Julie woke up around 7:30 the next morning, alarmed to hear sounds coming from the living room. She creeped slowly out of the bedroom and was startled to find Brian in the kitchen making breakfast.
"Brian! What on earth are you doing here?"
"I just came by to bring you breakfast. Did I wake you?"
"I had to get up anyways. I can't believe you actually came just to bring my breakfast."
"Aren't you happy to see me?" he asked, a wounded look on his face.
"I'm happy to see you, it's just that you really didn't need to do this."
"Well, I knew I wasn't going to see you today if I didn't, so I thought I'd surprise you. You're not upset are you?"
Julie sighed. "No, I'm not upset. Thank you for being so sweet. I'm going to go take a shower. I'll be right back."
As she relaxed in the hot water, she thought about Brian's being there. "He's being so sweet to me, I just wish he would realize I need some time to myself once in awhile. I don't want to hurt his feelings by saying anything to him. He has nothing but good intentions. Maybe after today I'll feel better."
Julie dried off and got dressed before joining Brian for a quick breakfast before she had to leave. "I'll call you later, ok?"
"Ok. Have fun." he said.
Julie went and spent the afternoon shopping with Trinity, who was still filled with question after question about Brian. "What's his favorite color? Have you ever played basketball with him? What about his dog? Is it a cute dog or is it mean?"
After the mall, she helped her mom do some work around the house and in the garden before her father got home from work and they went out to dinner together.
"So, how's life living on your own?" he father asked.
"It's pretty good. It just sucks to have to do all the housework myself!"
"Hah! Why do you think we had two daughters?" her mother joked.
"How are things with Brian?"
Julie hesitated. "Things are great. He's really nice and as sweet as they come."
"You don't sound too happy." her mother noticed.
"I'm happy, I just feel cramped. I mean, we're together every single day. This morning he showed up just to bring me breakfast. It's not that I don't appreciate him but I could really use a day to myself once in awhile but I'm afraid that if I tell him that he's gonna get the wrong idea or something. I don't want to hurt his feelings."
"That's not uncommon, Julie." her mother reasoned. "Every girl goes through that sometime in her life. You just have to be honest with him. If he's really as great as you say he is, he should understand completely. Hey may even be feeling the same way himself but he doesn't want to hurt your feelings. Just tell him and explain that it's nothing to do with him, you could just use a little time to yourself to sort out things."
"I'll think about it. Did I tell you what happened to Shelly?" Julie quickly changed the subject.
After dinner, they went out for ice cream and then Julie had to drive home. The day she had apart from Brian really helped things and she knew that she would have to tell him eventually. I mean, if they couldn't be honest with each other, what kind of relationship were they trying to have?
She unlocked her door and was shocked to see Brian sitting on her sofa watching a basketball game. "Brian! Why are you here?"
"I'm just waiting for you. Did you have a nice day?"
"Yeah, I did. Did you even leave here?"
"Yeah, I went to the gym and did shome shopping, why?"
"Brian, I think we need to talk." Julie said, taking the remote from his hand and turning off the tv.
"Something wrong?" he asked, concerned.
"Yes and no. Actually, everything is perfect. That's the problem."
"Huh?"
"Brian, I really love spending time with you. You are so special to me. You're a very unique person and I could never find any other guy who could be so sweet to me like you have."
"So what's the problem?"
"The problem is that I'm the kind of person that needs time to myself sometimes and when I don't get it, I get uhnappy. It's not that I don't want to spend time with you, but I could really use some time to myself."
"So, you think we need to take a break from each other?"
"No, it's not that extreme. I just think that it wouldn't hurt us to spend a few days apart. Hell, it might even be good for us."
"So, you want to take a break from each other."
"Brian, don't get mad. It's not your fault."
"I'm not mad, Julie. I'm just hurt. I thought things between us were perfect. Now you're saying you don't want to spend so much time with me?"
"It's not like that at all..."
"Yes it is! Look, I'll leave you alone if that's what you really want, ok? Just don't expect me to always sit around and wait for you to have your selfish time, ok?" and he got up and headed out the door.
"Brian! Please don't leave like that!" she yelled after him.
"Why? It's what you wanted isn't it?" he spat back at her and
slammed the
door
behind him.
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