Devoted to Her (Dream Date Book 2) by Ivan Kendrick Page B

Nathan and his
friends anymore. Even Grecia still joined them, but that was most likely due to
Ashton.
    Nathan couldn’t find Kayla at any of the places near
campus she frequented. He stopped by the libraries as well and roamed the shelves,
but Kayla wasn’t anywhere he could see.
    The next place Nathan decided to check was Kayla’s
apartment. He knew that she had kept the room at the building where they’d
intended to move together.
    Nathan found parking and then walked in the building.
He didn’t have to ask for help from the receptionist. After an elevator ride,
Nathan got to Kayla’s apartment. He knocked on the door.
    “Coming!” a voice called from inside. Nathan smiled.
Kayla was there.
    In a few seconds, the door opened. Kayla was about to
speak, when she froze. Nathan found that double-take amusing. Kayla closed her
mouth.
    “Nathan,” she said nervously. “I…I thought it was
Grecia knocking.”
    “Are you disappointed?”
    “No. No. I’ve just got my mind all over the place.
Come on in.”
    Kayla let Nathan inside, and then she closed the door.
He looked around the room. Nathan hadn’t been there since the day he and Kayla
had checked out the place. That was back when they were still dating.
    “Would you like a drink?”
    “No, thanks,” Nathan said. He and Kayla sat down on
the sofa. She sat halfway across from him.
    “What brings you here?”
    “Dad said that you called him.”
    Kayla raised her eyebrows. She looked to the side, as
if thinking what to say. She closed her eyes.
    “What did you talk to him about?”
    “I just wondered if he got the Christmas gift that I
sent him,” Kayla replied. She avoided looking at Nathan. He stifled a laugh.
    “Come on, Kayla. You’re a famous author. I know you
can come up with better lies than that.”
    Kayla looked up at Nathan, shocked.
    “Fine. Do you want to know the truth?”
    “Yes! That’s why I’m here.”
    “I miss you!”
    Nathan looked at Kayla, searching in her eyes for what
she was truly feeling. He saw she told the truth.
    “I never left you.”
    “It’s not that. I miss you , Nathan. I respect
that you’re with Amanda, but it still hurts. I miss what we had.”
    “I thought you’d moved on.”
    “If only it were easy. Trust me, Nathan, I’m trying. It’s
just that I’ve never loved anyone the way I loved you.”
    “Have you tried meeting new people?”
    Kayla blinked, thinking about it. Nathan could almost
read her mind at that moment.
    “No.”
    “Then go out. Make new connections. Don’t closet
yourself with your characters, that’s not enough.”
    “That’s another problem. I’m injecting a little more
romance into my new book than I meant to. I…it’s hard to know that you’re no
longer there.”
    Nathan understood.
    “You miss our love.”
    “I think I miss love itself.”
    “Amanda is the love of my life, Kayla.”
    “I know that. And I won’t try to come between you two
again. I made that mistake once.”
    “I’m sorry I can’t help you.”
    “No, Nathan. I’m sorry. This must be pretty awkward
for you. I should be stronger.”
    “I don’t feel awkward,” Nathan said, moving closer to
Kayla. She remained where she was. “You know that I will always be your friend.
That’ll never change.”
    Nathan took Kayla’s hand, squeezing it to reassure
her. She looked at his lips, but blinked twice and brought her gaze up to his
eyes.
    “I’ll try harder, Nathan. I promise you.”
    “Don’t. Just find someone else.”
    “Wish me luck for that.”
    “Kayla, you’re beautiful. And brilliant. All you have
to do is go out there, and you’ll find someone new.”
    Kayla thought about it, and then nodded.
    “As a last resort, you might consider online dating.”
    Kayla looked at Nathan, narrowing her eyes. She
slapped his hand.
    “What? Does it embarrass you?”
    “Nathan, just imagine the kind of creep I could end up
with in there. No, thank you.”
    Nathan laughed.
    “Okay. Just get out. I