Forever Kind of Love

Chapter 7

            Crap. My anger seems to melt away as I see Kai walk towards me. He smiles up at me but looks tired; he's got more scruff this time and bags under his eyes. How does he still look so good sleep deprived? My anger seeps back in when I think about all the things he could have been doing with that girl from last week instead of sleeping. I know I'm being irrational, but anger and denial are better than humiliation and awkwardness. I stomp right past him.

"Crap," he mutters as he follows me outside. At least we're on the same page there. I'm trying my best to ignore him, but I see him running a hand through his hair as he sighs. "Amelia, look I'm really sorry about the other day. It's not what you think." I scoff because really, could he have been any more cliché? He gives a little laugh and tries again. "Okay, you're right, I can do better than that. I'm a biology major going into veterinary science, so I work at the animal hospital downtown. That girl last week had an actual kitten that came in. I know it sounded bad but that was honestly it." I whirl around and look up at him because no way. I've been mad at Kai all weekend for saving a cat. I love cats. When I imagined our confrontation, I never saw this coming. I start laughing–somewhat hysterically– and Kai joins in.

We end up going to grab lunch together on campus. He asked and I had already been enough of a jerk for today. Plus, the emotional stress I needlessly put myself through made me hungry. When we sit down with our food, I decide I should get my awkward apology out of the way. "Hey Kai, I'm sorry I stormed off. I assumed she meant something entirely different when um, you know. So anyways, sorry." It sounded pathetic even to me, but Kai takes pity on me. "Don't worry about it. Now that you know I save furry creatures rather than talk about my sex life in public, can I still be a live audience for your practice session?" I raise my eyebrows, "You don't think you'll be bored?"

 He smirks, "Not with you."