ENCHANTED LOVE, VOLUME 2 - Season 9 Episode 8

Sue stood outside on the balcony, thinking for a while. The wind chill caused her goosebumps. A shower was just what she needed; so she went for it. As she walked out of the bathroom, wrapped up in a bath towel, her wet hair left a trail of water drops behind.

With another towel, she began patting her hair dry, when the warmth of a hug rendered her motionless.

Anthony’s embrace was irresistible. She just loved him too much. As Anthony buried his head in her neck, Sue felt a heaviness in her heart.

Their relationship had to end. She had to end it. It was the right thing to do.

“You smell so good!” Anthony whispered. The sound of the shower and the fragrance of her conditioner woke him up. As soon as he opened his eyes, Sue’s slender, half-naked body tempted him to get up right away. He kept kissing her passionately on the shoulder and neck.

It was all bitter-sweet for Sue. That morning, she had given it her all; she showed Anthony the sexiest and craziest side of her.

He enjoyed it so much that he even forgot to use a condom.

At the end of their steamy session, they were both lying in bed gasping and drenched in sweat. After resting up a bit, Anthony attempted to stand up but Sue pulled him back in bed. She asked anxiously, “Where are you going?”

“You stay here and get some rest. I’m going to buy some Plan B pills for you,” Anthony explained. His tone was calm and worry-free as if nothing had happened.

However, for Sue, his answer felt like a stab through her heart. She forced a smile and felt pity for herself. She should have known that their relationship was based on sex alone. Anthony didn’t want to have a baby together with Sue because he never expected a future with her.

She stared at him and insisted, “Don’t worry about it. I will buy them myself later. Now we… We need to talk.”

“Talk about what?” Anthony asked casually. He got back in bed and lit up a cigarette.

“Anthony,” Sue began but quickly paused. She threw him a glance and hesitated to open the subject once again. She still loved him, but she had to come to a resolution.

If only that moment could last forever! She enjoyed sitting quietly next to him.

“Give me one cigarette!” Sue demanded, delaying the discussion even more. Anthony gave her a strange look but didn’t argue. He handed her the cigarette and inquired, “When did you start smoking?”

“Whenever I see you smoke, you always look relaxed and content. I want to see how it makes me feel,” Sue claimed. Her real reason, however, was to summon up some courage to talk. Once done smoking, she could not postpone it any longer. So she took a deep breath and turned toward Anthony.

If he could only try to love her. If he was willing to be her boyfriend, she would stay by his side regardless of Peggy’s threats.

She would even cut her off from her life.
However, none of that would matter if he didn’t want to be with her. So she had to find out. “Anthony, where do you see this relationship between us going?”

Anthony stiffened at the sound of her words. He didn’t expect Sue to ask him such a question. He thought she was aware that there was only sex between them and nothing more.

“Why do you ask?” he questioned in an effort to avoid giving her a direct answer. Anthony was trying to tread carefully around the issue. He didn’t want to hurt her.

Sue already suspected his answer, but she needed to hear it. So she threw out a cliché white lie, “No reason. Just curious.”

She stared at Anthony with a poker face for a moment but could no longer pretend. “Anthony, even though we haven’t been together for a long time, I still need to know if you see any future in this. I am not young anymore. I can’t do this without any assurance. So I need to know what you feel for me, if anything.”

“Sue, you should know that I am in love with Sheryl,” Anthony blurted out. Sue’s honest confession put too much pressure on him. He thought she was clear about their relationship. He had never implied anything else.

So he wasn’t sure how to handle her at that point.

“I know that,” Sue replied. She looked into his eyes and added, “I also know that you will never forget Sheryl. She will always have a spot in your heart. But you two have already broken up! There is no going back. Now both of us are single. I am willing to patiently try to win your heart. Are you willing to allow me in?”

“I don’t know,” he stated quietly while turning away from her. He couldn’t even look her in the eyes because he didn’t want to see the pain and disappointment there.

He began feeling guilty, like the lowest man on Earth.

Sue forced a bitter smile and continued, “I feel like a fool begging for your love and you can’t even bother to think about it at least. I mean nothing to you, do I?”

All her pain was turning into numbness.
“Sue, please don’t do that!” Anthony pleaded. With a fake smile, he tried comforting her, “I know I’m a jerk! I’m a scumbag! You can curse me or hit me if you’d like. But please…”

Sue huffed. Loads of thoughts were crossing her mind. ‘Curse him? Hit him? As if that would change anything.’

She stared at him blankly and concluded, “Thank you for clarifying this for me.”

She then slipped out from under the covers and began dressing up. Anthony panicked as he saw her actions. “Sue, what are you doing?”

“I’m going home, of course,” she replied sternly. Noticing his lost expression, she added, “What? Should I stay here and continue to get humiliated?”

“I didn’t mean it like that!” exclaimed Anthony. He got out of bed and walked toward her justifying himself, “It’s not you. You are a great woman, but… Sheryl is my only love. I can’t forget her and I can’t be with anyone else. I didn’t expect you to get attached…”

“Enough!” Sue interrupted him. With an indifferent stare, she spelled out her verdict, “It’s over between us, Anthony. You don’t need to say anything anymore.”

Those words crushed her on the inside but she had to hold it together.

Feeling the need to explain further, she went on, “I can’t go on like this. Since we will never have a future together, our relationship needs to end. So Anthony, it’s over. We are simply strangers to each other now.” As she was saying all that, she finished getting dressed, grabbed her stuff and headed out the door.

“Wait!” Anthony grabbed her hand before she made it out completely. He was ashamed of what he was about to say, but still felt the need to say it. “I’m sorry, Sue. I know I hurt you. If you allow me, I’d like to offer you some compensation for all my wrongs; however much you need, just tell me and I will give it to you.”

Smack! Sue slapped him as she tried to hold back her tears. She could not believe his nerve. With a fiery glare, she retaliated, “What do you take me for?

A tramp? Someone you can fuck for a price?” Curses, insults and more hurtful questions kept pouring out of her, as her rage intensified.