What Broke Us

Chapter 12

"Who is watching Charlotte right now?" Garrett asks, taking a bite of his burger.

"I believe it's Isaac."

"You know, I think he likes you."

"That's absurd."

"No, the way he smiles at you, it's the way I smile at you."

"He's my boss Garrett."

"Your boss is watching your little sister for you."

I laugh. But the thing is, I've always wondered why Isaac acted so different around me. Offering me gigs, letting me off easy, and watching Charlotte. But then again, I thought it was because I was the only one who treated him fairly at work. So maybe it's just what goes around, comes around."

He gives me a stare.

"Really, I don't like him that way. You're the one I cried my heart out to, at a beach. Okay?"

"I'm just kidding TJ! I know you like me."

"That's the first time you've ever called me TJ."

"You're keeping track?"

"Nope."

I take a french fry and stuff it in my mouth. So what if he called me by my nickname? Is that really important? Well, I mean people who I'm close with call me TJ. Over this one day, we have actually gotten pretty close. I don't mind PDA (public display of affection) and I guess I feel like I trust him, otherwise I wouldn't have told him the truth behind the death of my parents. "Garrett, do you ever feel like none of this is real. Like it's all a dream?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean like how? How is it that I've gotten the chance to bump into you at Disneyland? How is it I've gotten to sleep on your shoulder, or go to a fancy restaurants with you? All my life, I've doubted that my prince in shining armor would come out of no where and save the day. But now that it's reality, I'm having a hard time believing it. Like I always get this pain in my chest thinking about it because what if it is all just a dream? What if you're not real?" My thoughts started to turn out to be some kind of random panic attack, but luckily Garrett interrupts. Before I could say more 'nonsense' he puts his lips against mine. Taken by surprise, I accidentally bite his lip. He laughs it off, but continues working his 'magic.' So as we sat there, kissing, in front of In-N-Out, I kind of hoped for a rainstorm just so I could be all Tumblr-y by being able to check "kissing in the rain" off my bucket list. He smiles and whispers, hands still cupping my face.

"Was that real enough?"

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Author's Note:

I know I'm really bad at updating, only because school is stressing me out like crazy and I'm trying to find time for everything. I might have to cut this story a bit shorter that I would have liked to, but we'll see.