Love Within You

CH. 6

JAN 16TH
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I am not leaving.

Not now and definitely not anytime soon.

She's sitting there laughing at his stupid jokes.

She looks so geeked up, it's as if he's the funniest man alive, I feel like I could be that. I lay my head back on the seat, maybe I should just let her be.

Blake told me to keep her safe, I keep reminding myself.

That's what I'm doing, keeping her safe.

Nothing else.

They've been talking for 30 minutes now, I can tell Brie looks anxious. I know she doesn't like eating in public. It's always been a problem since she was little, that's why I started cooking.

She should've changed plans.

The food arrives and she seems as if she wants to throw up but is trying to hold it in while eating.

All I wanna do right now is burst into the restaurant and just take her home.

But I can't.

How can he not tell she's uncomfortable?

After a while they finish eating, from what I can see Brie has only eaten half her portion. I can barely see anything besides Ben his back, I know she did this on purpose.

I can lipread. I learned it when I was younger, I've always wanted to know what my parents were talking about.

After months of practicing I finally knew how to lip read, one day I hid in the kitchen as my parents were talking in the living room and see if I could understand what they were saying.

Also the day I found out they were gonna get a divorce.

Anyway, I have to mind my business. Let her live. But how can I if all I can think about is what could happen if I look away for one second.

He pays the bill and she keeps smiling, I've never seen her smile like that with me. Can't say I don't know why, i was a horrible kid.

They step out the restaurant and he's holding her hand. I have to look at this. Disgusting.

What is he even doing, trying too hard.

All of a sudden they stop talking and all I see is how close they're getting to each other.

Fuck no.

I press the gas pedal down with my foot and it makes the loudest noise, catching the attention of all the people walking on the sidewalk, they stare at my car, some with dirty looks and some surprised, but all I could look at was Brie.

Who I just interrupted from kissing Ben.

I honk a few times and open the window.

"Come on we gotta go" I yell.

Ben looks surprised, I don't think he knew I was here.

He says something and she nods disappointed.
Probably about the fact she needs to take me with her.

Her brother's fault not mine.

She looks at me for a second and her face looks mad, but the next second she looks back at Ben and she's smiling again.

This girl is insane.

They talk a bit more and he kisses her cheek when saying goodbye.

She starts walking over the car hurriedly, embarrassed.

Ben half smiles at me and I give a quick smile back.

I hate this guy.

No offense, he does seem nice. The type of guy who used to be a football player but retired and works at an animal shelter. Just a no for me.