The Number Three
The guy was so fine , thought Mallory when she observed her blind date before entering the restaurant . Her last experiences had taught her to be careful when seemingly favorable things came her way so she looked once more at the mirror and went in feeling weary . After half an hour her mood had changed she was so happy , he was charming , humble, down to earth and gorgeous , she felt she could trust him . His name was Haden and he was a librarian, and guess what? she thought - bonus- unlike her father , he was not a drinker . - The night was magical , the moon was full and reflected its warm light over the window of his green car , he said good bye to her , kissed her on her forehead - does this mean - she thought - he didn’t like me enough? - . But then he said - can I see you tomorrow ? She said yes of course .
After that everything went so fast , and finally she felt happy , loved . She had a partner , she could presume that her bf gave her flowers , she could say - not today , my bf is picking me up - All these things her lonely life have denied her until now .
Haden Riskin was not an angel in fact he was evil , his first girlfriend had disappeared from the face of the earth , his second one’s face had been disfigured with battery acid by an unknown attacker. He was a suspect in both incidents but nothing could be proven. He hated children , animals and long relationships . Having to fake all this just to have some free sex was already annoying him but knowing that Mallory was faithful , comforted him . The others tried to leave him but this one was sticky and intended to stay but honestly that was becoming unbearable too . He already had a secret , he was seeing Mara , a beautiful creature .
The streets were wet this afternoon , Mallory thought and sticky , the leaves dirtying her boots made it worse .She was going to buy a French bday cake for Haden , she couldn’t wait to celebrate . As she approached the counter she noticed a couple sitting in the back of the store , a beautiful redhead with long curls just like hers . The other was a handsome man whose laugh was very familiar , it was Haden . She could not believe her eyes, she looked at him so hurt , her eyes shiny with repressed tears , she just ran out crying loudly . Three days passed in which there was no communication between them , Mallory had kind of accepted that love was not something she could count on , surprisingly , her good tormented heart was capable of accepting things without putting up a fight . It was 3 pm when her doorbell rang , some Chinese food to fill her empty spaces. When she opened the door those gray eyes were looking at her , they were sad , repentant . Haden was holding a small painted card with the image of a baby , it read : this is how you make me feel all the time . The image was so lovely , so sweet , she felt defeated . she looked at him , and she invited him in .
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