Chapter 16
The rap on the door signaled their arrival. Sherl opened the door to find two of them there instead of the one she intended."What's going on here?"
"She's not here is she?"Kevin inquired.
"And why would that make any difference to you?"
"I need to talk to her."
"You've done quite enough to her."
"Look,"Howie interrupted their banter."Just give the guy a few minutes okay?  He's not asking for a lifetime."
"Just go through the adjoining door,"Sherl relucted.
"Thank you."
Once he was gone Sherl scolded,"You tricked me."
"I'm sorry but he wanted to talk to her.  He wouldn't take no for an answer."
"Kinda like the other night."
"From what I get, they were both willing participants."
"Can we agree just to disagree on this then?"
"Fine by me."
"What are you doing here?"Terri shrieked in her state of half dress."Get out!"
"It's not like I haven't seen you this way."
"You have no right to be looking at me this way,"as she drew the hotel robe around herself and cinched it.
"I have every right to know how in the world  you did what you did to me tonight."
"You asshole!  You cheat on  your girlfriend and you're blaming me for your indiscretion?    You've got a lot of fucking nerve."
"Perfect.  You are little miss innocence aren't you?  You can work a man like nobody's business.  You hook us with that naive charm then reel us in."
"Of course.  It's always a woman's fault that a man can't keep it under control because we lure you in with something or other.  You know you have those little games of your own."
"Continue."
"Let's see.  You tell us how extraordinarly beautiful we are, that there is no other woman on Earth you'd rather be with, those intoxicating colognes they make for you.  Let's not forget those god given looks you were blessed with."
"Not all of us have those."
"No but those of you not so blessed usually manage to dupe us into bed in some way, shape or form."
"So it's our fault now?  Besides, that's not what I came here for.  I wanna know why you did it."
"Because I was hurt okay?  You happy now?"
"That's it."
"Would you like a more complicated answer.  Go run off to your little girlfriend because I know that's what you wanna do."
"How do you know?"he approached.
"You do want to marry her don't you?"
"What's that got to do with us?"He softly responded as he slowly weakened her resistance with his deep gaze.
She felt his hands cup each cheek. Her eyes diverted downward in an attempt to surpress the growing resurgence of temptation."Look at me,"his voice almost seemed to have deepened with command.
Her eyes drew upward.  She lost all willpower as their lips met.  She grasped his forearms as she searched the inner workings of his flavor.  He drew her in with the inviting scent of his cologne before she no longer felt the ground underneath.  She had literally been swept away."Put me down,"she commanded after tearing herself away from his lips.
"You're sure?"
"Put me down and don't ever come near me again."
He let her down gently and looked at her."Ya know, you're gonna break a lot hearts in your life."
"Well I'm sure yours won't be on the list,"she opened the door.
"Don't be so sure of that,"he lightly kissed her on the forehead.  Dammit! she slammed the door and sunk to the floor burdened with tears.  God I let him get to me again.  Why are you crying over him?  she scolded herself.  You got to him.  You got to him!  she cheered herself on.  About damn time she drew herself from the floor finally undefeated by her lack of self confidence.
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