Broken Pieces

Chapter twenty-two

"I can't wait for you to see his house and tell me all about it. I'm only angry that you get to see another one of his houses before me but it's all cool. I have things to do today anyway."

The jealousy in her voice made me laugh in my head because I wouldn't dare laugh out loud for fear of making matters worse. Andrea hadn't been able to believe that she wasn't chosen to assist Caden since I told her. She was jealous because Kevin chose me over her for something that was her 'forte'.

She also couldn't believe that I agreed to do it because according to her, I never listened to pleading. So, it couldn't have been that I agreed because Kevin begged me. She believed that I would have never agreed if I didn't want to, even if Kevin had been on his knees.

That was her answer to my weak excuse for agreeing to going shopping with Caden. I had told her that it was because Kevin begged me and seemed really desperate. I said that because I didn't fully understand why I was going either when I could have just adamantly rejected as I usually would have done.

However, she promised to punish Kevin for thinking that she was so bad, that she would have scared his brother. Andrea believed that they would have both enjoyed their day because she was fun but we both knew that in there laid the problem. Caden wasn't looking for fun and wouldn't have liked Andrea's way of shopping.

Her jealousy was not justified though as I would willingly trade places with her if I could. Two problems had become obvious to me after I thought through what I'd agreed to. First, I had to give up some useful part of my day for Caden and secondly, I really didn't want to be in Caden's presence for that long. We never spent as much as that time together and I had fought with him than I'd ever done with anyone in my life.

The sound of Andrea's voice intruding my thoughts caused a mental eye roll but when I finally processed the words, I rolled them for real.

"So, you are now listing reasons why you would have been the perfect person." I said to Andrea after my eye roll that was now accompanied by a lifted brow.

"Of course! I have to make sure you fully understand my great qualities. I would have made him comfortable with amazing discussions because we both know you are horrible at smalltalk."

I opened my mouth to talk and she raised a finger in a sign to shut up which I obeyed. "I also would have made sure he bought the best things."

"Is it in the same way you normally do?"

She gave me a look. "Of course."

I pursed my lips to stop myself from laughing as I continued to stare at her until her eyes widened and she threw the first thing her hand touched, at me.

I laughed as I dodged the plushy, and she joined me too, muttering the word, 'idiot' under her breath. Something that only made me laugh harder.

"Andrea you are seriously not that bad but you hate antiques and we are shopping for those. You'd hate it and I am sure you aren't missing anything. You would surely have more fun here." She still didn't look satisfied and I sighed in exasperation.

"Don't forget to greet my dad for me when you visit him and ask his doctor when he can come back home." I said as I walked to my room to get dressed because Caden would be arriving soon.

I wouldn't say I used extra care as I picked out my clothes but those that knew me might say that I did. My end result was a deep blue blazer with a white blouse and black skin tight pants paired with black zipper boots. As I looked in the mirror, I decided that adding a silver necklace wouldn't be too much.

I heard the doorbell and quickly grabbed my bag to avoid delaying Caden. But I found myself moving back to look at myself in the mirror one last time and saw my reflection roll her hazel eyes at me because I was so not acting 'normal'.