Love Me

For years I've withheld my feelings for my best friend, Monique. After dating losers, she needs a man who's docile, safe ... a nice guy. I've never been that. When we were younger, I couldn't control my temper when it came to keeping her safe. My loss of control forced the only woman I loved to move hundreds of miles away. Over the years, I tried to accept that I wasn't what she needed, even when she became engaged to another man, and it ripped my heart in half. But then her fianc©♭ turns out to be another scumbag who dumps her after a stay in the hospital due to her type 1 diabetes. She finally returns to our hometown, desperate to find her footing in life again. And I'm done sitting on the sidelines. I'm a grown man now-still dangerous, but I've learned to manage my dark urges over the years. I can pretend to be the nice guy she needs if that means finally making her mine. That's the side of me I don't allow Monique to see when I tell her it's time...time for us to be more than friends. But Monique believes she is a burden I don't need. She doesn't get it...I offer her a deal. I'll give her the money she needs to start the art gallery she's always wanted. And... "...you'll give me three months." "Three months for what?" "To make you love me." Then I hold my breath to see if she takes the deal with the best friend who's also the devil in disguise...