When In Paris

Chapter 27

CRYSTAL 

Silence fills the air almost immediately after I tell Kayla about Justin and I being back together. I wouldn't be so nervous if I could read what she's thinking on her face but nothing and we sit in silence for god knows how long. 

"Sis can you please just say anything," I finally say breaking the silence. "You not responding is making me nervous." 

"I'm sorry but what did you just say?" She asks in response. 

"I said that Justin and I are back together and that's what the fight between mother and I was about," I say to her again. 

"Oh no I got that," she says. Then shakes her head. "But I think I might've miss understood you because there's no way you said that Justin and you are back together." 

I let out a nervous sigh. "No you didn't and yeah we are back together." 

She frowns at me. "You've got to be kidding right?" 

I slowly shake my head. 

"... I just can't believe you're letting him back into your life so easily and without a second thought after all the pain he caused you," she says disapprovingly. 

"Kay it's not like that at all," I say with a frown suddenly thinking this was a bad idea to tell her. "I'll have you know I was just as angry as you are right now when I first saw him after all the years of him just being MIA. But after some time and knowing the truth as to why he did what he did I've slowly forgiven him and well now we are back together and giving us a real shot now that we are older." 

"And what makes you think this time will be any different? She asks with a tone of disappointment in her voice.  "And he won't just leave like he did last time?"

"Because time is on our side this time," I say almost immediately hoping she will change her opinion on Justin and I being back together and maybe even accept it if I tell her the truth as to why Justin even left in the first place back then. 

She looks at me confused. "Time?" 

"Yeah," I say with a nod. "The reason to why Justin decided in the first place to leave without a word is because he knew deep down us being together back then wasn't going to work out with us both having to do some growing up alone and we both had our own responsibilities to deal with - me with finishing my schooling years and him with having to take over his family business. The timing to us being together back then just wasn't right Kay and would've caused many problems then good." 

She scoffs. "And you are just going to believe and forgive him so blindly huh?" 

"Look I didn't tell you for you to just go off at me and point out all the reasons this is a bad idea," I say starting to get angry. "I only told you because you deserve the truth after all you've done for me. But I can see that was a mistake and I think I should just leave if this is how the rest of our brunch will go." 

I start to get up but I stop when she calls out. "No wait! You're right." 

I sit back down and look at her. "This isn't the point of this brunch. But you can't blame me I'm just worried about you sis," she says. Then frowns. "I just really don't want to see you get hurt again by him." 

"I know but truly I'm fine," I assure her. "This will work out this time I'm sure of it with all the things that have changed and how we are different people now," I say pointing out all the reasons to why Justin and I being together this time will work out. "You can stop worrying about me. I know what I'm doing this time, sis."