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Into the Abyss--Chapter 9
Date: 1/29/2016, Categories: Love Stories, Author: prairiedogg, Rating: 30, Source: LushStories
tacos, but I was thinking about a few things. Jan, would you do me a big favor?" "If I can I will, Frank. Tell me, what's on your mind?" "Would you have dinner with me tomorrow night? I'd like to get to know you better." Jan smiled broadly at my request. "Frank, I'd be happy to join you for dinner." This time I was the one who reached over and took her hand. I gently kissed her hand and then I tried the tacos. She was right about them. After we returned to work I was nearly giddy with delight all afternoon, I told Jan that I would pick her up at 6 o'clock and my only regret was that I didn't ask her to go tonight. I really needed to talk to Rocco tonight to see if he had any news for me. The way that Lucy and Megan ran off together crushed me, and it would be nice to know where they were, but it wasn't a feeling of desperation that I felt now. I have Jan to thank for that. As I left for home at the end of the day, I stopped by Jan's desk at her request. When I arrived she handed me a folded piece of paper. It was her address and cell number. I smiled and wished her a good night. It's amazing how just 24 hours ago it seemed as if my whole world had fallen down around my shoulders and threatened to ruin any chance I had at happiness. Now I was being given a second chance and I planned to hold onto this one. Once I got home I checked to see if there were any messages on the land line. Nothing there, although I didn't expect anything beyond the standard telemarketing nonsense ... anyhow. I called Rocco on the cell to see if he had any news about Lucy. He said that he had some leads, but nothing concrete yet. I told him to keep on trying for now, but at some point he might have to give up on finding her. Rocco always knew when the well ran dry, so I trusted him to let me know when he had hit the wall. The possibilities with Jan really put Lucy on the back burner for the time being, at least in my heart. There was no reason for me to beat myself up over her, though. If she really loved me she would have stayed with me and weathered the storm. I had to face reality and come to terms with the possibility that she didn't love me after all. It hurt like hell to even entertain the thought of it, but it was what it was. No amount of hand wringing and crying myself to sleep was going to change that. I wasn't very hungry, so I thought I would do some laundry and maybe order a pizza later. It's funny, but when I first came out here doing laundry and ordering pizza was a pretty exciting evening. Once I met Lucy I began to live a little. Now I had come full circle, just me and a jug of liquid laundry detergent, with pepperoni to follow. As my last load was rinsing, I lay down on the couch and watched a little bit of TV. Soon after I turned it on I began to drift off. Jesus! Not even eight o'clock and I was falling asleep. I dreamed that I was on a train. I was in the club car and I saw Lucy leaving the far end of the car. I got up from my seat and raced to the other ...