Chapter Nine
Harmony's POV

I almost went all the way with Keith last night. On the first date to. He would have loved that. I was still so weak when it came to Keith. How was I going to handle a second date with him!?

I sighed. Those long sweet kisses. They were all I could think about today. His lips were so good when they met mine. Like we were meant for one another. But truth was we were not. Not at all!

Tears come to me. I'm writing how I really feel for Keith in my diary. The only one who could know how I felt. Definitely not tell Keith. No matter how much I longed to do just that!

Tears come to me. I would never be good enough for him. I was not meant for him. I brush back my tears of helplessness. Maybe I should call this off so I did not get hurt. I was already hurting.

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"Hey why the long face? You look like you just lost your best friend" Laurie says to me.

"Because I did...." I sigh.

I explain it all to her. I admit how I really feel to. Tears fall like rain. She hugs me.

"Maybe call it off? Tell him everything and that you want to be friends" suggests Laurie.
"That will still hurt him. He will be hurt I lied and never want to be friends again" I sniff back tears.
"Maybe you need to admit defeat and tell him you love him see what happens next!" says Laurie.

I shake my head no. "After our past I could never do that. Not ever" I admit.

I hang my head. No matter how you looked at this everyone was going to be hurt. And when you got down to it it was my fault. Mine.

Laurie hugs me. I hug her back. The phone rings. She answers it. It was for me....

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"Hello?" I say.
"Hey Harmony! I know we just went out but I wanted to call you. See how your week is treating you. And admit, well....I sure miss you. And those hot lips of yours" he softly says on the line his voice in my ear caused my cheeks to turn red. Making me blush.

"Oh Keith that is so sweet! I have worked early today but I'm doing good. How are you?" I ask him.
"Great! Now that I have gotten to talk to you. What are your plans for this weekend? " he wonders.
"So far nothin at all" I answer.

"Good! I would like to ask you out for Saturday night? Is that fine?" he asks me.
"Certainly you may! I would love to!" I agree with that. This could be my chance to break things off with him. For good.

Hopefully I could keep his friendship still.

"You there?" he asks me.
"Yes sorry. What will we do on our second date?" I ask.
"It's a surprise for you! To celebrate our one week anniversary together" he says happily. I wince.

"That's right it's been a week!" I say. Time flew by fast. The doorbell rings "who is that? We are not expecting anyone to come!"

Laurie answers the door because I was still on the phone call with Keith. She goes back in then shuts the door. She had a handful of yellow and pink roses.

"For you!" brags Laurie. She places them in my lap.
"Good! They got here!" declares Keith.
"You, got me these! Wow, Keith!" I gush joyfully full of unexpected pleasure.
"Anniversary gift dear. Enjoy it" he answers me.

I began to write something's from my heart to him to say on our date once we were off the phone with each other. We ended up having a great conversation to. That made me feel worse. I wrote:

Dear Keith,

Back when you first asked me out I wasn't going to go. Because of our sorted past. And you really crushed my heart back then. I was so hurt I wanted to hurt you as much as you hurt me. But we kept growing closer and I never was that kind of a person, I'm trying to say I'm sorry for leading you on and making you think you stand a chance with me. Truth is you don't. I can't be with you. What if I changed again to how I used to be? What if I was fat? You would dump me again in a heartbeat and I can't handle that. Laurie wanted me to go after you break your heart like you did to me. I couldn't do that. You were the only man I had ever fallen in love with. It hurts to admit this. But this is goodbye Keith. Good luck in all you do. You will bounce back and find another girl. You always do.

Goodbye,
Harmony

I had tears streaming down my face. I close my book. Then blow my nose on a Kleenex tissue. I sigh. The week went fast for me. Next thing I knew it was time for our date. And I was getting ready for it.

Keith was right on time. Wearing a sexy red outfit. I could not take my eyes off him. He was gorgeous! Ugh this break up was not going to go well. I placed my letter for him into my purse before we left. He had candy for me.

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"Thank you Keith you should not have! You spoil me!" I giggle. I see the candy down. On the table.

"You look so beautiful tonight!" he tells me.
"You look fabulous in that outfit I love it on you never saw you in that before" I mention to him as he greets me with a hug. I let him hold me. Enjoying the  feeling of his arms around me.

"I had a concert a short one this afternoon at a hospital event we all dressed up! I wanted to invite you but Laurie said you had errands to do today!" he explained to me.

"I would have loved to go to that. But I did. I had to pay bills today get groceries then I had to call my mother back it was a long day for me because it was well pay day!" I explained to him.

"Well, let's go. We have reservations to go to" he mentions. "And you won't want to miss them"

He leads me out of there. Opens the door to his fire bird car. For me. I sit down. Then he starts up the car turns down his rock music for me. It had been a little loud.

"I couldn't take this one to the movies. No way to make out in it. But we can cruise in this one tonight! Let's go have fun" he happily says to me.

I smile meekly then get my seatbelt on as he drives away. I think of the letter on my purse. My heart breaks inside. Poor Keith. When he hurt me it was awful now he was going to get hurt.

He reached over taking a hand of mine into his. Lacing our fingers together. His hand was warm in mine. I smiled at this feeling comforting thoughts. Pushing the letter in the back of my mind.

We arrive for our date to a beautiful lake harbor with boats. I wonders if we'd have a dinner date on the beach that would be quiet to talk to.

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"Come with me." He says as I get out of the car once he opened the door for me. He takes my hand after shutting the car door and locking it.

I follow him to the harbor where the boats all were at there.  We go to a boat. It was called "The Caroline" we walk on as Keith holds my hand helping me get on the boat. I see a romantic table setting.

For two!

"I rented this boat ride for our first mile stone in our journey together!" he sweetly tells me. He has me sit at the table. He had someone pour wine for us.

I hear the boat starting up. The moon was full as it brightly done on the rippling waters below us. It was a nice clear warm night too.

"Keith this is so romantic" I gush.

"All for you so enjoy" he says with a smile on his face. We clink glasses together. "Cheers"
"Cheers" I answered him. We talk over soft music playing for us.

We enjoy a dinner of baked chicken, breaded buttery noodles and a side salad with a roll. Everything was great! Then we had chocolate mousse for dessert. Keith offered to slow dance with me.

I let him hold me in his embrace and feel his arms around me. Everything was like a dream come true. What I wanted so very long ago. He lets me place my head on his shoulder. Tears wanted to fall.

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"You make my heart race so fast every time your near me like this" he softly says to me.
"Same. You always had that effect on me" I admit.
I shiver with delight at his words and the breeze from the waters.

"I'm looking forward to many more dates with you" he softly says. "I admit I was wanting the week to go. I could hardly wait to see you again"
"That's how I felt for you after school going to hang out with Laurie just so I could be near you. Hear you sing. I looked forward to that everyday even though you found me to be annoying" I chuckle.

"I should have treated you better. I was not a good friend even. I regret that so much Harmony. I'm so grateful you forgive me and I have this chance to make things up to you!" he has to say.

"Keith, listen we need to talk...."
Before I could say anything else he lifts my face to meet his with my chin and he kisses me. The best kiss of my life. I melt into his arms. I return each kids. He groans softly.

"I better stop. This can't happen not on a boat" he laughs. " not with others on board. It will make headlines" he chuckles. We go to sit down together."I have another surprise for you"

"Oh Keith"
He hands me a box. A jewelry box. I gasp.
"Open it"
I open the box. Inside was a beautiful gold pure gold necklace with a gold heart pendant on it.
"Keith you should not have!" I softly gush.
"Let me put it on and see how it looks on you" he tells me.

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He places it on me around my neck. It was beautiful to. I had to stop this. Everything happened so fast. I had to stop it before I hurt him more. He kisses me after admiring the necklace on me.

"Beautiful" he says after the kiss.
"We really need to talk about us" I begin.
"Alight"
"This isn't going to be easy for me to say" I tell him with fighting tears in my eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"I have wanted this for so long" I admit,

I could not do this. I wanted to stay with him. I could not hurt him, I wasn't him. He asked me to forgive him, I needed to do that. So we could be together, I was still in love with him. I wanted him more that anything in this world.

"I admit I hadn't fully forgave you" I stammer.
"I see...."
"But I do right now. I love being with you. We are not the past. We are right now" I softly say. "Can you forgive me?" I ask.

"Always" he replies. Then he kisses me, happy tears come to me. "Don't cry"
He holds me close. I'd have to tell Laurie that the plan was off. I wasn't going to break up with Keith. I didn't want that.

"Your the most beautiful woman I have ever been with" he sweetly tells me.
"I'm so happy we found our way to each other" I say.
"Me to, me to" he answers.

We enjoy holding each other enjoying the moonlight and water. Kissing as the music played. It was the best night of my life. Having another date with Keith.

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