Falling in Love Again
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In the wee hours of a wintry night, while on patrol, Ed Gallagher, a policeman, comes upon a car, idling on a deserted Cape Cod beach; inside, slumped over the steering wheel, is Emma Sanders, a young woman. Because the tailpipe is blocked and he fears she is trying to kill herself, he shatters the window, reaches inside, and turns off the ignition. As he is about to call for an ambulance, she wakes up and vehemently denies attempting suicide. An argument ensues and finally, in exasperation, he throws up his hands and lets her go.
In his favorite restaurant, Ed crosses paths with her again. And this time, too, sparks fly. To his surprise, like him, she, too, becomes a frequent patron and together they indulge in games of one-upmanship.
To his astonishment she declares a truce, tells him she is seeing a therapist, and invites him to her next session. There she confesses that because of her shame over an affair with a married congressman, she really was trying to kill herself that night in the parking lot. Too, she apologizes to Ed for taking all her anger out on him.
Soon their relationship changes for the better: smiles replace frowns; civility, anger; and reason, emotion. Just as love is blooming and their cup is running over with happiness, a gunman injures Ed and the congressman shows up at Emma's home. Can true love conquer all? That is the question.
T. J. Robertson
Although I’ve made my living as a teacher and guidance counselor, I’ve always had a passion for writing. Thomas Bouregy and Company published my novel, Return to Paradise Cove, under their Avalon imprint. Two of my one-act plays, A Different Kind of Death, and The Flirt, have been produced, respectively, in New Haven, Connecticut, and Sacramento, California. Short stories of mine have appeared in commercial magazines such as Action and True Romance as well as in certain literary and professional ones.
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Falling in Love Again - T. J. Robertson
Falling in Love Again
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T. J. Robertson
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Falling in love again was the last thing on my mind. Been there; done that. And believe me; it was not a pretty sight. Oh, I do not blame Jenny; for, at the time not only were we young and foolish but we came from two different worlds. She was a wealthy, big-city girl; I, a poor, small-town boy. Never the twain shall meet. Except, of course, on the summer playground of Cape Cod where I was born and raised. It all happened so quickly--the glance, the spark, the electricity. And soon after came the wedding vows. For her sake, I shed my bathing trunks, shook the sand off my sandals, and, sporting a Brooks Brothers business suit, headed to her home town, New York City, where I took a job at a brokerage firm. Never in my life was I so unhappy. So, our paths parted as quickly as they had crossed. Irreconcilable differences is, I believe, the term the lawyers used.
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In the wee hours of one of those frigid, wintry nights with the wind whipping and the water roiling, I was making the rounds in my police cruiser, driving slowly along the parking lot of Corporation Beach. To my surprise, in the glare of the headlights I caught sight of a single car. Kind of late and cold for lovers,
I murmured, glancing at the clock. And why would the car be backed in, facing away from the water? Strange.
As I came to a stop and lowered my window, I could hear its engine idling. Once outside, I turned on my flashlight and, pressing my nose against the glass of the driver's door, peered inside. Barely visible was the figure of a woman, slumped over the steering wheel. Stepping back and pointing my light at the exhaust, I saw that the tailpipe had been driven into the snow bank.
Alarmed, I muttered, She's trying to kill herself.
Tugging on the door handle was futile; for, it was locked as were all the others. So, with my nightstick, I shattered the glass. My