KYLE
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH JASON? I fought against all hope as I marched to my office not to turn around and punch my brother in the face. He did deserve it especially after that stunt he pulled back there.
How could he do that? Especially after last night.
The way he kept calling her sweetheart. That was a dick move.
It was foolish of me to think my brother would stay away from Amanda just because I hinted to supposedly having feelings for her. He was my brother so he had to lay off. There was no way I was letting it happen between them. Not happening. Not in this lifetime.
What the hell does he even want to talk to her about? Can't he do it here? Or better yet leave her alone.
I met Samantha on my way out with my car keys and wallet in hand. My mind went back to the last time we spoke and I felt like kicking myself. I stared at her face grateful to not see any residual irritation from last time. Her ability to let things go and not hold any grudges was one of the reasons I admired her so much.
"Hey can we talk for a second? It's kind of urgent."
Not now satan. Nothing is stopping me from joining them.
"Can we do that later? Now is not the time." She saw my keys and wallet in my hands.
"Going somewhere?"
"Yeah. I'm going out for lunch with my brother. He showed up in my house last night then here a few minutes ago. You know how he is. I don't know for how long he's going to be staying this time."
That's partly true. At least the last part isn't a total lie.
She nodded.
"Okay. Come by my office when you get back. We really need to talk. Like I said, it's urgent." I desperately wanted to go along with Amanda and Jason but Samantha wouldn't be here if it wasn't exactly urgent. Her tone gave me pause and made me worried and curious.
"Is everything okay? I can cancel with Jason if it's really that urgent."
No chance in hell!
"No no. Spend some time with your brother. We can talk later. Enjoy. Just come by my office when you're back." I jogged to the parking lot praying they were still there. I sighed with relief when I saw the two of them waiting outside. Chatting up a storm. Amanda's carefree attitude was humbling. It was nice seeing her happy but I hated that it had nothing to do with me and everything to do with another man. My brother.
It made me more anxious to tell her everything. The truth, all of it. She deserved to know. Being away from her was driving me crazy.
"Maybe you should stay back here Kyle. You're just going to be the third wheel." Jason smirked slinging his arm around Amanda's shoulders.
"Get in the car. Amanda you can sit in the front with me."
"I'm fine sitting in the back. Jason can sit in front with you." Stubborn as always, she was.
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PROMISE
RomansaAmanda and Kyle are close friends. Or rather were close friends. Not until he told her they couldn't be in each other's lives. Amanda had to deal with the hurt of his brutal rejection years after he long left. With all the questions of what went wr...
