It's Never Too Late

Chapter 18

The rest of the night passed without incident. Since my front door had been broken by the fucking terminator, I stayed the night at Molly's which she was more than happy with. It gave us the opportunity to have some much-needed girl time. When the next day arrived, I left the house heading towards the office with some borrowed clothes on my back.

As some sort of 'Obama Care' commercial played, I thought about what would happen today? How was I suppose to interact with Joey when he broke my best friend's nose? How could I see him when I wasn't sure if I wanted to see him?!

"Relax Violet, it won't be that bad!" I muttered under my breath as I pulled into the parking lot. This was a situation in life where I needed to act like an adult. No matter how much I hated to do so.

I entered the office, an unusual silence filling the space. There weren't many days where I walked in and heard absolutely nothing, it just didn't happen. So to say that my nerves became unsettled would be an understatement. 

I managed to put everything out of my mind as I headed to the coffee pot. I was one of those people that needed caffeine in my system in order to function.

As I poured myself a cup, Matthias came bounding down the stairs, a troubled look on his face.

"Everything ok there?"

"J-Fred just called off, said he was sick."

"Yeah, sick with guilt," I mumbled under my breath before clearing my throat. "Take it he doesn't call off often?"

"No, he doesn't. For him to call off, it must be pretty serious. I hope he's ok." He gave me a smile before turning his back and heading towards the Team Edge space.

It's not that I really cared but I began to wonder why Joey called off. From what Matt told me, whatever it is it must be serious.

I shook my head, not wanting to think about it any further. I had other things to worry about right now.

As I walked towards my office with the now full cup of coffee, my phone notified me that I had a voicemail. That's weird, I never heard it ring in the first place. Maybe it went off while I was in the car?

When I checked my screen, I saw that the message was from Brian. Why would he call me?

With my curiosity getting the best of me, I got into my voicemail box and began listening. 

"Hey Violet, in case you haven't noticed already, It's Brian. I just wanted to call and let you know I'm ok. I was pretty sure my nose was broken last night but I went to the doctor to make sure. It is without a doubt, broken. I kind of deserved if you think about it. I basically told Joey that as a boyfriend, he treats you like shit. Whether that's the case or not, It wasn't cool for me to say." Brian chuckled slightly before continuing. "Hell, If I was in his shoes I would have done the same thing."

"I don't know if you're up for it, or if Joey is but I just want to get together and make amends. I've decided to head back Ireland in the next couple of days. I don't need to cause any more trouble than I already have."

"Before I go, I should probably tell you I sent a few guys out to your house to put a new door in. You'll be able to sleep in your bed tonight." There were a few moments of silence before Brian sighed as it sounded like he was scratching his beard.

"I'll get ahold of you within the next day or so. Take care, Violet." Brian said something indistinguishable before hanging up the phone.

I stood there, looking at my phone for a few moments before moving on. I couldn't fight the frown that started to emerge on my face as I made my way into my office. I'm not going to lie, the fact that Brian's leaving makes me sad. I've gotten used to having him around. As petty as this is, here's another reason I should be pissed at Joey. I'm not going to do it though, I'm a better person than that.