into the living room. She grabbed her phone off the table and swiped her finger across the screen a few times. “You deny sending me this?” Her voice had risen, her heart pounded as she thrust her phone in his direction.
He took the phone from her and looked at the screen, his face scrunching up as he did. “I wasn’t breaking up with you, Haylee.” Kyle’s voice was hard. “I just needed a day or two to get my head back in the game. You completely blew my fucking mind that weekend and I couldn’t get shit done being away from you.”
Haylee’s mouth dropped open. She couldn’t take in every thing he was saying to her. Had he really been missing her? Maybe even as much as she missed him? She was completely blown away by the serious tone of his voice. But, what about the laughing woman in the background?
“Tell me, Kyle, who was with you the last time we spoke?”
Kyle ran his hands over his short hair and locked his hands behind his neck. His brow furrowed. Haylee waited, part of her hoping it was a misunderstanding. The other part dreading his explanation of why he’d have a woman with him when he supposedly missed her.
“When we last spoke, my room mate, Sam had his girlfriend over. It was just the three of us. Why?”
Haylee plopped down on the couch, her energy completely zapped from her. Could she have been so utterly mistaken? She’d assumed and overreacted and had spent the last few weeks in pure misery. All for what? Something she overheard and jumped to conclusions about. She dropped her head in her hands and felt the tears stinging her eyes. She’d majorly fucked up and now…what? What could she say?
“Haylee?” Kyle sat down on the couch next to her. “What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
Haylee shook, then nodded her head. She wasn’t okay. But he was here with her and she had the chance to fix everything if only she could explain and he’d forgive her. Her heart skipped a beat. Kyle was here. He wasn’t in London, but sitting right next to her. Her head snapped up, almost whacking Kyle in the face. She smiled and lunged at him, throwing her arms around his neck, and squeezing him as hard as she could.
She inhaled his scent. The same scent she’d coveted after he left behind his t-shirt and had slept on her pillows. She refused to wash a single thing, and the scent had faded as the weeks went by. Now, here it was again. He was here again. Her heart lifted and she felt that she finally had a shot at happiness. But, would it last? Doubt crept in and she decided she had to talk this out with him before she stripped herself naked and threw herself at him.
Leaning away from Kyle, Haylee looked into his beautiful green eyes. How she had missed those eyes. She broke the gaze, knowing she’d never be able to focus unless she did. Slowly, she explained everything to Kyle; from the phone call to the text and everything after. She left out the depression part, but simply said she was sad and kept to herself. She couldn’t let him think that she’d fall apart without him. After all, what if he wasn’t here to stay?
“Haylee, I have a present for you.” Kyle stood up and walked over to his coat, pulling a small box out of his pocket. He came back over to her and sat on the coffee table in front of her. “I bought this when I first got to London. I wanted to give it to you when I knew I was back in Jersey to stay.”
Haylee’s eyes widened. She stared at the small blue box as her mind processed his words. He was here to stay. She wanted to jump up and down and shout her excitement for the world to hear, but she remained seated.
“I know we haven’t actually been together very long. After all we’ve only spent about three full days together over the past six weeks. But, I’ve come to cherish you. My time in London was
He took the phone from her and looked at the screen, his face scrunching up as he did. “I wasn’t breaking up with you, Haylee.” Kyle’s voice was hard. “I just needed a day or two to get my head back in the game. You completely blew my fucking mind that weekend and I couldn’t get shit done being away from you.”
Haylee’s mouth dropped open. She couldn’t take in every thing he was saying to her. Had he really been missing her? Maybe even as much as she missed him? She was completely blown away by the serious tone of his voice. But, what about the laughing woman in the background?
“Tell me, Kyle, who was with you the last time we spoke?”
Kyle ran his hands over his short hair and locked his hands behind his neck. His brow furrowed. Haylee waited, part of her hoping it was a misunderstanding. The other part dreading his explanation of why he’d have a woman with him when he supposedly missed her.
“When we last spoke, my room mate, Sam had his girlfriend over. It was just the three of us. Why?”
Haylee plopped down on the couch, her energy completely zapped from her. Could she have been so utterly mistaken? She’d assumed and overreacted and had spent the last few weeks in pure misery. All for what? Something she overheard and jumped to conclusions about. She dropped her head in her hands and felt the tears stinging her eyes. She’d majorly fucked up and now…what? What could she say?
“Haylee?” Kyle sat down on the couch next to her. “What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
Haylee shook, then nodded her head. She wasn’t okay. But he was here with her and she had the chance to fix everything if only she could explain and he’d forgive her. Her heart skipped a beat. Kyle was here. He wasn’t in London, but sitting right next to her. Her head snapped up, almost whacking Kyle in the face. She smiled and lunged at him, throwing her arms around his neck, and squeezing him as hard as she could.
She inhaled his scent. The same scent she’d coveted after he left behind his t-shirt and had slept on her pillows. She refused to wash a single thing, and the scent had faded as the weeks went by. Now, here it was again. He was here again. Her heart lifted and she felt that she finally had a shot at happiness. But, would it last? Doubt crept in and she decided she had to talk this out with him before she stripped herself naked and threw herself at him.
Leaning away from Kyle, Haylee looked into his beautiful green eyes. How she had missed those eyes. She broke the gaze, knowing she’d never be able to focus unless she did. Slowly, she explained everything to Kyle; from the phone call to the text and everything after. She left out the depression part, but simply said she was sad and kept to herself. She couldn’t let him think that she’d fall apart without him. After all, what if he wasn’t here to stay?
“Haylee, I have a present for you.” Kyle stood up and walked over to his coat, pulling a small box out of his pocket. He came back over to her and sat on the coffee table in front of her. “I bought this when I first got to London. I wanted to give it to you when I knew I was back in Jersey to stay.”
Haylee’s eyes widened. She stared at the small blue box as her mind processed his words. He was here to stay. She wanted to jump up and down and shout her excitement for the world to hear, but she remained seated.
“I know we haven’t actually been together very long. After all we’ve only spent about three full days together over the past six weeks. But, I’ve come to cherish you. My time in London was
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