Chapter Five
Saying No To Laura
An hour later I had to stop myself from crying as I watched Christine’s car disappear into the distance. That had been quite a rollercoaster of a weekend – at least I’d gotten plenty of revision done between the s*x, and the physical abuse!
As I walked back to my room I wondered about the discussion we’d had. I really needed to do something about Laura’s expectation about the wedding. It occurred to me that all of the girls in my life seemed to find me “interesting” because of some perceived strength they saw in me. With Laura and Christine it was the strength to endure their torments, and keep asking for more. With Amy it had been the support I’d given her against the Bastard Jim Sutton.
I reasoned that if I showed strength with Laura in our relationshi
