Love The Game: Overtime

Chapter 40

After Kris finally stopped crying I let go of her and sat down next to her. For the next hour or two we talked about how she caught her dad in the car with some woman, that was the day she text me all those months ago. We talked about how her mom found out and then filed the papers. Kris hadn't told her mom because she just couldn't. She couldn't break her mom's heart like that. Even though she didn't live her parents she was still close enough to go and see her them every weekend. She stopped talking to both of them for a long while. When her mom found out is when she started getting really worried about Kris. Kris's father knew she had seen him and whoever he was with and must have told her mom, so that's why she started freaking out even more. I didn't say much. I just let Kris talk. By the end of it she was crying again. I felt uncomfortable. I felt the same way I always did when Kris cried. I guess it's better now though, because it's not my fault she's crying. Or maybe it is. I don't know. All I know is I'm uncomfortable. I was staring at my phone that was sitting on the coffee table when I realized I hadn't told Mrs. Wright that Kris was okay and that she was here with me. I picked up my phone and handed it to Kris.

"What?" She sniffled.

"Call your mom."

"Avery I can't right now. I don't want to talk to her or my dad. I don't want to talk to either of them."

"I don't care. Your moms so freaked out because she can't find you that she called my mom and my mom called me. So, call her now." My voice grew very stern at the end of my little tangent. Kris let out a breath and got her own phone out and started to call her mom. I did not need to be here while she was talking to her mom so I got up and went into the kitchen. I unlocked my own phone and pulled up Sara's contact and pressed call. She answered on the second ring.

"Avery? Are you okay? Do I need to bury the body?" I just started laughing.

"No, she's still alive, and I'm okay."

"What's going on then?"

"She's on the phone with her mom and I didn't want to be there listening in on their conversation so I'm in the kitchen talking to you. What are you and Alex doing?"

"Well we've been at Starbucks for the last couple of hours, and I've basically been trying not to lose my mind."

"I know this bothers you, but thank you for letting me do it. Or thanks for making me do it."

"Yeah no I hate this, but I know that this is something that was needed. You had things you needed to say to her. Things you needed her to hear. I just wanted to give you the chance to say them" I ran my fingers through my hair.

"Avery? You still there?" I guess I hadn't said anything in a while.

"Yeah I'm still here. I was just thinking."

"About?"

"I just... I don't know what I did to deserve you."

"Avery stop before you make me start crying in the middle of Starbucks." I laughed a little bit and I could hear her start to laugh a little too.

"What are you and Kris going to do now?"

"Shit I hadn't thought that far. You think if I just hide out in my room she'll go away."

"Avery you're so stupid. Go talk to her. And if everything's okay in the next like hour let us know so me and Alex can come over. We can't think of anything fun to do. And I miss you."

"Will you be okay if she's here still"

"Babe I'm pretty sure I have more self-control than you do."