confuse or hurt her any more than was necessary.
“Well? Did he say anything?”
“He wanted me to tell you he was sorry for all of this and that you know he doesn’t have any self-control when it comes to the things he loves.”
Taylor smiled through her falling tears. “What did he mean by that?” Katherine asked her.
“When Austen loved something he had to have it. He fell in love with this puppy one day walking past the grocery store and even though we couldn’t afford to have a dog, Austen got him anyway.”
“Brody?” Katherine wondered.
“Yeah? How’d you…oh wait, is Brody there too?” Taylor’s eyes opened widely.
“He’s usually with your brother. I love that dog,” Katherine smiled.
“Well that makes me happy. You know, that they’re together. Brody died right after Austen did and I always hoped they had each other.”
Katherine nodded and smiled softly.
“So anyway, he had to have the dog. But he paid for everything himself. And he had to make the varsity wrestling team, even though they said he’d never make weight. And when he decided that he liked Kylie, he had to have her too.”
Katherine’s face dropped…followed closely by her stomach. “Even though she was dating someone else at the time. He just wanted what he wanted. Not in a selfish, screw you, kind of way. It’s just that Austen always felt things deeper than other people. He didn’t see the sense in letting the things he wanted get away from him. You know what I mean?”
“Austen and Kylie?” Katherine choked on the words. She grabbed at her stomach and tightly closed her eyes. “No wonder there’s always been that weirdness between us.”
“You didn’t know?” Taylor sounded surprised.
“I had no idea. I mean, I never even thought about it, but of course he would have had a girlfriend.”
“Yeah. That’s how I met Kylie. She bugged me a lot at first. But after Austen died, we got really close.”
“Were there any other girls?” Katherine needed to be mentally prepared in case they ran into any of Austen’s exes while they were in town.
“No, it was just Kylie. They dated for almost two years, I think.”
“Were they together when he had his accident?”
“No. They had already broken up. But it hadn’t been long. Kylie was an absolute wreck,” Taylor shuddered.
Jealousy consumed Katherine’s body and mind. She was so envious that Kylie got to kiss Austen, hold his hand and be loved by him. Thoughts of them together made Katherine want to throw up. No matter how hard she tried to rid the made up images of Kylie and Austen from her imagination, they refused to leave. She was thankful when her cell phone beeped, quickly followed by Taylor’s.
“Text from Cooper,” Katherine said out loud.
“Kylie,” Taylor commented. “What did Cooper say?”
“Hope you’re having a great time at Tay’s. I miss you and can’t wait to see you.” Katherine placed the phone at her side.
“You’re not going to text him back?” Taylor asked as she typed out a response to Kylie.
“I can’t right now. I don’t even know what to say without feeling like I’m lying.”
“What are you talking about? Just write back and tell him you miss him too and you’ll talk to him later. Simple as that.”
“I don’t know if I miss him or not. I don’t want to write something I don’t mean,” Katherine buried her head into her hands.
“Of course you miss him, Kat. Your emotions are just all over the place right now.”
“I hope you’re right,” she admitted. “So, what did Kylie say?”
“She knows we’re in town and she wants to stop by. I can’t tell her ‘no.’”
“Of course not. Are we telling her? She knows about the dream guy, remember? What if she asks?” Katherine didn’t want to see Kylie, but knew it was unavoidable.
“Hopefully she won’t even remember. But Kat, she never got over my brother so I don’t think telling her this stuff would be a good idea,” Taylor
“Well? Did he say anything?”
“He wanted me to tell you he was sorry for all of this and that you know he doesn’t have any self-control when it comes to the things he loves.”
Taylor smiled through her falling tears. “What did he mean by that?” Katherine asked her.
“When Austen loved something he had to have it. He fell in love with this puppy one day walking past the grocery store and even though we couldn’t afford to have a dog, Austen got him anyway.”
“Brody?” Katherine wondered.
“Yeah? How’d you…oh wait, is Brody there too?” Taylor’s eyes opened widely.
“He’s usually with your brother. I love that dog,” Katherine smiled.
“Well that makes me happy. You know, that they’re together. Brody died right after Austen did and I always hoped they had each other.”
Katherine nodded and smiled softly.
“So anyway, he had to have the dog. But he paid for everything himself. And he had to make the varsity wrestling team, even though they said he’d never make weight. And when he decided that he liked Kylie, he had to have her too.”
Katherine’s face dropped…followed closely by her stomach. “Even though she was dating someone else at the time. He just wanted what he wanted. Not in a selfish, screw you, kind of way. It’s just that Austen always felt things deeper than other people. He didn’t see the sense in letting the things he wanted get away from him. You know what I mean?”
“Austen and Kylie?” Katherine choked on the words. She grabbed at her stomach and tightly closed her eyes. “No wonder there’s always been that weirdness between us.”
“You didn’t know?” Taylor sounded surprised.
“I had no idea. I mean, I never even thought about it, but of course he would have had a girlfriend.”
“Yeah. That’s how I met Kylie. She bugged me a lot at first. But after Austen died, we got really close.”
“Were there any other girls?” Katherine needed to be mentally prepared in case they ran into any of Austen’s exes while they were in town.
“No, it was just Kylie. They dated for almost two years, I think.”
“Were they together when he had his accident?”
“No. They had already broken up. But it hadn’t been long. Kylie was an absolute wreck,” Taylor shuddered.
Jealousy consumed Katherine’s body and mind. She was so envious that Kylie got to kiss Austen, hold his hand and be loved by him. Thoughts of them together made Katherine want to throw up. No matter how hard she tried to rid the made up images of Kylie and Austen from her imagination, they refused to leave. She was thankful when her cell phone beeped, quickly followed by Taylor’s.
“Text from Cooper,” Katherine said out loud.
“Kylie,” Taylor commented. “What did Cooper say?”
“Hope you’re having a great time at Tay’s. I miss you and can’t wait to see you.” Katherine placed the phone at her side.
“You’re not going to text him back?” Taylor asked as she typed out a response to Kylie.
“I can’t right now. I don’t even know what to say without feeling like I’m lying.”
“What are you talking about? Just write back and tell him you miss him too and you’ll talk to him later. Simple as that.”
“I don’t know if I miss him or not. I don’t want to write something I don’t mean,” Katherine buried her head into her hands.
“Of course you miss him, Kat. Your emotions are just all over the place right now.”
“I hope you’re right,” she admitted. “So, what did Kylie say?”
“She knows we’re in town and she wants to stop by. I can’t tell her ‘no.’”
“Of course not. Are we telling her? She knows about the dream guy, remember? What if she asks?” Katherine didn’t want to see Kylie, but knew it was unavoidable.
“Hopefully she won’t even remember. But Kat, she never got over my brother so I don’t think telling her this stuff would be a good idea,” Taylor
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