MrsRobinson: You’re not a fool if you were following your heart.
StacyStarr: But I was a fool. I didn’t mean to develop feelings. It was supposed to be a fun conference fling with a hot calendar boy. Nothing more. I never thought it would mean more to him, either. I just never expected…
MrsRobinson: You never expected to fall in love.
StacyStarr: NO
She hammered the words onto the keyboard.
StacyStarr: I’m not in love with him. I’m just hurt, you know? He only wanted a sugar mama.
Hollygolightly: So you’d rather he’s just thought of you as a one night stand?
Would she?
StacyStarr: Oh, hell. I don’t know what I’d rather he thought, to be honest.
Hollygolightly: Only you know what you’re feeling, Stacy, but I think Megan might be right. You’re feeling something more for this man, or you wouldn’t be hurting so much over his betrayal. You’d be over it by now.
StacyStarr: I really AM doing research for a cougar story.
She added a smiley emoticon.
Hollygolightly: Lol, we believe you, don’t we, Megan?
MrsRobinson: Of course we do. And I want to read your story when it’s done. But if we can help with your relationship problem too, all the better.
StacyStarr: That’s a bit of a misnomer. Michael and I don’t have a relationship.
MrsRobinson: Here’s what we know, Stacy. One, he was looking for a sugar mama. Two, he made love to you and took you sky diving and changed your life for the better by helping you overcome your introversion. Three, when you found out he was looking for a sugar mama, you threw him out. Four, he came back to you, made love to you again. Five, you told him to leave you alone. And six, he has since left you alone. Those are the facts, right?
StacyStarr: Yes, that sums it up.
MrsRobinson: I think, then, the next step is up to you.
StacyStarr: What do you mean?
MrsRobinson: Well, he came back to you after you threw him out, made love to you, tried to talk to you, but you sent him packing again. So the ball’s in your court now.
StacyStarr: You think I should contact him?
MrsRobinson: It’s been what, three weeks? And you’re still thinking about him, right?
Was she ever! To the detriment of her work too.
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tacyStarr: Yes, that’s true.
MrsRobinson: Then contact him. Hear him out. Maybe his friend misunderstood what he was looking for. Or maybe he didn’t but Michael has his own explanation. Or maybe he developed feelings for you.
StacyStarr: I doubt it.
MrsRobinson: Why would you doubt it? You didn’t mean to develop feelings for him, but you did. Why couldn’t he have done the same? Don’t you owe it to yourself to find out?
StacyStarr: I’m not sure. I could end up feeling worse than I do now.
Hollygolightly: Or you could end up feeling better.