<div style="text-align: justify;">Angelique felt her heart a little tight while she waited for Kyle’s response. She knew that he loved her, of course. At least that was what he was showing with his words and behavior. But she really needed this reassurance right now. She needed to know that he was sure that he could take her as she was now, not as she had been years ago, when they had been together for their short run.<br/> <br/>Looking deeply into his eyes, Angelique waited for Kyle to say what he had to say. While he spoke, her hand kept caressing the side of his neck gently, as though to show him that she wasn’t backing away. When he finished telling her that he would be there for her as long as she would have him, Angelique closed her eyes for a moment. It felt good to hear that, after all that time apart.<br/><br/>Hearing Kyle’s next words, about how he had hoped she would call him and tell him that she missed them being together, Angelique felt really bad about herself. She had really not thought that her old friend might harbor such strong feelings for such a long time. They had been together for just a while, after all, before they had called it quits. <br/><br/>“I’m so sorry, honey”, Angie whispered, lips brushing against Kyle’s. She was surely sorry, as Angelique had never been the kind to say what she didn’t feel. “I really… didn’t think about it. I didn’t think it would hurt you that much”, Angelique murmured softly, her eyes locked with Kyle’s. “I will try not to cause you too much trouble”, she completed, hoping that was a promise she would be able to keep. She would at least do her very best not to let her problems cause trouble in their relationship, or to his work, for that matter. If that meant that she would keep her problems to herself and suffer in silence, then that was what she was going to do.<br/><br/>A smile curved Angie’s lips when Kyle said that he would do anything she wanted. She could still remember that he had said the same thing that one time, many years ago. “I want you to prove me that you have improved”, she whispered, her lips now close to his ear. “Do whatever you want to me. I’m all yours for the night, so enjoy it”.<br/><br/>After these words, she would indeed allow him to do whatever he wanted, cooperating entirely as required. It was the very least she could do, after all she had put Kyle through, right? And it would probably stay with them both as a good memory, even if things happened not to work out as they both expected.</div>