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What Were the Chances?
Date: 3/4/2016, Categories: Love Stories, Author: Jayne33, Rating: 21, Source: LushStories
did that hurt so much? January 25th 2014 It had been a tough month. Christmas had just passed and I hadn’t got to see too much of Luke. He’d gone visiting family. It had been a bit of a wash out sort of holidays. Chris was in serious pain with an old football injury to the knee, so was a bit of a grouch to live with. I offered to work over the holidays just to get some space from his snapping. I understood he was in pain, but still I was better out the way. During the holidays a new regular had started coming into the bar. He seemed lonely, but a real interesting guy, so I spent my shifts chatting with him at the bar. He seemed overly keen to profess his emotions for me and after only a few weeks had decided that he was head over heels in love with me. I didn’t know what to do. He was a great guy and I really did enjoy chatting to him, but I couldn’t return his feelings of love. I went to Luke for advice. “I honestly don’t know what to do?” “You’ve just got to let him down gently. He really told you he loved you?” “Yes! I honestly didn’t encourage it. I was being friendly and flirty; you know what I’m like. I honestly didn’t expect him to fall in love.” He patted his knee for me to come and cuddle up in his arms, gently pulling the hair from out of my eyes and stroking my cheek. “I’ve got a question for you. What would you do if I declared my love for you?” I felt comfortable in his arms and thought for a moment. “If it was you my sweets, I wouldn't mind because I know you ... understand and are mature enough to deal with the situation.” “Would it annoy you? Upset you?” “I love you, but you understand how I love you. I love you as much as my heart allows, as it's not free to give away completely, but I hope you understand how much you mean to me and how special you are…” I laughed, “I can just imagine if I wasn’t on your knee you’d be running into the hills shouting, ‘Fuck, you stupid bitch. I was joking. Now I know how you feel.’” “I'm not running for the hills, Sweetie, don't be silly. And I honestly doubt I'll ever fully appreciate what I mean to you, it's never something I like to assume to any degree. But I do understand what you're saying and I do, I think, understand how you feel. You love me just as I love you. Which I do, of course I do. I'm not going to declare undying love for you and insist you run away with me or even ask anything of you. I love you because you're a sweet, caring, kind and lovable friend. One of my best friends and a person I rate highly in my life, a person I find my happiness drawn from and someone who always influences me for the good. So of course I love you, you're my sweets and you're fantastic. But it's not "marry me" love. It's the affectionate love between friends. With a whole hint of sexiness added in for the fuck of it.” As usual he’d managed to make me laugh, but there were also tears of happiness in my eyes. February 16th 2014 When a position working at the bar came available I suggested Luke should apply. ...