Chapter 20

 

Brian couldn't take it anymore.  He finally got out of bed and went to the kitchen for a Coke.  Why he was losing sleep over this is what he couldn't understand.  "I know that this part is her fault.  I tried," he thought as he ran his hand through he hair.

He didn't want to give in.  He knew he tried.  The way Angela was acting was a little out of line to him. There was no reason for her to run off like this.
 

But there was one way that they could repair this.  Maybe if he did, she would apologize herself.  She just might understand.  "Maybe I should tell her," he said to himself as he finished his Coke and went back to bed.

The next day

 

Krista laid in bed replaying last night in her head over and over again.  She was definitely upset about Brian and Angela, but the part where Brian took her home was what made her night.
 

Nick had walked her to the door.  He whispered to her, "Next time, it'll be uneventful 'cause we'll be out on our own."
 

"There's gonna be a next time," she thought excitedly.  He then leaned in for a quick kiss and went back to the jeep.  She's been on cloud nine ever since.
 

As for Angela, Krista wasn't going to even try to talk to her.  Krista never got anywhere trying to force her to talk.  When Angela was ready to talk, Krista would be waiting.

At the hotel...

Angela was watching TV when she got another knock at her door.
 

"Who's here now?" she asked herself.
 

She quickly ran her brush through her hair and looked out the peephole to see who it was.  "You've got to be kidding me," she thought. She wasn't in the mood for this.
 

"What do you want Brian?" she yelled through the door.
 

"I need to talk to you," he said from the other side, his voice lower.
 

"If you're here to apologize, you can leave now."
 

"I'm not here to do that.  I just need to tell you something that I think you should know."
 

"Alright.  Fine."  Angela opened the door and let him in.  "Don't go any farther than here."  She pointed to the doorstopper.  "Well?"
 

"I just wanted to tell you that the girl who's name I called you by, Leigh, was someone I was seeing when I met you again.  I had been with her for a little while.  But not anymore," he added quickly.  "I found myself
comparing her to you after a while and it just wasn't fair to her.  She was a great person and all, but she just wasn't you.  And I really have no idea why I'm here tell you this.  It was just something  I guess I felt I had
to do."
 

"Oh," she whispered.  She felt too hurt and betrayed to say anything else at that moment.  The tears wouldn't come.  She was so emotionally drained that she was numb.  "Get out," she said quietly, with no emotion.
 

"Alright," Brian replied.  That wasn't exactly the response he wanted.  Guilt swept over him as he opened the door.  He really didn't want to feel bad, like it was his fault that she was acting this way.  But he couldn't help it.  He cared too much for her.
 

The door clicked shut and Angela just stood there.  The words still sinking in.
 

She suddenly felt restricted.  Then she let out a breath.  She had forgotten to breathe.  No thoughts ran through her mind.  She lost all motion.  Time had slowed down to an almost standstill.

Meanwhile...

Brian walked out of the hotel and got into his jeep.  "I give up," he said aloud to no one in particular.  He knew he messed up the first time, but then Angela took it too far.
 

This time though......  He knew he messed up again.  Telling Angela about Leighanne was a definite mistake.  But for some reason he just had to tell her.  He wasn't sure why.  He just did.