any trouble. And he definitely didn't want to run into his ex-girlfriend. But as Colin came out of the supermarket with a six pack of beer, his ex Samantha Kurtz was just making her way in.
Colin couldn't believe how damn good his ex still looked. It was almost as if she'd gotten hotter since she left him. Colin wasn't in any mood to make small talk though. Not after the week he'd had. Not given the fact that he was still hung up on her. Besides, Colin was hardly at his best. He was still waiting for the bruises on his face to heal after the beat down Trent had given him. But there was no avoiding Samantha.
"Wow--Samantha. You look great," Colin said.
"Thanks," Samantha replied. "You don't though. What happened to you?"
Samantha wasn't able to stop staring at the bruises on Colin's face. He hated to run into her like this. Not in the state he was in. Colin wanted to be at his best. He wanted to be able to show Samantha what she was missing out on. He didn't want a broken down version of himself to be on display.
"Did you not see the fight?" Colin asked.
"Oh God no. I didn't like watching fights when we were together. But now that we're not together anymore, I don't go near them," Samantha said.
"It's probably better that you didn't see it," Colin said. He was then quick to change the subject. "So, how have you been?" Colin asked.
"Amazing. My life is going better than I ever could have imagined," Samantha said.
That was not the answer Colin was looking for. He'd secretly been hoping that Samantha regretted leaving him and that she wanted him back. But that clearly wasn't the case.
"Oh," Colin replied, deflated.
"I guess I shouldn't ask how you're doing," Samantha said.
When Colin pictured running into his ex again, he imagined it going far better. But this was turning into an emotional train wreck for Colin. It was clear that Samantha never even thought about Colin anymore. That she'd far past moved on from their relationship. And that Colin was the only one holding on to what used to be.
But things went from bad to worse when Colin spotted the name on the side of the shopping bag that Samantha was holding. It was from a lingerie store.
"Were you just out buying lingerie?" Colin asked.
Samantha got defensive all of a sudden. "It's none of your business, but yes."
Colin almost blew his top. During their year of dating, Samantha made a point of mentioning that she was no fan of lingerie. That she never felt comfortable in it. And more importantly that she would never wear it for Colin. Apparently things had changed.
"But you told me you hated lingerie," Colin said.
"Things change," Samantha replied.
"Since when?" Colin asked.
Samantha then got awfully quiet. That meant only one thing in Colin's mind.
"Who's the guy?" Colin asked.
"Does it really matter?" Samantha wondered. "I mean look, I don't have to tell you anything. We're not together anymore."
Colin pressed on though. "Who's the guy?"
Samantha answered shyly. "He's an astro physics professor at the university."
Colin couldn't believe it. Samantha had gone from dating a professional mixed martial arts fighter to being with an astro physics professor. She couldn't have done a bigger about face if she tried. But she clearly had tried. It was if Samantha couldn't get far enough away from Colin and his profession.
"A physics professor. Is that all?" Colin joked. "Your sights are too low. You shouldn't have settled for anything less than a brain surgeon."
"I should probably be going," Samantha said.
"And here I thought I couldn't feel any dumber already," Colin admitted.
"Yeah, I really have to be going," Samantha insisted.
Colin lashed out. "You're right. You probably should be getting back to your genius professor boyfriend to have mind blowing lingerie sex. But it was great running into you. Let's