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sorry.”
“It’s okay…”
“What happened?”
I told her the truth, from the beginning to end.
“Whoa, hold on.” Her attitude unleashed in full force. “He knew about Peter that entire time?”
“Most of the time.”
“And he never said anything?”
“No.” I was already halfway finished with the bottle of wine and I didn’t intend to stop.
“And then he was the prosecutor for the trial?”
“Uh-huh.”
“And he still didn’t think about mentioning it to you?”
“Nope.” I needed more wine.
“What kind of sick freak does that,” she snapped. “What an asshole.”
“He said he didn’t want to scare me off by telling me the truth.”
“Well, this is creepier.”
“And then I slept with him…”
“You’re serious?” she shrieked. “And even then he didn’t tell you?”
“No.” But Kyle was right when he pointed out I didn’t tell him either.
“Fucking asshole.” She seethed over the phone. “I’m going to murder him. Like, actually murder him.”
“Don’t bother.” Our relationship was buried six feet under at this point.
“I really hate that guy,” she said. “Will didn’t say anything to me.”
“I doubt he knows. Kyle wouldn’t tell anyone.” He wouldn’t even tell me.
“I’m so sorry, girl. I could hear your sadness through the phone.”
“I’ll be okay. I’ve been through worse.” There was one good thing about going through that trauma. I could take on everything else.
“There must be something I can do.” Florence could be temperamental, but once someone she loved was in distress she was the most compassionate person on the planet. When I was at my worst she stood beside me and helped me get back on my feet. Never once did she judge me or think less of me after that terrible night. She was stuck to me like glue.
“No. I’m okay.”
“I met this really great guy last weekend. I’m sure he has a friend I could set you up with.”
No more blind dates. “No, thank you.” The last time I went on a blind date, Kyle walked inside and changed my world forever. I’ll never forget that feeling at our initial meeting. The chills ran up and down my body, and even though I just met him I felt like I’d known him forever.
Every day after that was exactly the same. There was something pulling us together but I never understood what it was. Like magnet and steel, we were bound together. When I thought about our relationship I remembered all the inexplicable feelings that emerged between us. Something felt right the moment we met. He was the first man to make me believe in humanity again.
And I missed him.
***
I called Hawke and scheduled a meeting to go over the details of my design. He said he would be there in fifteen minutes. Part of me hoped Kyle would show up. But a different part of me, one deep within, hoped he would. We left things so awkward and I didn’t want it to end that way.
Fifteen minutes later Hawke walked inside.
And Kyle was with him.
“I’m excited to see what you’ve created.” Hawke rubbed his palms together greedily then sat down.
Kyle took the seat beside him, resting his ankle on the opposite knee and looking as stiff as his suit. He didn’t look at me. He stared at the bookshelves next to my desk.
As hard as I tried to not let it bother me, it did. Did he go on a date the other night? Did he sleep with someone? “I think you’ll like it.” I turned the designs over to him, showing the sketches of the outside of the building.
Hawke stared at it without reacting. His face was a stone, cold wall. He rested his fingers on his bottom lip, his mind cut off from the world. Then he rubbed his chin gently, his wedding ring glinting under the florescent lights.
Now I started to feel nervous.
“Kyle, what do you think?” Hawke asked.
Kyle turned his focus to the sketch, taking it in silently. “I really like the exterior color. It’ll stick out between the two other buildings and it looks sleek. The
“It’s okay…”
“What happened?”
I told her the truth, from the beginning to end.
“Whoa, hold on.” Her attitude unleashed in full force. “He knew about Peter that entire time?”
“Most of the time.”
“And he never said anything?”
“No.” I was already halfway finished with the bottle of wine and I didn’t intend to stop.
“And then he was the prosecutor for the trial?”
“Uh-huh.”
“And he still didn’t think about mentioning it to you?”
“Nope.” I needed more wine.
“What kind of sick freak does that,” she snapped. “What an asshole.”
“He said he didn’t want to scare me off by telling me the truth.”
“Well, this is creepier.”
“And then I slept with him…”
“You’re serious?” she shrieked. “And even then he didn’t tell you?”
“No.” But Kyle was right when he pointed out I didn’t tell him either.
“Fucking asshole.” She seethed over the phone. “I’m going to murder him. Like, actually murder him.”
“Don’t bother.” Our relationship was buried six feet under at this point.
“I really hate that guy,” she said. “Will didn’t say anything to me.”
“I doubt he knows. Kyle wouldn’t tell anyone.” He wouldn’t even tell me.
“I’m so sorry, girl. I could hear your sadness through the phone.”
“I’ll be okay. I’ve been through worse.” There was one good thing about going through that trauma. I could take on everything else.
“There must be something I can do.” Florence could be temperamental, but once someone she loved was in distress she was the most compassionate person on the planet. When I was at my worst she stood beside me and helped me get back on my feet. Never once did she judge me or think less of me after that terrible night. She was stuck to me like glue.
“No. I’m okay.”
“I met this really great guy last weekend. I’m sure he has a friend I could set you up with.”
No more blind dates. “No, thank you.” The last time I went on a blind date, Kyle walked inside and changed my world forever. I’ll never forget that feeling at our initial meeting. The chills ran up and down my body, and even though I just met him I felt like I’d known him forever.
Every day after that was exactly the same. There was something pulling us together but I never understood what it was. Like magnet and steel, we were bound together. When I thought about our relationship I remembered all the inexplicable feelings that emerged between us. Something felt right the moment we met. He was the first man to make me believe in humanity again.
And I missed him.
***
I called Hawke and scheduled a meeting to go over the details of my design. He said he would be there in fifteen minutes. Part of me hoped Kyle would show up. But a different part of me, one deep within, hoped he would. We left things so awkward and I didn’t want it to end that way.
Fifteen minutes later Hawke walked inside.
And Kyle was with him.
“I’m excited to see what you’ve created.” Hawke rubbed his palms together greedily then sat down.
Kyle took the seat beside him, resting his ankle on the opposite knee and looking as stiff as his suit. He didn’t look at me. He stared at the bookshelves next to my desk.
As hard as I tried to not let it bother me, it did. Did he go on a date the other night? Did he sleep with someone? “I think you’ll like it.” I turned the designs over to him, showing the sketches of the outside of the building.
Hawke stared at it without reacting. His face was a stone, cold wall. He rested his fingers on his bottom lip, his mind cut off from the world. Then he rubbed his chin gently, his wedding ring glinting under the florescent lights.
Now I started to feel nervous.
“Kyle, what do you think?” Hawke asked.
Kyle turned his focus to the sketch, taking it in silently. “I really like the exterior color. It’ll stick out between the two other buildings and it looks sleek. The
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