because you loved me, that we were non-exclusive partners. For my own peace of mind, did I misinterpret that? Was my affection unwanted?’
He frowned again at her words that replayed over in his mind. There had been so much love between the two of them, and he thought he had expressed that clearly to her on multiple occasions. Maybe it wasn’t enough, but he was never the type to lead anyone on. They had the ‘what are we’ conversation, had she forgotten? It had been a while, and much had happened in the world since. Still, it hurt, but it also showed him that perhaps this was not meant to be.Â
Maybe someday things could be different for them, but he wasn’t lying when he said he was content with his life right now. There would be a lot more love and a family in his future, but right now, in this moment, he was perfectly happy.
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