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she got dressed for the day, decided that nothing- absolutely NOTHING- was going to get in her and Guy's way.
     
    The rest of their vacation flew by fast, and was filled with more fun-filled adventures such as horseback riding, wine tasting, fine dining, dancing, romantic walks on the beach, and picnics. She almost forgot that it was, in fact, still December, because the weather was so nice and everything just seemed so… perfect.
     
     
     

    Latisse even managed to push the thought of Guy's ex-girlfriend out of her mind for the rest of their vacation; although she couldn't help notice that he was still receiving phone calls from her, which he mostly ignored. There was a night or two when she woke up, only to discover Guy had gone AWOL from bed; upon investigating, she found him out in the sitting area, texting away vigorously, but he looked up and smiled when he saw her watching him from the doorway, and quickly put his phone away.

Latisse knew from personal experience what a pain exes could be. Daryl had pestered her nonstop for a while, too… even though he was the one who'd screwed up and left. Anger still boiled in her stomach when she thought back to her relationship with him, and how it ended so, so badly. At one point she thought that maybe, maybe, she and Daryll would get married and start their own family… but no, he hadn't waited; in fact he hadn't kept his damn dick in his pants, and now he and that bimbo cheerleader were expecting a baby. Latisse refused to dwell on the "what-if's" of the relationship; she knew now that they had been broken, and nothing she could have done would have fixed it. She was just relieved to finally be rid of Daryl, once and for all. She wouldn't lie to herself- it had hurt something awful when she'd discovered he'd been cheating on her- with a cheerleader , no less. She'd known that he was subjected to constant temptation, being a professional football player and all, but she never in a million years dreamed he'd betray her with some 21 year old bimbo who looked like she was barely out of grammar school. His new girlfriend was still a baby herself… and she was having his baby.

Latisse wouldn't be surprised if his current bimbo ended up being a single mom… you know how the saying goes, Latisse thought, once a cheater, always a cheater. Well, she could have him, and it would serve her right if he turned around and cheated on her… stupid college kid with no morals, sleeping with a man in a relationship! What could she expect from Daryl… if he would cheat with her, he would cheat on her…

    Not even a month after their relationship had ended, Daryl had been calling Latisse up, begging her to take him back… to hell with that! No amount of crying and sniveling would ever convince her to take him back! Latisse had thrown herself into her work; in a way, Daryl's mistakes had been liberating- they set her free. From the moment she'd found out about Nikki , she had set off running- and she hadn't looked back once. There were no regrets for her here; only the future lay ahead, and with Guy's sudden presence in her life,  the future was beginning to look very hopeful.
     
     
     

Guy's ex, whom she had come to learn was named Tracie, seemed to be just as big of a pain as Daryl. It was beginning to frustrate Latisse- who the hell did this woman think she was? She did not own Guy; he was free to do what he wanted, and obviously he didn't want to be with her anymore. From the little Guy had told her about Tracie, she sounded like a real doozy. Guy was better off without her.
     
     
     
    Latisse tried not to let unpleasant thoughts of exes plague her mind too much- she was on vacation, after all. She wanted to enjoy every moment with Guy that she could before having to return to work. She hated thinking about it- she lived in Atlanta and he was from Chicago. Could they manage the long-distance thing? Or was this all there was to their 'relationship'- if you could call it that- a