Falling for the player

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void of emotion. You couldn't tell if she was relieved or happy. Her shoulders stood high and proud, yet slumped in defeat, and he

was fed up. She sighed, sat up straight, and tucked her hair behind her ears. She took h

muttered, looking blankly a

nt? To take her out for lunch, apologize? Sh

e him right now, not in this state. Her assistant

thing?" Leah asked with a bright smile. Heckny

eah. I think I'l

shocked.

surprised at her reaction. She closed her laptop, stood up, and took her purse. She needed a break; she couldn't work in this stat

them to their table, Heckny scanned the faces and froze, dumbstruck. She saw Jason eating with a lady, feeding her, like a happy couple. Heckny's heart

y and followed the waiter and her colleagues to their seats. They were all discussing what to h

ly said. The others weren't surprised; they

ch, ma'am!" they

and smiled. "It's alri

out you? What are you having?" Heckn

nce the first day he set eyes on her. She was perfect, but all

icken and noodles." She put the menu back

o," looking at the waitress as she wrot

thought, as she looked at his table. He was happy, laughing with the lady. She wiped something from the side of his lips. T

hed. Their orders came; they ate,

st friend and tol

es and muscles. She loved these kinds of baths. A few minutes later, Jason walked in for his usual rout

maybe he was only attracted to her sexually. She was perfect with the right curves, making her complete and

It would be for the last time, and it wou

n as she sat at her vanity mirror, applying her skin products. "I saw y

sed his eyes. He didn't know what to say. He was dumbstru

st a colleague. We were only eating out

uldn't come out and catch

ould have loved to let you join u

. It's over." That was like a bomb to Jason. He looked at her, worried, pained, angry, and afraid. He blamed himself for

was scared to lose her. Her face was void of emot

leave. She stopped him in his tracks, pointing to the bedside. "Those are the rest of your things that were lingering around the place. This isn't a fight-and-

vely life ahead." He spoke, ho

now..." Heckny said calmly, not shouti

y. Please forgive me. I want to be a

ve a lovely life. Please take your t

ounded. His shoulders slumped in defeat as he walked out of her apartment, carry

hadn't experienced real love. It was very depressing. She wasn't unattractive; she was a beautiful woman. But why did men not take her s