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her head on her hand, she gazed at Abby curiously.
“You know, I don’t know what my brother did to land such a kind, sweet, and adorable girl like you, Abby. I hope he realizes how lucky he is and appreciates what he has.”
Abby cast her gazed downward as heat crept up her cheeks. “He does,” she cooed before raising her gaze. “He’s a good guy, a kind, reasonable man, Brianna. He is kind to every person he meets regardless of who they love or how much money they have or what god they worship.”
“I know he’s a good guy. He’s just been brainwashed by some very twisted, fanatical people.”
“Let me fix this. I want you in our lives. I won’t give up until you and Kyle fix your relationship.”
Brianna chuckled. “You know what? I don’t want to talk about Kyle anymore.” She waved her hand dismissively in the air. “I’d rather spent the few minutes we have left together getting to know you.” She narrowed her eyes and held her lower lip between her teeth. “So, you are a diehard classical music fan, huh? I couldn’t believe how giddy you were about meeting those musicians. You were all over them at the dinner.”
Abby shifted her body and tucked one leg under her so she could face Brianna. A crinkle appeared between her eyes as she leaned her elbow on the edge of the sofa. “Oh my God! Was I that bad? Did I embarrass you in front of all those important people? I feel terrible. I’m so sorry. I…”
Brianna shook her head and chuckled. “Relax. You did not embarrass me. I thought it was actually refreshing and adorable how you were acting. The musicians whose ears you were chewing off seemed to enjoy it too. I bet they don’t have a lot of hard core fans who worship at their feet.”
They both giggled as Brianna reached out and placed her hand on Abby’s forearm. The smile on both of their faces vanished as a shock of electricity ran through both of them. Abby stared into Brianna’s eyes and did not see the gaze of a friend. She saw desire and longing mixed with pain. Abby stared at Brianna’s perfect glossy lips and wished she had the courage to lean in and take those lips into hers, but she knew it would be wrong. She was a straight girl in a long term relationship with that beautiful girl’s brother. Kissing her would be wrong for too many reasons. Abby turned her gaze away from Brianna’s piercing blue eyes and reached down for her glass of wine. She downed the contents of the glass in a single gulp. She couldn’t look Brianna in the eyes anymore. She was certain Brianna could tell how badly she wanted to be kissed by her, to be touched by her, to feel what she felt that fateful night at Ryan’s birthday party.
Brianna removed her hand from Abby’s arm, realizing she was making her uncomfortable. “So, besides geeking out over classical musicians, what else do you do, Abby Slone?”
“Well, not much really,” Abby replied. “Between school and my job at the bookstore, I don’t have a lot of time left for hobbies or going out.”
“What are you studying?”
“I’m an English major. Just finished my third year at NYU.”
“What do you plan to do after you graduate?”
Abby shrugged. “I don’t know. I want to be a writer, but it is really difficult to make a living just writing. I guess I’ll teach or get a job as a copy editor somewhere while I write my first novel.”
“A novelist? You must really love books.”
Abby nodded. “I do. Sometimes I wish I did not have to worry about money so I had the time and freedom to sit around and read every great book that has ever been written.”
“I wish I had paid more attention in school and had graduated.” Brianna let out a sigh loaded with regret. “I feel like I missed out on learning a lot of things…important things. Now I understand the importance of education. But with my career, I just don’t have the time to sit down and learn anything or even read a good book.” Brianna gazed at the New York
“You know, I don’t know what my brother did to land such a kind, sweet, and adorable girl like you, Abby. I hope he realizes how lucky he is and appreciates what he has.”
Abby cast her gazed downward as heat crept up her cheeks. “He does,” she cooed before raising her gaze. “He’s a good guy, a kind, reasonable man, Brianna. He is kind to every person he meets regardless of who they love or how much money they have or what god they worship.”
“I know he’s a good guy. He’s just been brainwashed by some very twisted, fanatical people.”
“Let me fix this. I want you in our lives. I won’t give up until you and Kyle fix your relationship.”
Brianna chuckled. “You know what? I don’t want to talk about Kyle anymore.” She waved her hand dismissively in the air. “I’d rather spent the few minutes we have left together getting to know you.” She narrowed her eyes and held her lower lip between her teeth. “So, you are a diehard classical music fan, huh? I couldn’t believe how giddy you were about meeting those musicians. You were all over them at the dinner.”
Abby shifted her body and tucked one leg under her so she could face Brianna. A crinkle appeared between her eyes as she leaned her elbow on the edge of the sofa. “Oh my God! Was I that bad? Did I embarrass you in front of all those important people? I feel terrible. I’m so sorry. I…”
Brianna shook her head and chuckled. “Relax. You did not embarrass me. I thought it was actually refreshing and adorable how you were acting. The musicians whose ears you were chewing off seemed to enjoy it too. I bet they don’t have a lot of hard core fans who worship at their feet.”
They both giggled as Brianna reached out and placed her hand on Abby’s forearm. The smile on both of their faces vanished as a shock of electricity ran through both of them. Abby stared into Brianna’s eyes and did not see the gaze of a friend. She saw desire and longing mixed with pain. Abby stared at Brianna’s perfect glossy lips and wished she had the courage to lean in and take those lips into hers, but she knew it would be wrong. She was a straight girl in a long term relationship with that beautiful girl’s brother. Kissing her would be wrong for too many reasons. Abby turned her gaze away from Brianna’s piercing blue eyes and reached down for her glass of wine. She downed the contents of the glass in a single gulp. She couldn’t look Brianna in the eyes anymore. She was certain Brianna could tell how badly she wanted to be kissed by her, to be touched by her, to feel what she felt that fateful night at Ryan’s birthday party.
Brianna removed her hand from Abby’s arm, realizing she was making her uncomfortable. “So, besides geeking out over classical musicians, what else do you do, Abby Slone?”
“Well, not much really,” Abby replied. “Between school and my job at the bookstore, I don’t have a lot of time left for hobbies or going out.”
“What are you studying?”
“I’m an English major. Just finished my third year at NYU.”
“What do you plan to do after you graduate?”
Abby shrugged. “I don’t know. I want to be a writer, but it is really difficult to make a living just writing. I guess I’ll teach or get a job as a copy editor somewhere while I write my first novel.”
“A novelist? You must really love books.”
Abby nodded. “I do. Sometimes I wish I did not have to worry about money so I had the time and freedom to sit around and read every great book that has ever been written.”
“I wish I had paid more attention in school and had graduated.” Brianna let out a sigh loaded with regret. “I feel like I missed out on learning a lot of things…important things. Now I understand the importance of education. But with my career, I just don’t have the time to sit down and learn anything or even read a good book.” Brianna gazed at the New York
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