much as that text I sent you had killed me, I was secretly glad that I didn’t have to witness you moving on with your life when I couldn’t be a part of it.” I was looking at the walls, but my vision was out of focus. I can feel the tears welling up at the corners, so I clear my throat and shake my head. God, quit being such a pussy.
“I’m so, so sorry about that text, Brynn.” I fe el the tear run down my cheek and then Brynn grabs my hands and pulls them into her lap, making me turn my body so that I can face her, though I still can’t look her in the eye.
“I was a dick and an asshole . Amber didn’t like the fact that I was still talking to you after we were married. She thought I was cheating on her while she was pregnant.” I roll my eyes at the ridiculousness of that. Amber knew I would never cheat on her, but she thought getting pregnant would make sure we’d be together forever .
“I always wanted you in my life and I figured after the girls were born, Amber would cool her fucking jets and stop being a psycho. Instead, she left me to take care of two girls without her and I lost everything in the process.”
I was so pissed off at Amber for everything she did to me, but couldn’t regret my time with the selfish bitch because I had my two beautiful girls be cause of her. I finally chance a look at Brynn. She has tears streaming down her face and a sad look in her eyes. I reach out to wipe the tears from her cheeks and she turns her face into my hands and bites her bottom lip.
“I’m so sorry, Brynn. After the girls were born I searched everywhere for you. I called your old number, but you must have changed it after you left. I talked to Jake,” I grit my teeth together just saying that asshat’s name.
I knew he cheated on Brynn when we graduated and I had tried to talk her into getting rid of him, but Brynn had told me that he was going to ask her to marry him, and she didn’t see any reason to wait to start her life. I thought he was a dick and secretly hoped that she would never marry him.
Brynn let s out a small giggle and sniffs, slightly wiping her nose with the back of her hand. “I asked your college professors if they knew where you went. Hell, I even went to your parents to ask them.” Brynn’s brows pull together and she stiffens.
“What did my parents tell you when you asked them?” she questions. “Uh, they told me they didn’t know and that it was better to leave it that way.” I always thought they told me that because I had hurt her and they didn’t want me to find her, but the hurt and upset look on Brynn’s face tells me otherwise.
Knowing I had just dropped an emotional bom b on her, though, I figure we should leave her parents out of the conversation for a while. “I’ll never be able to apologize enough for what I did to you, Brynn; but I want you to know that now that I know where you are, I won’t let you go again.” And I am dead serious.
Chapter 11
Brynn
Wow. He looks dead serious. “I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that text didn’t hurt me, because it did, Ryan. It killed me to know that you were cutting me out of your life.” He looks down at his lap and nods, and then looks back up at me with sadness in his eyes.
“That text” I continue and shake my head, thinking back to the day I had received it and what happened afterwards, “was the worst and best thing that ever happened to me.” I bring half of my mouth up in a sad smile. Ryan just looks confused, so I sigh and then offer an explanation.
“It was abo ut ten seconds after you sent the text that I lost it. I was at school, so I talked to my counselors about transcripts and transfers; I broke it off with Jake and when he tried telling me that we were going to get married, I threw it in his face that I knew he was sleeping with Melanie.” I shake my head and let out a small laugh, remembering the
“I’m so, so sorry about that text, Brynn.” I fe el the tear run down my cheek and then Brynn grabs my hands and pulls them into her lap, making me turn my body so that I can face her, though I still can’t look her in the eye.
“I was a dick and an asshole . Amber didn’t like the fact that I was still talking to you after we were married. She thought I was cheating on her while she was pregnant.” I roll my eyes at the ridiculousness of that. Amber knew I would never cheat on her, but she thought getting pregnant would make sure we’d be together forever .
“I always wanted you in my life and I figured after the girls were born, Amber would cool her fucking jets and stop being a psycho. Instead, she left me to take care of two girls without her and I lost everything in the process.”
I was so pissed off at Amber for everything she did to me, but couldn’t regret my time with the selfish bitch because I had my two beautiful girls be cause of her. I finally chance a look at Brynn. She has tears streaming down her face and a sad look in her eyes. I reach out to wipe the tears from her cheeks and she turns her face into my hands and bites her bottom lip.
“I’m so sorry, Brynn. After the girls were born I searched everywhere for you. I called your old number, but you must have changed it after you left. I talked to Jake,” I grit my teeth together just saying that asshat’s name.
I knew he cheated on Brynn when we graduated and I had tried to talk her into getting rid of him, but Brynn had told me that he was going to ask her to marry him, and she didn’t see any reason to wait to start her life. I thought he was a dick and secretly hoped that she would never marry him.
Brynn let s out a small giggle and sniffs, slightly wiping her nose with the back of her hand. “I asked your college professors if they knew where you went. Hell, I even went to your parents to ask them.” Brynn’s brows pull together and she stiffens.
“What did my parents tell you when you asked them?” she questions. “Uh, they told me they didn’t know and that it was better to leave it that way.” I always thought they told me that because I had hurt her and they didn’t want me to find her, but the hurt and upset look on Brynn’s face tells me otherwise.
Knowing I had just dropped an emotional bom b on her, though, I figure we should leave her parents out of the conversation for a while. “I’ll never be able to apologize enough for what I did to you, Brynn; but I want you to know that now that I know where you are, I won’t let you go again.” And I am dead serious.
Chapter 11
Brynn
Wow. He looks dead serious. “I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that text didn’t hurt me, because it did, Ryan. It killed me to know that you were cutting me out of your life.” He looks down at his lap and nods, and then looks back up at me with sadness in his eyes.
“That text” I continue and shake my head, thinking back to the day I had received it and what happened afterwards, “was the worst and best thing that ever happened to me.” I bring half of my mouth up in a sad smile. Ryan just looks confused, so I sigh and then offer an explanation.
“It was abo ut ten seconds after you sent the text that I lost it. I was at school, so I talked to my counselors about transcripts and transfers; I broke it off with Jake and when he tried telling me that we were going to get married, I threw it in his face that I knew he was sleeping with Melanie.” I shake my head and let out a small laugh, remembering the
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