“Why one?” was what he said.
Everybody was different and each woman made him feel differently.
Left with two young children since his divorce ten years ago, Bruce focused on raising his boys and showered them with the best he could afford mentally, physically and materially. Being the CEO of a Fortune 500 company located on Brickell in Miami, his recurring chain of routine was work, home, children.
When the youngest child turned nineteen and left for college, Bruce felt completely liberated. Enthusiastically sold his two story estate home and relocated to a brand new beachfront penthouse.
His New Year Resolution was to remain an uncommitted bachelor and vowed to make up for the past ten years of inactivity in the dating world. He decided to try it all. “Never again” was his approach; he must get in and out of any relationship as quickly as possible before any woman made him miserable again.
Deborah owned a catering company in the North Miami Beach area and was appointed to create an unforgettable Valentine Day’s party for Bruce. Much laughter was shared while they worked on the details of the evening. Easy going, flexible, erratic and incredibly attractive, Bruce created a chance for them to be alone.
He offered her ‘Thirty Days Of Happiness’ and after that, they were to be on separate ways.
She starred at him in disbelief and silence filled the room. Wordless and unsure how to respond, she leaned over and kissed him instead.
That kiss, that one kiss, sent a tornado up their spines and whisked them around the world a few times within minutes that felt like eternity. Time halted as insatiable unquenchable passion bridged the space between them.
Sex was phenomenal. Recuperated, Deborah looked him in the eyes and smiled as she politely declined his offer of ‘Thirty Days Of Happiness’.
“Three hours were all I had to spare for you” she said as she waved goodbye and left Bruce in a cold baffle.
The taste of his own medicine triggered serious soul searching. Has he been rude and ruthless ? Has he been inconsiderate and cruel ?
Those ‘Three Hours’ astoundingly lasted three months and still counting; as they planned their surprise engagement party on July 4th, Bruce claimed his offer of ‘Thirty Days Of Happiness’ still stand and Deborah’s sarcastically flirtatious reply remained unchanged: she had only ‘Three Hours’ to spare.
Relationships cannot be calculated nor computed, savor each experience without worrying about what will transpire and allow things happen on its own; what is meant to be can never be lost.
From Miami With Love, Belinda :-)
