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restaurant and she set a
beautiful table.
When Antonio arrived, he could tell that there
was something else on Sasha’s mind. She poured
him a glass of wine but she didn’t pour a glass for
herself. As he sipped on the wine Sasha said, “You
know I like you a lot Antonio and I haven’t told
you much about myself because I wasn’t sure how
our relationship would develop.”
“However, I received some news today and I
need to share my life with you because it affects
you.”
Sensing the seriousness in Sasha’s voice,
Antonio jokingly said, “I’m all ears, baby!”
“First let me tell you that I am a former Call
Girl and worked at the Manteca Inn in Montclair.”
Antonio repeated, “A Call Girl” as though he
was trying to understand that he was hearing her
correctly.
“Yes, I worked at it for several years before
leaving.”
“I was married at the time and my husband
had no idea that I was a Call Girl.
He is an
attorney in New Jersey.”
“Wow, I can’t believe this about you. You are
so nice and so classy!”
“Well, Sasha said, there’s more!”
“After my husband found out about my
profession he told my mother and she later died
from a heart attack, most probably from the shock
of hearing I was a Call Girl”.
“My husband and I are divorced but he still
tries to get me to come back to him.”
“In the meantime, I started dating another man
who is nice but he disappointed me so I decided to
leave
Montclair
for
a
vacation here
in San
Antonio.”
“I wanted to have an opportunity to think
clearly about what I want to do with the rest of my
life because I also operated a school for troubled
teens.”
“So, when I came to San Antonio, it was not
my intentions to get involved with anyone and
then you appeared and I really, really like you!”
Antonio didn’t know what to say and then
Sasha said, “I’m not finished, there’s more!”
“I saw the doctors today and I was told that I
am twelve weeks pregnant.”
“Well Sasha, we know it is not my baby since
you have only been here about two months.”
“That’s right Antonio but I wanted you to
know about it!”
“I am so sorry Antonio.”
“Don’t be sorry, Sasha!”
“I am glad you finally told me the truth but I
wish you had told me sooner.”
“Would it have made that much difference to
you?” Sasha asked.
“Yes, Sasha, it probably would have but that’s
not important now.”
“What are you going to do?” Antonio asked
not knowing what to say to her.
“I don’t know because the baby could be my
husband’s or Tony, the one I saw before ending
our relationship and coming to San Antonio”
Antonio appeared to have lost his appetite but
made
polite
conversation.
Then he
suddenly,
looked up at Sasha
and asked, “Have you
considered remaining in San Antonio?”
She had but she just didn’t know what she
would do now.
Antonio suddenly blurted out, “Do you want
to marry me?”
“Married, are you serious?” Sasha asked.
“Why would you want to marry me after all I
just told you?”
“I love you Sasha!”
“You make my life
exciting and I
have
a
difficult time whenever I am away from you too
long.”
“Sasha, we are so good together and I’m not
just talking about our lovemaking.”
“I don’t care whose baby you are carrying.”
“We can make it work.”
“You’re telling me that you don’t care about
the fact that I was a Call Girl and with other men.”
“No because I have been with other women so
it doesn’t matter to me.”
“What matters to me is who you are right now
today, and that is, you’re the best thing that has
happened to me in a long time.” Antonio said
while gazing into Sasha’s beautiful eyes.
“So, what do you say?”
“Will you consider marrying me, Sasha?”
“Let me think about it because I have a lot of
loose ends to tie up back home.”
“Well,
we
can
go back
there together.”
Antonio responded.
“We could but I want to think without the
pressure of
knowing
that you are