she’s asking to know about our place!”
Searching my eyes and holding me close to him, he slowly closes his eyes and appears to be thinking hard.
“Give her what she wants, and tell her about the lake,” he insists, lifting his hand and brushing some of the stray strands of my hair away from my face. “Don’t tell her you’ve seen me though.”
“You want me to lie for you?” I ask, shocked he would expect me to do such a thing after everything he has put me through.
“Beautiful, you already did,” he answers, his face becoming softer and his eyes slightly brighter. “Go and get rid of her.” he says, pulling away while throwing me an encouraging smile.
Hurrying over to grab it, before she notices I’ve been gone for longer than I really should have been, I take it out from the top drawer and open it up ready to show her.
“You said to keep reading it until it all made sense,” I say quietly, walking back over towards my door at a much slower pace.
“Take the first word from the beginning of every sentence, and then you’ll figure out what I was really trying to say,” he answers, his face becoming more serious, with the frown lines beginning to appear above his brow.
Alexis,
We’ll both find someone we can’t live without one day.
Have James keep a hold of my things for me.
Our time together was fun.
Forever doesn’t necessarily mean forever.
Don’t hate me.
Trust is more important in a relationship than anything.
Anyone can and will try to break your heart.
Brandon.
We’ll. Have. Our. Forever. Don’t. Trust. Anyone.
Holy fucking hell.
My mouth goes dry, and I can feel goose bumps prickling over my skin when I see it. He never left. He didn’t leave me at all.
With t he butterflies that are whizzing around my stomach, and the way my heart has just begun to flutter, I’m finding it really hard to stay steady on my feet.
Lifting my eyes unt il mine meet with his, he appears anxious as I take a step closer to him. Standing and staring into his eyes is all I can do while this all sinks in.
The past weeks of torture, of pur e hell, thinking that he had left me were completely unnecessary. How did I not see this?
Unable to control myself and my thoughts, I grab his face with both of my hands, and crash my lips onto his. He lets out a gasp at my actions, and I feel his whole body becoming rigid. Smiling against his lips, I step away, noticing him wince a little before breaking our eye contact completely.
“Things still aren’t that straightforward, Alexis,” he says, keeping his eyes focused away from mine and aimed down towards the floor. “We have a lot of things we need to deal with, and I’m not so sure you’ll be so willing to accept everything that I have to tell you.”
Knitting my eyebrows together at his words, I go to q uestion him, but get distracted by the sound of a door slamming closed from the other side of mine.
“I’ll be right back,” I tell him, a sinking feeling taking over my lower abdomen from the words he’s just spoken.
He had a look of sorrow crossing into his eyes for a moment, and the sadness that washed over his face told me we’re most probably not going to get our forever just yet, if at all.
***
Closing the door behind Detective Gil, I let out a sigh at the fact that I managed to get rid of her so quickly.
She looked pleased with herself, really pleased. I don’t think it will be too long for her to make another appearance, and so with that thought, I head towards my room.
Finally I’ll be getting some answers, although from the way Brandon looked and sounded before I left my room, I’m not overly sure I want to hear some of them anymore.
Opening my door and walking through, I see him sitting on the bed, instantly looking up when he sees me, “Hey,” he says, tapping the space beside him.
Not being able to say a word, because there are what feels like a hundred different emotions flying around my
Searching my eyes and holding me close to him, he slowly closes his eyes and appears to be thinking hard.
“Give her what she wants, and tell her about the lake,” he insists, lifting his hand and brushing some of the stray strands of my hair away from my face. “Don’t tell her you’ve seen me though.”
“You want me to lie for you?” I ask, shocked he would expect me to do such a thing after everything he has put me through.
“Beautiful, you already did,” he answers, his face becoming softer and his eyes slightly brighter. “Go and get rid of her.” he says, pulling away while throwing me an encouraging smile.
Hurrying over to grab it, before she notices I’ve been gone for longer than I really should have been, I take it out from the top drawer and open it up ready to show her.
“You said to keep reading it until it all made sense,” I say quietly, walking back over towards my door at a much slower pace.
“Take the first word from the beginning of every sentence, and then you’ll figure out what I was really trying to say,” he answers, his face becoming more serious, with the frown lines beginning to appear above his brow.
Alexis,
We’ll both find someone we can’t live without one day.
Have James keep a hold of my things for me.
Our time together was fun.
Forever doesn’t necessarily mean forever.
Don’t hate me.
Trust is more important in a relationship than anything.
Anyone can and will try to break your heart.
Brandon.
We’ll. Have. Our. Forever. Don’t. Trust. Anyone.
Holy fucking hell.
My mouth goes dry, and I can feel goose bumps prickling over my skin when I see it. He never left. He didn’t leave me at all.
With t he butterflies that are whizzing around my stomach, and the way my heart has just begun to flutter, I’m finding it really hard to stay steady on my feet.
Lifting my eyes unt il mine meet with his, he appears anxious as I take a step closer to him. Standing and staring into his eyes is all I can do while this all sinks in.
The past weeks of torture, of pur e hell, thinking that he had left me were completely unnecessary. How did I not see this?
Unable to control myself and my thoughts, I grab his face with both of my hands, and crash my lips onto his. He lets out a gasp at my actions, and I feel his whole body becoming rigid. Smiling against his lips, I step away, noticing him wince a little before breaking our eye contact completely.
“Things still aren’t that straightforward, Alexis,” he says, keeping his eyes focused away from mine and aimed down towards the floor. “We have a lot of things we need to deal with, and I’m not so sure you’ll be so willing to accept everything that I have to tell you.”
Knitting my eyebrows together at his words, I go to q uestion him, but get distracted by the sound of a door slamming closed from the other side of mine.
“I’ll be right back,” I tell him, a sinking feeling taking over my lower abdomen from the words he’s just spoken.
He had a look of sorrow crossing into his eyes for a moment, and the sadness that washed over his face told me we’re most probably not going to get our forever just yet, if at all.
***
Closing the door behind Detective Gil, I let out a sigh at the fact that I managed to get rid of her so quickly.
She looked pleased with herself, really pleased. I don’t think it will be too long for her to make another appearance, and so with that thought, I head towards my room.
Finally I’ll be getting some answers, although from the way Brandon looked and sounded before I left my room, I’m not overly sure I want to hear some of them anymore.
Opening my door and walking through, I see him sitting on the bed, instantly looking up when he sees me, “Hey,” he says, tapping the space beside him.
Not being able to say a word, because there are what feels like a hundred different emotions flying around my
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