Farewell Louisa!

One look at Louisa, and I realized why Bert had bonked up. Even a saint would have fallen for Louisa's charm. A refreshingly young woman with jet-black hair and sharp brown eyes, Louisa was full of humor throughout the lunch. "I told Puppy that we must thank Ron," she said. That is when I realized that 'Puppy' was in fact Bert.

Further to the messy situation, Bert's brother and I called our contacts and finally got Louisa a better job – secretary in a prestigious firm with 10% more pay than her previous job. That was the reason why Louisa and 'Puppy' wanted to thank me.

As soon as Bert returned from work, he dragged me into the garden and asked, "How does she look?"

I looked at the wide boyish grin on Bert's face and I realized that it would be difficult for Bert to let her go. "She looks wonderful Bert," I said, "but I don't think that you are willing to let her go."

Upon hearing the words, "let her go," Bert grimaced, and then he looked at the skies and shook his head. "Is there a way Ron, so that I can have them both?" he asked me with pitiful eyes. His face registered the classic expressions of a man behaving like a woman. And I almost expected him to sing Torn between two lovers.

"There is only one way Bert," I told him. "But it is very dangerous. Even if you avoid telling Apple about Louisa, you will have to tell Louisa about Apple. And if Louisa still loves you and accepts such a relationship, then you could carry on. However, you could end up in more troubles. And," I continued, "If Apple doesn't accept your fooling around, your marriage could end in a mess, that is if you marry Apple."

"Think about it," I told him, and then I went out for a walk. When I returned, he was still sitting in the garden. He didn't notice me as he was holding his head in his hands. Well, this is going to be tough!

Cheers!

Comments

[Joyce]

Ask Bert to forget her, there are many beautiful women in the world, he can't have all...just be happy with what he got as he is not that kind of man who can play well...

[Eddie]

"you will have to tell Louisa about Apple."

BINGO!! Music to my ears. I like you already!
Yep, its always better to let the "second" know theres a "permanent" . That way, if the second wants to go ahead, then theres nothing she can complain about since she know to begin with. And, it makes the guy feel less guilty (^_^)

[Hua]

Beautiful delivery Ron. He's gotta grow up. Agree with Joyce, he's not made to be a player, at least for now, so quit before he burns the house down.

And may I be sensing Ran might look forward to an evening or encounter or two more with Louisa?

Sigh... we men...

[Brian David Phillips]

My Magick Eight Ball Predicts . . . he won't tell Louisa about Apple and he won't tell Apple about Louisa . . . but he will try to keep both (and perhaps a third within a month or two . . . very likely also working at the same company as his monumental self-control has already demonstrated that) . . . in all likelihood Louisa will eventually learn about Apple first and when she does (whether or not he tells her) she's going to go in with claws sharpened and ready for the kill . . . you can't really ask him to give up one or tell him to . . . he's an adult and responsible for his own life . . . you can councel from your own experience but it's going to sound hollow to him as he's heard too many of your stories and believes he has what it takes to be you when he is a completely different type of person and needs to learn what type of person he is . . . and only he can discover that . . . right now, he doesn't know what he is or what he should do only that there are so many pretty girls in the world and he thinks he's a kid in a candy shop who wants to taste everything . . . but we know what happened to all those misbehaving kids who couldn't exercise self-control in Willy Wonka's shop . . . right now he's like a guy tap dancing on a rotten plank over a pool of piranha with bowling balls strapped to his legs wondering if he could just grab another bowling ball as it is prettier than the ones he already has. If he wants to survive, he needs to cut loose one of the bowling balls and stop grabbing for more or at least learn to get himself off the damned plank. Unless he grows up and does some real changing in the next week or so that would go completely against his character and given his past experiences with the ol' learning curve . . . Magick Eight Ball Predicts . . . splash!

[Joyce]

Eddie,

"Yep, its always better to let the "second" know theres a "permanent" ..... And, it makes the guy feel less guilty (^_^)"

I don't think you feel less guilty ..you actually don't feel guilty...and not considering of responsibilities....sigh!! God bless you!! ^_^V

[eddie]

(@_@;;)

Yau mo gau cho ah, Joyce?!?! Yau wan ye ah?! Gum wa ngau ga!!!

[Lao]

Men don't feel guilty about what they are doing. They only feel bad about getting caught. ;)

[ivan]

Lao,

I totally agree with your opinion.

Having only one woman in this life? sigh .... There's always risk involve in any action one's take. The question is how risky is it? And is it worthwhile to take that risk/excitement?

Honestly I admit, I couldn't be a one-woman's man. Not in this life ;)

Bonk-Bonk

[Wesley]

I wish I had a second girlfriend... Well, maybe if Bert just tells Louisa that he is not sure who he wants to go through with then he can have both of them for a while untill he makes up his mind. Of course, this could take many years...

It's not a very nice idea but it is one of the options.

Ah well, who cares, since when does he have the need of 2 girls in his life, he is not a sex driven maniac like me... Or Ron :P

Cheers!

[Hua]

Hey Brian, I like the way you put it! Haha yup, splash, freaking huge splash.

Maybe he likes piranas...

[Hua]

Wesley, I dun really care about the sex. I just like the feeling of gaining the affection of another woman. The physical just signals an ending, and endings are no fun. :)

I prefer the "war of minds and heart". :þ

[Tony]

I don't know, man! Seems like watching an accident about to happen and you can't do anything about it.