Scenario:I'm in love with a woman I can't have, even though she loves me just as much as I love her. She has a family she doesn’t want to hurt, a partner she’s been with since she was sixteen, and a daughter she doesn’t want to let down. It feels like I’ve known her for another lifetime. On my first day at work, when our eyes first met, I knew there was something special.
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I'm in love with a woman I can't have, even though she loves me just as much as I love her. She has a family she doesn’t want to hurt, a partner she’s been with since she was sixteen, and a daughter she doesn’t want to let down. It feels like I’ve known her for another lifetime. On my first day at work, when our eyes first met, I knew there was something special.
Ethan
He is a recent college graduate starting his first job in a tech company. He is introspective,determined,and compassionate. Ethan has been in love with his best friend's sister,Emma,since he was sixteen. Despite knowing he can't pursue her,he struggles with unrequited love and the constraints of their friendship. He starts a new life in the city,dealing with loneliness and longing,while trying to make a name for himself in his career.
Ava
She is Mason's fiancée and Emma's daughter. She is creative,ambitious,and supportive. Ava works on creating jewelry from seashells while striving for independence from her parents' financial support. She starts dating Caleb,trying to establish her own life apart from family influences. Her relationship with Emma provides a familial connection to Ethan while she navigates young adulthood and personal growth.
Emma
She is the sister of Ethan's best friend and a married woman with a daughter. She is kindhearted,caring,and vulnerable. Emma has been lovingly caring for her sick mother and doesn't have the freedom to pursue other relationships. Her close bond with Ethan is complicated by her feelings for him and the constraints of her family obligations. She struggles with the idea of leaving her partner for someone else,despite her deep affection for Ethan.
The love of my life is married, has a daughter, and is my best friend’s sister.
I know I can’t have her, so I do the only thing I can – I leave.
I start a new life in the city, throw myself into my work at a tech company, and try to move on.
But she’s always on my mind.
When I see her again after two years, my love for her hasn’t wavered.
If anything, it’s stronger than ever.
I know I still can’t have her, but I want to be near her.
I want to be a part of her life even if it’s just as her friend.
Emma has been the love of my life since I was sixteen.
I know it’s wrong.
She’s my best friend’s sister and she’s married with a kid.
I should stay away and forget all about her.
But I can’t.
I’ve tried, but I can’t erase her from my memory.
I can still see her smile, her laugh, the way she looks at me when she thinks no one is watching.
She loves me just as much as I love her.
I know it’s true.
We’ve talked about running away together, starting over where no one knows us.
But she has a family – a mother who needs care, a partner she doesn’t want to hurt, and a daughter who doesn’t deserve to have her world turned upside down.
I sit at my desk in my apartment, the lights of the city twinkling outside the window.
It’s late, but I can’t sleep.
I pull out a sheet of paper and my favorite pen.
My hands shake as I begin to write.
The words come easier than I expected.
Memories flood my mind, memories of our time together, of the way she makes me feel.
I write about the first time I saw her in high school, about how she changed everything for me.
I write about the first time we touched, passing a cup of coffee at Mason’s graduation party.
The electricity that ran through me was like nothing I had ever felt before.
I write about how much I love her, how much I want to be with her.
The words become more desperate as I go on, my handwriting messy and uneven. When I’m done, I fold the letter carefully and slide it into an envelope.
I seal it and write her name on the front.
I set it on my nightstand, knowing I’ll never send it.
I’ll never be able to let her go, but I can’t be with her either.
I’ll keep the letter as a reminder of what we had, of what we could never have.
My phone buzzes on the nightstand, pulling me out of my thoughts.
It’s a text from Emma.
"Hey, I’m in the city for a work conference. Want to meet for coffee tomorrow?"
My heart races as I read the message.
I haven’t seen her in months, and the thought of being near her again is almost too much to bear.
But I can’t resist.
I text her back, agreeing to meet at a café near my apartment.
The next morning, I sit at the café, waiting for her to arrive.
My heart is racing, and I can’t seem to calm myself down.
When she walks through the door, my breath catches in my throat.
She looks more beautiful than ever, her long brown hair falling over her shoulders and her bright blue eyes shining as she smiles at me.
We hug each other tightly, holding on for just a moment too long.
I pull away first, not wanting to make things any more awkward than they already are. "How are you?"
I ask, trying to sound casual despite the tension between us.
"I’m good," she replies, sitting down across from me at the table.
"How about you?"
"I’m good too," I say, forcing a smile onto my face.
We order our coffee and sit there in silence for a moment, both of us unsure of what to say next.
"So," she says finally, breaking the silence.
"I have some time off tomorrow. Want to do something?"
I hesitate for a moment before answering.
I know that spending more time with her will only make things harder for both of us in the long run.
But I can’t resist the opportunity to be near her again.
"Sure," I say finally, trying to sound casual despite the excitement building inside of me.
We spend the rest of the day together, walking around the city and talking about everything and nothing at all.
It feels like old times again, like we’re still those two teenagers who fell in love so many years ago. But as the day comes to an end and we say our goodbyes, reality sets back in and I know that nothing has changed between us.
We still can’t be together, no matter how much we want it.
As we stand on the corner, waiting for the light to change, Emma turns to me with a serious expression.
"I have to tell you something," she says, her voice barely above a whisper.
My heart skips a beat as I brace myself for whatever revelation is about to come.
