Rosanna made her way back to her table and Theresa sat there waiting patiently for her. 

            “What was that about?”

            “Ex’s who can’t let go.”

            “Ouch.”

            “If the shoe fits.”

            “Very tightly at this moment” Theresa laughed.

            “Tina was just letting me know that she plans to take my girlfriend away from me.”

            “Really?”  Theresa brightened.

            “Don’t look or sound concerned for my happiness.”  Rosanna said with sarcasm. 

            “I am very concerned about your happiness.  I just think it should lie with me.”

            “I thought we had settled this, we are over.  Perhaps and that is a big perhaps we can be friends.  I am here today as your friend unless that was just a way to press your cause?”

            “No I really do need a friend and Joe is not taking my leaving him well.”

            “So what is he saying and doing?”

            “Well he first tried the shame card.  He went to my father and told him that he was devastated that I had left him or no apparent reason when all he has been is a good husband and father.  He asked my Dad to talk to me and see if he could find out how he was failing me as it is his responsibility as the husband to make his wife happy and that he didn’t know what else to do and needed Dad’s wisdom. After all it was hard to please a woman who had such a strong and dependable Dad.”

            “Wow, he really played your Dad. I bet Sam really liked that.”

            Theresa gave her a look. “I got lectures like I am ten and then the threats of disownment and disinheritance.”

            “Your Dad threatened to disown you?”

            “Yeah it’s been hard.  There have been so many days that I wanted to just give in and have everything neat and orderly like it used to be at least on the surface.  These last ten months have been torment for me.  I hit bottom about six weeks ago.”  Theresa confessed the deep brown eyes sought the clear blue of Rosanna’s.

            “What do you mean?” She asked hesitantly.  During the brief time that she had worked with Theresa Rosanna knew that harming herself was not out of the question and in fact she had harmed herself on more than one occasion. 

            “I looked at my life and I realized that I could end up sad and lonely always yearning for more.  There was no sunshine just duty and obligations.  I didn’t have the hope of you to turn to.  All I saw was darkness.  I decided that no matter what I am not living in darkness and dishonesty for the rest of my life.  I want you Rosanna and even if we can’t get past the pain that I have caused you I am not going back into that dark place.  I will not live in a closet anymore. I am going to get a divorce and I am going to raise my daughter.  Once I have proved myself I am going to ask … no I am going to beg you to give me another chance.  Can you wait for me?  Six months, six months is what I am asking after the years we have shared can you give me six more months.”

All I want to do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes,

Rosanna, Rosanna

I never thought that a girl like you could ever care for me

Rosanna

All I want to do in the middle of the evening is hold you tight,

Rosanna, Rosanna

I didn’t know that you were looking for more than I could ever be

Not quite a year since you went away

Rosanna, yeah

Now you’re gone and I have to say

Rosanna

Meet you all the way

Rosanna, yeah

I can see your face still shining though the window on the other side

I didn’t know that a girl like you could make me feel so sad

All I want to tell you is that you’ll never ever have to compromise

Meet you all the way.

                                           Rosanna-Toto