All Chapters of Vacant by Choice: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

I held the phone and stayed silent for a long time."Adrian," I said calmly, "do you know how ridiculous you sound right now?""I know.""On our wedding night, you told me you would never love me in this life. You told me to behave as Mrs. Whitmore and not to expect you to touch me."For three years, you spent every holiday with Rosalie. When I had a fever of 103 degrees, you stood at the bedroom door, glanced at me, and left. I cooked an entire table of food waiting for you to come home, and you brought her back and said you were going out to eat."Do you know what day that was?""What?""It was our wedding anniversary."The other end of the line was silent for a long time.I heard his breathing turn heavy, as if he was suppressing something."Natalie...""Don't say my name."I cut him off."You were right back then. This marriage was a fair trade. Now everything is done, and we can go our separate ways. You're married now. Rosalie is the woman you chose. Live your life p

When I walked out of the coffee shop, I heard the chair scrape behind me.He chased after me."Natalie!"I did not turn back and quickened my pace.He caught up and blocked my way."You're right," he said, panting. "I really am not used to losing you. But that's not the point.""The point is that I realized the stupidest thing I've ever done was not marrying you. It was failing to cherish you."Rosalie was my first love. I once thought I loved her. But after three years with you, I finally know the person I like is you."I like seeing you busy in the kitchen when I come home. I got used to you organizing my walk-in closet. I got used to the living room light you left on."Rosalie can't do any of those things, not because she doesn't know how, but because she isn't you."I looked at him and suddenly felt tired."Adrian, have you ever thought about what those habits meant to me?"He said nothing."They meant three years of loneliness. Three years of waiting. Three years of c