It's Complicated

Chaper 52: I'm Sorry, Bean

*Kim's POV*

Sitting in the airport waiting for this flight is seriously like waiting for rain while in the desert. My stomach is in knots & Dan is still visibly upset. Why did Annie wait so long to ask for help? Why didn't she tell me? There's so many questions & I need answers. I rummage through my bag & remember I never set up a ride for when we landed back in Maryland. "Fuck!" I shout. It startled Dan & he looks over at me, "What's wrong?" I push my hair back & sigh, "We need a ride back to our house to get our car once we land. But, I really don't wanna call for a taxi." He hears me, but rides it off without a second thought.

The longer we sit, the more I think about who could pick us up. I mean, I could always call Jill but I'm sure she's busy consoling Katie. I could call Carrie but Tyler has a local baseball tournament happening. I quickly become frustrated over the matter. "Dan, what do I do?" I say as I lay my head on his shoulder. He then wraps his arm around me & kisses my head, "Call Mare." I instantly roll my eyes & scoff. I can't believe he wants ME to call HER. "As if, Daniel!" I remove myself from his holding & turn my back against him. I can't believe the nerve that man has!

Time passes & the intercom goes off, "Flight 713 to Baltimore, Maryland has been delayed by two hours!" It's as if the universe wanted to fuck me over yet again! Dan taps my leg & begins to walk away from the seating area, I quickly follow behind. We find the Starbucks & pick up something to snack on & some coffee too! I mean, the flight from Utah to Maryland is totally exhausting so coffee definitely helps a bit! As we get our things we sit in a secluded corner, just the two of us. Dan pulls out his sketchbook & begins to draw, leaving me there without anything to do. I quickly grab my laptop from my bag & end up on Facebook.

I scroll for what seems like hours & the same person keeps popping up on my timeline. Mary. In fact I got the whole "You've been Facebook friends with Mary for 7 years now!" I don't quite remember how our paths first crossed, but I've definitely known her longer than I've worked at 1st Class. I swear, on almost every post, her name appears. It's like it's a sign that I need to call her. Almost as if I need to make amends with her. Each time I see her name pop up, my stomach does backflips. I know what needs to be done, even though I don't want to do it.

I look in my bag for my headphones & quickly plug them in. I then open up FaceTime & find Mary's name. It's been almost 4 months since we've talked over video message. As the call keeps ringing I begin to hope she'll ignore my call. I hope she sees me calling & ends it instead.. But she doesn't. Mary answers & it seems as though I've woken her up from a nap.

"Kim? Why are you calling?" She says as she rubs her eyes & yawns simultaneously.

"There's a lot going on Mare. I need to talk to you. I just.. you & I need to talk. We need to clear the air. I miss you, so much!" I didn't think I would get emotional, but I did. I couldn't help myself from crying. I didn't try fighting it back either. My tears were genuine, I really just miss my best friend.

"It been waiting to say the same thing." She says as her eyes begin to fill up with tears. "I'm sorry, bean. I know there's a lot we need to talk about, but I just need you to know that I'm sorry & I love you."

I wipe the tears from my face & shine a smile to her. I soon remember why I called her in the first place. My smile soon fades off my face & she immediately notices.

"Kimmy, what's wrong? What's going on?" She yells.

"It's Annie. Things are terrible with her. I haven't spoken to her in a while, but Katie called me crying. She said Annie was dating some boy, he was abusive with her. I don't know, I don't know. But Dan & I are flying home today, we need to be there."

She grabs her chest & covers her mouth as loud shrieks come out of her mouth. I can see her heaving & crying, though I can't hear because she's muted the call. My heart breaks seeing Mary cry. I know things haven't been the best between us, but she's still my best friend at the end of the day.

She quickly un-mutes the call. "I, um, I have to go!" She says abruptly & still in tears. "I'll be there to pick you up when you land. Don't worry about it. I love you, you be safe!"

"How did you—"

"Dan text me already. He knew we needed each other to deal with this, I guess. It doesn't matter. I love you, I'll see you soon. We have to be strong together for that nugget. I love her too much to see her hurt Kimmy!" She fights back her tears & wipes her face.

"Of course he called. I love you, too. Things are gonna be okay Mare. We're gonna take care of her. I'll see you soon! Bye!" I blow a kiss & shut my computer closed. I inch my chair closer to Dan. I kiss his neck & whisper "thank you", he smiles goofily. I feel better. I feel better knowing Mare is sorry. I feel better knowing that I'm not dealing with this alone. Maybe things will get better from here? Maybe things aren't as bad as they seem with Annie? I mean, after all Katie is known to exaggerate sometimes. I have a gut feeling that it's all okay, Annie is okay.