Page 52 of The Shy Waitress and Her Boss

Nothing Compares 2 U

"A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them." ~ Victor Hugo

Kady had never likedwatching rom-coms much. Every time she did, she just couldn't picture herself doing any of the things the cute and quirky heroine did in the name of love. In her mind, girls like her were better suited at keeping to themselves. Or at least that was how she used to think and feel...until she saw the man she loved walking away from her...maybe for good.

Just like a rom-com heroine, she threw her heels away to run after him, and just like a rom-com, music from somewhere started playing - Sinéad O'Connor'sNothing Compares 2 U.

"Slade, please let me explain!" She was crying as she called out to him, and she didn't even care how all the other university students at the parking lot were turning to gape at her.

And that, too, was just like a rom-com heroine.

Because apparently, she only needed to find her soulmate, and just like that, she could easily imagine herself doing anything and everything that rom-com heroines did.

"Slade, please!"

But he was just so fast, and seeing how close he was to his truck, she knew there was only one thing for her left to do.

"I know you care for me, and you wouldn't want me to beg, but I'm despe—-" It worked far more quickly than she anticipated, and her words stumbled to a halt when he suddenly swung to face her.

Slade saw the look in her eyes, and it made him sick. "Goddammit, Kady."Fuck. Fuck. Fuck."Don't you fucking look at me like that—-"

"I'm sorry," she sobbed.

"Then stop looking at me like that—-"

"S-Slade, please—-"

"You're right," he snarled. "I would never have wanted to see you beg. Because that's me being nice andnothing else—-"

"But—-"

"But what?" he demanded roughly. "Butyou love me?You think you're different? Special?Because I'm fucking nice to you? Because I care for you?'

"Yes!"

"And if I told you I cared for Penny, too, what then?"

Her heart stopped beating.

"Didn't you even wonder why Penny lasted far longer than all the others did? Did you really think you werethatdifferent? I cared for her, too—-"

And her heart started to break.

"Do you get it now?" Slade asked bitterly. "You're just like the rest of them—-"

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