“I’m glad you came.” Macy whispered as Derrick jumped down into the meadow.

He looked at the ground and replied, “Yeah well, I wanted to give you a chance to explain.”

“Thanks.” She moved toward him and together they settled into the grass. Spring was coming as April approached and they didn’t need the blanket anymore.

“So?” Derrick asked.

“Well, I’ve been going out with Shane for almost two years now and-”

“Hold up,” Derrick interrupted, “You’ve dated for two years?”

“Um yeah.” She continued, “So it was weird ya know, not dating for those couple of days. I’m always…I guess you could say weak when it comes to him. It’s not that I don’t like you, it’s just I’ve liked him, loved him for a while.”

“So you do like me?”

“Stop butting in! Okay so, I don’t know, with Shane it’s hard to explain. It’s almost like he has this…hold on me, like I should never or could never want to let him go. But yet sometimes I do.”

“Like when he hits you.”

“Shut up. Tha-that’s completely different.”