One More Chance.

Cassandra reached the parking lot and threw herself into her car, and drove off in a frenzy, screeching tires as she left. Weaving in and out of traffic, Cassandra sped toward home with a heavy heart.Once she arrived safely back home, she parked her car and ran inside to the refuge of her little two-bedroom cottage, and threw herself down onto her bed.The tears came fast and hard, flowing freely down her cheeks like waterfalls. They fell silently onto her pillow, staining it, as she buried her head into it.Tears for a guy she had spent two years of her life with, only to find him entwined in the arms of his trashy assistant.The weight on her shoulders felt like it was crushing her, as her chest heaved and her eyes burned and stung. She was sobbing so hard that it felt like someone had taken her soul from her body and was trying to wring the last vestiges of life out of it.She screamed at the betrayal that she had just uncovered. She was so angry she couldn't think straight, as ma

The next few days dragged by in a numb haze. But, when Cassandra awoke Friday morning, she finally felt happy about the concert later that evening.Though she still felt so heavy-hearted over heartbreak, she knew going out with Eloise was going to be good for her.She spent the next several hours catching up on her work, returning calls and emails; so that she didn't have to deal with anything work-related once Eloise came over for pre-concert cocktails later that evening.Cassandra took a quick break to make a snack when she heard her text message indicator chime on her phone. She just knew that it had to be Eloise checking in on her and finalizing the details for their night out.To Cassandra's surprise, it was a text from Johnathan.She had not heard from him since a few days ago and had thought he had finally got the hint and given up.Boy, was she wrong."Cassandra, I miss you so much. Please call me... I want to see you. I really want to try and work things out. Can't we start o

The girls took their seats, which were just inches from the stage. Cassandra could see every detail of the opening band's instruments as the stage crew brought them out onto the stage and set everything up. She could see people shuffling about backstage getting ready for the opening performance."Wow, look how close we are, Cassie!" teased Eloise. "You can reach out and touch Jason from here!"Cassandra was now feeling rather ecstatic to be seeing him perform in person, and being so close to the stage was definitely a plus!Especially after meeting him in person just an hour or so before. Thoughts of their meeting earlier that evening crept into her head, and she couldn't seem to shake the image from her mind of that gorgeous face smiling down at her.She quickly brushed it off as she figured it was just the after-effects of meeting her former teen crush.(•)As the generic background music faded out and the lights dimmed, the murmur of the chattering crowd grew quiet in eager anticip

Cassandra had gotten so caught up in the moment that she had completely forgotten about Eloise who had been silently watching the entire exchange from across the room.Glancing over at her friend, Cassandra saw Eloise smiling from ear to ear, not saying a word at this point."Well, I guess I had better get a move on before the ol' boy cracks the whip on me." Jason joked.He took Cassandra's hand and slowly brought it to his mouth, and laid an ever so gentle kiss on the back of it. "It was such a pleasure meeting you today, Cassandra."The soft kiss sent shivers down Cassandra's spine and awakened a fire deep down in the pit of her being.She could feel her skin grow hot under his soft lips and could only muster a soft-spoken, "You too," as she watched Jason grab his few belongings and head out of the dressing room."See you, Eloise, it was nice meeting you as well." and with that, he was gone.In the silence, the girls were left to find their way out of the maze of hallways that Max h

Johnathan, why are you here again?" Cassandra demanded as she rolled her eyes. Her smile quickly faded to a frown."I'm sorry, Cass, but after the way we left things last night, I had to come by to see if you were okay," he said apologetically."Everything's fine, so if you'll excuse me, I have plans -""Cassandra! Why won't you talk to me?" Johnathan's voice became a little louder and demanding. "Why do you insist on just shutting me out?""Look, I don't have time for this right now. We're over, Johnathan, and I wish you would accept that!" Cassandra snapped.She could feel her face become heated with anger. Why couldn't Johnathan move on already? He is so damn used to getting his way, and he won't take "piss off" for an answer.Just then, Cassandra spotted a fancy black SUV with tinted windows pulled up slowly. The car came to a stop in front of her house. Johnathan turned to see what Cassandra was looking at behind him that had caught her attention."Um, that's my ride; gotta go! G