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“Bryan, you know how much I don’t like this cat.” I screeched when I pounced onto my lap.“Jesus Britney, relax. He just wanted to say hello.”
“Funny Bry.” He scoops up the little thing and sits next to me.
“Why’d you bring him here anyways?”
“Because I didn’t want to leave him alone in the apartment.”
“Whatever.”
He just chuckles and smiles. “So what do you want to do tonight?”
“Why don’t we just hang out here?”
“Ok that’s fine. I’m going to call Lauren and see when she get off work.”
He gets up just as the phone rings. “Maybe that’s her.” He grabs the phone off the wall.
“Hello?”
I get up and pass him, going into the kitchen.
“Yeah sure. Britney, it’s for you.”
I look at him and notice the scowl on his face. Confused, I take the phone from him.
“Hello?”
“Your brother is going to kill me, isn’t he?”
I let out a breath. “No, he is not going to kill you.”
“Yes his is. He’s probably out to buy a shotgun right now.”
I couldn’t help but smile at his cowardness. “He could never kill someone. Not even you.” I paused. “Break a couple of bones but never kill.”
“Are you serious?”
“No Justin, of course not.” He remains silent. “Justin, I promise you he will not hurt you. I won’t let him.”
He sighs in relief. “Ok change of subject. I take it you’re in New York now.”
“Obviously Justin.”
He laughs. “Right… well so am I.” He pauses. “You still up to meeting?”
“Um…I don’t know Justin.”
He scoffs. “Ok, I understand.”
I shake my head. “It’s not that. I’m hanging out with Bryan and Lauren tonight. We could get together tomorrow night, ok?”
“Really? Yeah, that’s fine.”
“Ok, so tomorrow meet me here at my apartment.”
“Alright. 7:00 sound good?”
“Perfect.”
“Ok, I’ll see you then.”
“Bye J.”
“Bye Brit.”
I wait until he hangs up before I do. I close my eyes and run my hands over my face. It’s going to be a long night.
I get up and head over to the living room. There I find Bryan sitting on the couch with his arms crossed, glaring at me.
I roll my eyes. “Bryan leave it alone.”
“Are you really that stupid Britney?”
“Bryan, I don’t want to hear it.”
“Well you’re going to. Why are you taking to that asshole After everything you went through because of him, you’re just going to let him back in your life just like that?”
I sighed. “Yes Bryan, I am.”
“Why?”
“Because…” I paused. “No matter how much I try to hate him and despite how much I want to hate him, I can’t.” I walk over to the couch and take a seat next to him.
“I can’t because he’s in my heart…and I can’t change that.”
A few moments of silence passes by before he speaks.
“I just don’t want you to get hurt again.”
I let out a smile. “I know…and I love you for caring so much. But I know what I’m doing.” I slap my hands on my thighs and jump to my feet. “Now can we have a nice night without talking about this?”
“Yeah.”
I smile and make my way towards the kitchen, trying to shake away the thoughts that now cloud my mind.