From then on, William never brought up Jessica again.
He brought me breakfast, flowers, and chased after me non-stop.
But I don't want him to do this just because he feels he owes me.
I told him, "Don't push it, I'm really okay."
But he pulled me close and said with so much feeling, "Feel this, my heart's racing, all because... I like you."
I was touched and agreed to go out with him.
He promised me a happy future.
He quit drinking and started hustling hard.
Before he even graduated, big companies started courting him.
Three years after graduation, he burst onto the business scene like a dark horse and made a name for himself.
The day he proposed to me, he knelt on one knee in front of me and gave me a rock the size of a goose egg.
He said, "Jane, thank you for choosing me. I will never let you down!"
I woke up with a start from a nightmare, feeling a dull ache in my belly.
Maybe my poor kid had a saw it coming and decided to leave me early.
William already had breakfast ready.
He tried to kiss me, but I dodged.
With a smile, he said, "Still grumpy after waking up? Eat up before it gets cold. I'm heading to work."
After he left, I quietly checked my phone.