Redemption Ch. 01

We dated casually at first. Annie seemed to understand I wasn't ready for anything serious, so we simply went to the movies, out to dinner and to a baseball game or two. We seemed to dance around each other when it came to sex. I wasn't sure I was ready for that either, and she didn't seem to be in much of a hurry to get naked.

She was a hell of a kisser though.

I had no idea how long a girl like Annie would be willing to wait for me to get my shit together, and I knew I wasn't being fair to her if my heart wasn't in it.

But I just couldn't seem to let her go.

I was sure that, given time, I would grow to love her, and my heart would have the hope of healing again.

Yeah, I should have known nothing could ever be that simple.