Coffee Shop Blues


She sat across from him. Her arms crossed, leg shaking nervously and avoiding eye contact at all costs. She knew it had to be done, but actually doing it seemed virtually impossible.

As they sat in silence, sipping their over priced lattes, she thought about their time togeather. She thought about the good times and the bad. All that is wrong with their relationship and all that is right. All of the good he brings into her life as well as the bad. They'd been through a lot over the past two years.

She opens her moth to speak but quickly stops herself as he breaks the silence. He tells her that they aren't compatible. They want different things and are going in He feels that it's best it's best that they quit while they are ahead and go on to live their own lives.

He had big plans for his future. He was going to school, moving to a new city and going to make something of himself. He didn't want or need the commitment that a long term relationship required. He felt that she could understand and would agree with him. He was relieved that she'd called this meeting.

He stood up and tossed a ten on the table to cover the bill. He wished her the best of luck and kissed her cheek. As he walked out of her life she whispered to her self "I'm three months pregnant. It's yours."

She watched him from the window get into his car. He watched the tears stream down her face and fall into her over sized coffee cup. Without a second thought he pulled out of the parking lot, never to see or care for the girl in the coffee shop again.