The Secret He Has

Chapter 14

Just saying, I haven't forgotten the plot line for this book. I just like putting cute Bryles scenes in 😉

Briar's pov
It's about ten at night now and it's dark outside. Myles is taking a shower in our ensuite and I decide to call Abbey. I dial her number into my iPhone 6 and, after a few seconds of ringing, she picks up.

"Briar? We haven't spoken in months! How are you? When can you next visit me?" She asks from the other end of the line.
"Woah! Slow down! I'm fine, how are you?" I ask, avoiding the last question.
"I'm good but I miss you! When should we meet up?" She asks, I can tell she's smiling.
"There might be a slight problem with that." I say, my mood changing.
"What? Why?" She asks, her voice sounding more serious.
"You see, I've moved to England." I say, biting my bottom lip.

There is a silence for a minute until I say, "Abbey? You still there?"
"WHAT?! ENGLAND?! HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME?!" She yells.
It was so loud that I dropped my phone from my ear.
"Calm down Abs, I got an amazing job offer here." I say calmly.
"What is it? How to make your sister unwanted?" She asks, I could tell her eyes were pooling with tears.
"Of course not! I love you Abbey! It's just that this job is owning my own cake shop! Isn't that exciting?" I ask, trying to lighten the mood.

There is another silence until she says, "I guess if you're happy, then I'm ok about it but on one condition!" She says.
"Which is?" I ask.
"You give me free cake every time I visit you!" She says with a giggle.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." I say, laughing a bit as well.
"Sorry Bri, I have to go. Mum's telling me to go to bed. Good night!" She says.
"Good night! Love you!" I say back.
"Love you too!" She says and hangs up.
Well at least that went well.

Myles suddenly walks out of the ensuite only wearing a towel which isn't covering his stomach. My fave instantly turns bright red and I look away, pretending to play with my phone. I hear him let out a small laugh which means he probably saw me.
"You're cute when you're nervous." He says and walks back into the bathroom.

My face turns back to its normal colour and I sit up on the bed with my laptop, typing emails to my relatives- NOT my parents. Gosh I hate them. Who kicks a child out of their home for sneaking out once! And it was only six in the evening! Ugh, they didn't understand that I actually had friends that I wanted to do stuff with. But they all left me when I was living on the streets. Some friends they turned out to be! I feel myself get angry just thinking about the memory. God knows what my parents would do if they knew I was living with a boy! They've already disowned me, so, I don't know what else they could do.

"Hey B." Myles says as he walks out of the ensuite dressed in a red shirt and stripy pyjama bottoms.
Oh yeah! Me and Myles decided to make up nicknames for each other. Mine for him are My, Mylo and M. His for me are Bri, Lil'B and B. Yeah, he's pretty sweet.
"Hi." I say, closing the laptop lid.
"Who were you emailing?" He asks.
God he's good.
"Just some relatives." I say and he sits down next to me.

I put my laptop on charge and then lay back down on the bed with Myles.
"Is there anything you want to do tomorrow? I have a meeting with Mr Smith at lunchtime but it probably won't take that long." I say and we get under the covers.
"I don't know. I don't know much." He says with a laugh.
"Why don't I teach you some more stuff tomorrow then? You know useful stuff! Driving, cooking, cleaning, stuff lie that! It will really come in handy, although it may take a while for you to learn to drive because one, we don't have our car yet and two, it takes a while to get the hang of it." I say, kissing his cheek.
"Briar, you're the best." He says, closing his eyes.
I smile and say, "Mylo, you're so sweet. It's not a problem teaching you those things, it's a pleasure."

He lets out a small smile before wrapping his arms around me and kissing my forehead. I bury my head into his chest and before I knew it, we were both fast asleep.