Page 57 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 2
"I'm not even dating anyone," Melissa said.
"It sounded like Matt wanted to change that," Jen said.
"Matt isn't interested in a relationship. He just wants sex. It seems like that's all anyone ever wants with me. Tyler and I lasted for like 5 seconds. I don't even know how to be in a relationship anymore. I really liked him. I thought...God I don't know what I thought. He was such a nice guy. And even he just used me. I'm such an idiot."
I knew that Tyler didn't use Melissa for sex. He did like her. He just didn't love her. It still hurt to think that Tyler wouldn't be at my wedding tomorrow. And it hurt to know that he was hurting and Melissa was hurting and it was all because of me.
"I'm so sorry," I said. "Melissa, I know you said you didn't want to talk about it, but..."
"I'm not mad at you. It's not your fault. It's me. Everyone always leaves me. I have some internal flaw that disgusts people or something."
Daphne laughed.
Melissa glared at her.
"I mean, Melissa, I know I don't know you very well. But couldn't your flaw be that you expect everyone to leave you? So maybe you push them away a little bit?"
"I don't think I do that. Do I do that?" she looked at me.
I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know. Do you?"
She bit her lip.
"I'm sorry," Daphne said. "It's just that I've always been terrified of losing people. So I stopped getting close to people. And if you're doing that too, you should stop. You're going to miss out on someone great if you don't."
"Maybe I push people away. I don't know if it's that exactly. I don't mind being alone. I'm kick ass at being single."
"Here's to that," Jen said.
"I'm just worried about getting hurt. I'm defensive. I hate feeling like I'm not in control of a situation."
"Sounds pretty similar to me," Bee said. "I think you should give Matt a chance. I know him better than you guys because he is literally at our apartment all the freaking time. He has a sweet side just like Rob. You just have to dig a little deeper."
"I think that's true," Daphne said. "Obviously I don't know him as well as any of you. But Rob told me that Matt gets sad at weddings. Because it reminds him that he's alone."
"Matt seriously said that?" Melissa asked.
"That's what Rob said."
"Hm."
"Whose turn is it? Jen?" I asked.
"Guilty," she said.
"Dare Melissa to hang out with Matt tomorrow."
"Too obvious," Jen said. "I'm pretty sure she's going to do that anyway now that she knows he's not a mindless sex robot."
Melissa laughed. "Yeah, maybe."
"Do you want a dare?" Jen asked.
"Sure, why not?" Melissa said.
"Okay. Then I dare you to go find out Porter's first name. And do whatever it takes." She winked.
"I'm not going to give the security guard a blowjob to figure out his first name."
