Chasing for Something

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

•Isabella•

"What is he doing here?" I heard Brianna say when Edward and I walked in. How did Brianna know Edward? She had never met him. I raised an eyebrow and looked back at Edward. He had a surprise look on his face. He knew her.

"Uh, Bri, this is Edward. My boss." I said, and her eyes went wide. She shook her head and started screaming for him to get out. I didn't understand what was going on. How did they know each other?

"I, uh. I'll be right back, Bri. Okay?" She nodded and I left the room. Edward was standing outside leaning against the wall, trying to get himself together. I walked up to him with my arms crossed, and my eyebrow raised. I wanted answers.

"What's going on? How do you know Brianna?" I said, he took a deep breath and shook his head. I didn't think he was going to tell me. I sighed and asked him again.

"I don't think I should be the one telling you. Go back in there and talk to her. I'll wait for you here." He said, which confused my brain even more. I truly did not know what was going on. But once I went back inside, it hit me. They were somehow related.

Bass.

Edward Bass.

Brianna Bass.

How was that possible? Was Brianna... his wife? It couldn't be. I shook my head and pushed those thoughts out of my head. Maybe they were siblings. Yeah, that's it. I took a deep breath and walked back inside into her room. I took a stool by the wall and set it down next to her bed. I sat down and watched her for a few minutes before I spoke.

"How do you two know each other?" I said, she sighed and rolled over. I knew she didn't want to talk about it but I needed to know.

"I.. I was a runaway. Just like you." She said, her voice softly. I almost missed it. Almost.

"What are you talking about? You had your family. You have your cousin!" I exclaimed. This was driving me crazy. I didn't know what was going on and I just wanted to know. But how could she have possibly known? I never told her. I hadn't shared that part of me with anyone.

"I had been on my own for a while when I met you at school. I could tell you were a runaway, as well. It wasn't hard to see that. Edward and I moved to the city with our parents, I fell in love with it. Edward loved it too. I went back to DC with my family, and he stayed. A few months after, my parents died in a car crash. And I was forced to come live with Edward. I thought it would be a great thing, but he was so controlling, I couldn't do it anymore. So, I ran away. I managed, almost died a few times but you saved me." She chuckled at the end, but I didn't find the story so amusing.

"Wait. So.. Edward is your.. husband?" I said, it sounded weird in my mouth. The fact that I never knew this part of Brianna was surprising. It was shocking.

"What?! No! He's my brother." She scoffed, I nodded and sighed in relief. It was confusing. Edward had told me that he stayed here when his parents moved back to D.C.

"He went to school, he did well for himself. And when you told me who you were working for, I didn't say anything. I couldn't stop you. I knew who you were working for, but I could never bring myself to tell you. I was scared." She said, her voice weak and soft. I half smiled at her because I understood. I had never shared my experience with her. She didn't even know my real name. I sighed, and stood up and hugged her tightly.

"I understand." I said, she hugged me just as tight and sighed. "I ran away from him because I couldn't take the pressure from him. He was always so perfect, and in his eyes everything around him also had to be perfect. I.. I ran. He never came looking for me." The last part she whispered, and I took a deep breath. I hugged her once again holding her tightly against me.

"I'm gonna talk to him. Get some rest." I mumbled, she nodded and I let go of her. She got comfortable before drifting into a deep sleep, I sighed and walked out of the room. I spotted Edward before he spotted me. I walked up to him and cleared my throat.

"Care to explain?" I said, I wanted to hear his side of the story. He took a deep breath and nodded.

"Yes, but let's go down to the cafeteria." I nodded and we walked towards the elevator. It was an awkward silence that I wish I could break. We reached the cafeteria and he opened the door so I could walk in before him. I thanked him quietly and looked around for a table. I found one away from everyone. Not entirely away away, but away.

I sat down and waited for him to sit. He sat in front of me and I raised an eyebrow. He sighed, and opened his mouth to speak.

"Well, the part about my parents wasn't a lie. Entirely. We did move here and they did move back, with Brianna. A few months after, they died in a car crash and Brianna was the only one that survived it. It was awful on her. And I guess I blamed her for my parents death. So, she was forced to come live with me. And I was kind of harsh on her, I admit it. And one day, she got tired of it and ran. She didn't want to see me, she didn't want anything to do with me. I had already reached success by the time she ran away so I couldn't afford having an scandal about my sister, and it's one of the worst mistakes I made because when I tried looking for her, I found her but she never wanted to talk to me again. I lost her." He said the last three words so softly, I almost missed it.

I tried processing all the new information. It took me a minute and I sighed. "So, Molly isn't her cousin, your cousin?" I said. He shook his head. I nodded, and opened my mouth to speak again.

"What about at the bar that one night? You saw her, how come you didn't recognize her?" I said, that was one thing that was bugging me since Brianna told me who she was. He laughed half-heartily, and I raised an eyebrow once again.

"I noticed her. But I didn't recognize her. I didn't look closely at her. I could have never guessed that your best friend was my sister." He said, I nodded once again and he spoke up. "I wanna fix things between me and my sister. I know it may be too late for that, but I want to fix it." I could feel the sincerity in his voice. He truly did want to fix his mistake, and I was more than happy to help. Brianna needed family. Real family. I was her family, but I wasn't blood family.

"I'll help you." I said, I was more than happy. Maybe that meant I could spend more time with him. I don't know, but I found myself falling in deeper than I already was. The thing is, I didn't know if I liked it or not. I wanted him, and I'm pretty sure he didn't want me so it was a one sided thing.

No, no, Isabella, you're going to forget about him.

I sighed, and took a deep breath before looking up at Edward. He had the most beautiful brown eyes ever, they were deep and they pierce right through you. You could think that he knew all your secrets just by looking at you.

"Thank you." He said, I nodded, and stood up walking away from him. I walked to the elevator and pressed Bri's floor. Once inside the elevator, I sighed. What did I get myself into?

The ding signaled I reached my destination. I walked out and headed towards Bri's room. Once inside, I sat down on the same stool I sat before and she smiled at me.

"I think I've fallen in love with your brother," I said so softly that I thought she might miss it, I laughed slightly and my eyes starting to water.

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