“I decide what I need. Besides, I have meetings and conference calls all afternoon, so I’m going to skip lunch.”
“Tinks, what’s with the push back? If I didn’t know you any better, I’d think you’re not happy to see me?”
I rake my fingers through my hair in frustration. “Should I be?” My response throws him off, and he exhales slowly. “I’m not the same girl I was when you left, Devin. You knew her, you don’t know me, just like I don’t know you anymore. A lot can change in a decade.”
Devin’s eyes search mine, and he draws his bottom lip between his teeth. “Fair enough.” We hold each other's gaze for a beat before he nods curtly, turns and walks toward the door. “I’ll you see you about.” He utters as he opens the door and walks out.
I release a long breath and close my eyes as soon as my door clicks shut. The audacity of him. Did he honestly expect me to just leap into his arms like nothing ever happened? Like no time has passed at all.
What’s the point in opening myself up to him again if he’s only going to leave? His life isn’t here anymore. His life is in Singapore, and I’ll be damned if I let him get close enough to devastate me again. I closed that door firmly and bolted it shut, and I have zero intention of opening it back up again.
My head and especially my heart is a no Devin King zone, and that’s how it will remain.