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his ear, grabbed his hand, and off they went.  David turned for a split second and saw me.  I smiled and pulled my thumb up to him.  He smiled back, but he still looked as shocked as anything.
    “David and Mindy, ha?” Brian asked, standing next to me.
    “So it would seem.”  I looked across at his face and his expression was a little sad.  I knew I had to do something, so I pulled him out of the hall to find somewhere quiet.
    “Brian, I think it’s a good thing I’m going tomorrow.”
    “Why?” he asked, confused.
    “I don’t like seeing you this way.  You look so sad, and I hate the fact that I’ve made you this way.”
    “So stay,” he pleaded.  “We can get married.  I’m a good guy, with a great job.  I can promise you that I will look after you.  You would never have to worry about a thing.  I’d be a good husband.”
    I sighed.  I really didn’t want this at all.  Of course Brian was a safe option and that’s probably why I should never have used him like this.  I told him from the start I didn’t want a relationship, and at the time, he was all too keen so he could get me into bed.  I should have known that, at some point, feelings may get in the way of things.  Unfortunately feelings like that are not something I have ever felt, nor do I think I ever will.  I’m just not that lovey-dovey, let’s get married and have babies, kind of person.
    “Brian, I—”
    “Please, just think about it, Angelina.  Even if it means you have to go to London for a while.  Just say you’ll think about it.”
    “I can’t do that to you, Brian.  I think I’ve let this go on far enough.  You don’t deserve someone like me.  I can’t commit, I won’t commit.  I’m just not that type of person, and you deserve to have someone that will want that.  That will want you.  One day you will marry someone, settle down, have a family, but I’m afraid that person isn’t going to be me.”
    He looked like a man defeated.  His shoulders sagged, his face to the floor.  It was almost like I’d hit him with the worst news ever, and I felt like such an ass because of it.  Why oh why can’t two people just have sex without the complication of feelings getting involved?
    “Oh,” he said, shuffling his feet.  “I knew you felt that way, but hearing you actually say it like that to my face, hurt more than I thought.”
    God, I felt like such a dick.  “I’m really sorry, Brian.  God, I feel awful.”
    “Don’t,” he said smiling.  “I knew what this was from the beginning.  You told me as much before we started this.  I just didn’t realise at the time that I would fall in love with you.”
    The pain from hearing that hurt worse than I thought.  I placed my hands on his shoulders and he grabbed me in for a hug.  “Brian, I love you, too, but as a friend.  You will always have a place in my heart, but this couldn’t have continued on like this if I had stayed.  I’m glad that I’m going to give you the space you need to get on with your life without me.  I don’t want to see you hurt.  That was never, ever, my intention.”
    “I know,” he said, hugging me tighter.  “I just wanted you to know before you went.  I needed you to know how I felt.”
    I was about soothe him some more, but a door flew open, revealing my mother.  “Oops, sorry I interrupted,” she said, with more than just a grin on her face. 
    Oh, shit.  Now I have to face the twenty questions later!
    “Julia and Jack are about to cut the cake.  I came looking for you so we can see it done and say our goodbyes.”
    “Okay,” I said, pulling away from Brian as quickly as I could. 
    Smiling up at him I made my way towards my mother.  She held the door open for us both and hitched her eyebrow up at me.  Just as we got to her table, she sprang, “You and Brian, eh?  Why didn’t you tell me?”
    “Because there was nothing to tell, Mum.  We’re just friends.”
    “It didn’t look that way