The One That Got Away

45. since when

My thoughts were cut when I heard Russ talking to someone on the phone. He moved away from me to answer the call but I didn't notice.

"What do you mean, Taylor? You can't go here. Yes, I'm with Kendall. Yes I said three weeks. I'll do it. You said you would wait." Even in the distance, I could see the frustration on Russ's face, his face showed a mixture of worry and annoyance as he repeatedly told Taylor that he couldn't drive this way.

"Brent and I were together. Yes. Please, Taylor. It's dangerous if you drive here. Please. Let's just talk when I get back." Russ pleaded and after a while the call ended.

"There's a souvenir shop downstairs, come on?" Gigi asked me and I nodded. I saw Brent and Russ talking about maybe Taylor because they both know each other.

"It won't be safe for Taylor to drive here alone, Russ." Brent whispered but I heard it.

"Russ.." I called him so that we could enter the souvenir shop.

"When are we going to end this, Kendall?" Russ suddenly asked me so I stopped.

"When will this end, Kendall?" He asked me again and I felt my heart shatters. Two weeks, those two weeks I never felt like I was doing anything alone but I forgot that I was the one who liked it. It's just me.

"What, all right. We can go home and tell Gigi-" I tried saying.

"When else, Ken? It's two weeks oh. Can't we just go there?" when he said that, I pulled him close to the pond and then we sat down. He sat down and put his head on his palm, a sign that he was frustrated.

"When do you plan to end this? When I leave Taylor?" I was surprised to see tears falling from his eyes when he looked up. His eyes were tired. Exhausted.

"Or maybe when I begged you not to let us separate? Is that so, Ken?" I repeatedly shook my head at his question because I couldn't find the right words to say. Seeing Russ breakdown in front of me because of the favor I asked from him hurt more than it should be but I have nothing to say.