Living With My Ex Who Hates Me

Long Walks On The Beach//Part 3

(Gabi's POV)
All I've been thinking about for the past 4 hours is what Kyle possibly knows. It's 1 AM. Everyone is asleep. Carter and Taylor are in the front seats now. Carter driving, Taylor asleep. Kyndel, now sleeping with his headphones in, is in the middle row with Kyle who is still awake. Baileigh went to sleep to let me have 1 on 1 time with Kyle.

"Hey, you up?" I whisper quietly to Kyle.

"Yeah." He says in a deep, tired voice.

"I have a question. You're Kyndel's best friend obviously so you know him best."
I begin, honestly not knowing what to even say.

"Yeah why?" He asks.

"Did he visit us when we first were admitted to the hospital?" I ask him.

"Yeah for like 2 hours. Why?" He asks, kind of confused.

"Was he upset or anything?" I ask.

"Yeah he was pretty shaken up I guess. We had a small fight and he seemed pretty on edge." He responds.

"What about?"

"That it was my fault you were hurt and I shouldn't have tried to show off."

"So it was over me?"

"Yeah pretty much. Why are you asking all these random questions?" He asks me.

"Because I don't even know how to word this but here it goes...I trust you not to tell him this or I will literally kill you...I still love him and he has sent so many mixed signals these last few weeks. I just want a clue to what he honestly feels. I'm tired of every time I get so close to finding out, he pulls away. Then a week later when he is comfortable, he gets closer, then pulls away again. It's an endless cycle and I'm tired of it." I rant to Kyle, hoping, praying that he knows the answer.

"Well I'll tell you this. He told me that he does love you back," hope fills me up and I can't help but to smile, "You're not the first girl he was with obviously. The thing is, he swore to never get close with a girl again after Bella last year. I'm not allowed to talk about it so that's all I will say about that. But Gabi, I'm gonna admit, I've never seen him so happy since Bella when he was with you."

"Wow. I didn't think he cared about me that much anymore." I admit.

"Trust me. He cares. A lot. You were asleep but when he visited us in the hospital the first day, he was crying. He told me he loved you but he can't be with you." Kyle tells me. My head drops in sadness.

"Why can't he be with me?" I think out loud.

"That is for the man himself to answer. That is, if you can get him to open up."

"Ok thank you for telling me, Kyle." I say to him.

"No problem. That's what friends are for. But you didn't hear this from me." He warns.

"Got it. Goodnight." I finish with him then lay down against the seat and shut my eyes for the next 9 hours.

*9 hours later*

"Get up loser." I hear as a hand continues to shake me.

"You're so sweet Baileigh." I say with a smile to my best friend.

"The guys are checking us in. They sent me to get you. We're at the hotel." Baileigh informs me. I nod my head and proceed to get my shoes on. Baileigh and I brush our tangled hair and wipe our be-smudged makeup off our faces.