In Love With My Best Friend's Brother Book:1 By SCM75

CHAPTER 4 * PART 3

Enemy Returns

The last few weeks of Summer were hellish. I work everyday at the hotel with Copt who barely could look at me in the eyes let alone speak to me.

Thankfully, there was a glimmer of happiness that helped me get through it: Texas Monthly gave me a small interview with a renowned Texas artist and the were going to gave me a small interview with a renowned Texas artist and they were going to publish in the next issue. Every time Copt made me feel unworthy, I thought about the article and how I was going to show him one day: I was not trailer trash.

Copter, accidentally bump into Tee while he was rushing towards me with the latest issue of the  Texas Monthly.

"It's here!" he screamed in the hotel lobby. There was an elderly couple who was checking in. They nearly had a simultaneous heart attack. "Sorry about that,"  I said and them. "Tee just a moment okay?" I handed the couple their key cards. "You're in room 304. You can take the elevator behind the lobby."

It felt like and eternity before the couple finally left I could leap out from behind the desk. It's here. It's really here!

I can't believe it!

Tee had a plastic wrap issue in his hand. "Should I open it?"

I grabbed it. "No let me. I just want to savor this moment." I held the crisp, brand news magazine to my heart and took a deep breath.

And them Copt strolled in. He had to ruin the moment.

"Tee," He barked, what did you scream in front of the guests? You weren't raised that way." He glanced at me like it was obvious that my influence was taking. We trailer-trash love to make us some noise! I'm sorry, I'm so excited for Bas he's in Texas Monthly!"

Copt looked confused.

"What do you mean?"

"Bas wrote in an article dummy. Bas did you find it?"

I was leafing through the pages, my hands shaking. "I found it," I whispered as my eyes lingered over my name in print. Tee threw his arms around me.

"I knew you would do it! I'm going to read it when I get back." He looked at his watch. "Oh hell, I'm already late for the dentist."

I hugged him back before he left.
before he left me alone with Copt who was standing there, observing quietly.

"You wrote an article?" he asked incredulously as if I were a dyslexic baboon and had accomplished the impossible. Of all the people to share this moment with and it had to be him.

" Just a small one. It's not a big deal. I mean, it's kind of is. They usually don't publish anything from their high school interns."

She didn't say anything. He just looked at me... Steadying me like I studied him in the office that first day he returned. What did I want him to do? Gush over me? Tell me how impressed he was?

Why did I care?

I smooth out my shirt under my blazer again, feeling the weight of his stare.

And I just like that, he turned and went back to his office.

Nothing. I got nothing.

What killed me was that I wanted something from him in the first place, I hate it myself for it.

For a while I had been suppressing all my feelings .  I've been hurting for so long . I didn't want my heart to hurt anymore. I hated that feeling I had  inside me. I wanted to get rid of it.

I need it to let him go.

I didn't want to love him.

I hated him for it.

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Hello my dears here's another update. The reason why this is a small update its due to that it was the last continuation of the chapter and I have something to do yesterday so I continue. So today I finished the rest because I owe it to you my readers. I appreciate your comments and your votes. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you my dear readers.  Stay Safe

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