“We are not suited!” she cried out suddenly. “We are kidding ourselves that we have something going on, something that could lead to – I don’t know what but this is not real. You are as different from me as the night is from the day. We don’t belong together and I think we should end it now before one or both of us gets hurt.”

His hand was still clutching her chin and he was still looking at her. “I am not leaving and we are going to work, you will see. I never told you the entire story of my past,” he moved away from her abruptly and went to the far corner of the room. He shoved his hands into the pockets of his faded denims and looked out the window at the darkened streets.

“I got involved with an uptown girl when I was in high school. I was sixteen and so was she. She was a ‘townie’ as we called them; attending a public school and she was a white girl so that made it taboo to be seen with her. I started out dating her to prove that they were not better than we were but we started having feelings for each other. We made love and I discovered she was a virgin and that made her even more special to me. We were going out for six months when she told me she was pregnant; I told her that I would be there for her.” He looked at her bleakly and she wanted to touch him to hold him in her arms even though she felt a spark of jealousy going through her. “Her Senator dad found out and had her abort the child and took her from the school immediately, threatening me that if I ever attempted to get in touch with her again he would make sure I regret it.”

He looked at her with a sad smile. “I was not in love with her but I cared about her a lot and I was furious that her father took away the decision from us. It was then I made up my mind that no rich guy was ever going to do that to me again and I would control who I make a baby with.” He walked back over to where she was still standing. “I have never met anyone that I wanted to be with like I want to be with you and I am not letting you go.” He grasped her arms. “If we have to keep us a secret for a little bit longer then so be it.”

His head came down and he took her lips with his. She opened her mouth underneath his and melted against him as she returned the kiss, her body on fire, the heat rising between them.

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He got off the sofa and waited until she was up. Today was Thursday and he wondered if he was going to get a chance to see her before he went on the tour.

He stopped at her apartment and gripped the steering wheel tightly looking outside, his expression pensive.

“You ever see her after that?” she asked him softly.

He turned to look at her broodingly. “Several times since I became a very popular artist.” He smiled grimly. “She is married to a politician and has two kids. She wanted to rekindle what we had all those years ago, because now I was not some poor dumb kid from the wrong side of town, I was actually someone.”

“So did you?” she asked him casually, not sure she wanted to hear the answer.

“I almost did,” he said with a shrug. “Just to prove to her father that I get to screw his precious daughter again and I was good enough now to do so but I did not feel anything for her and besides I don’t mess with married women.”

Debra stared at him and wondered if she really knew him. He sensed what she was thinking and looked at her, his expression softening. “I am tough and I still have issues that refuse to let me go but I know what I feel for you Debra, you make me want to be better but I am asking you to accept who I am right now. I will never cheat on you for the mere fact that I want only you. I have a very messed up past but it is my past and I promise you that I will love only you.”

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