that link. I wasn’t sure if Sydney would be mad or grateful when she found out, so I hadn’t decided on telling her yet.
“Of course. You both mean a lot to me. I’m just really glad you’ve worked it out. Although, that night outside the restaurant I wanted to kill you. After we had talked about how much you wanted to be with Syd and then I saw you with that other woman…” I raised my eyebrows at him. Two weeks before David had been shot, Sydney and I had run into him on a date in the parking lot of a restaurant we’d all gone to. The image of him being with that other woman had hurt Sydney a lot and it had taken all I had to not punch him in the face that evening.
David let out a long sigh. “I know, and like I told you the next day- I didn’t want to go to that. Knowing that Sydney had seen me with someone else made me feel like a piece of shit. No one will ever measure up to Tink, even though she’s super tiny.”
“Good answer.” I leaned forward and ruffled his messy hair.
“Thanks for playing double agent, Am. You’re such a good woman.”
“Why is she such a good woman?” Sydney walked back in and fell into the chair she had been in when I arrived.
“For keeping up with your crazy.” David gave her a mischievous smirk that would have had more of an effect had he not yawned in the middle of it.
Two minutes later I walked out of David’s hospital room with a grin on my face. He had almost seemed back to normal, although I didn’t love that he tired quickly from just our limited conversation. Sydney had looked like she was ready to kick me out when she saw that yawn and so I’d gracefully decided to leave. She was standing guard over her boyfriend and ready to kick the ass of anyone who might threaten his recovery.
She walked with me to the end of the hall and I absolutely loved the look of happiness that sat on her face.
“Call me if you need anything else, but hopefully everything will last you another week or so.”
Sydney nodded gratefully. “Thank you for that. I really needed some clean clothes before I got kicked out for looking like a hobo.”
“Keep me up to date about everything, okay?” I pulled her into my arms and we hugged for a long moment before pulling back.
“Thanks babe. Love you.” Sydney waved as she turned to head back to David’s room, afraid to let him be alone for too long.
I hit the button on the elevator panel and when the doors opened I stepped in quickly. A few other people were standing in the car and I had to do a double take when a familiar face was staring back. His golden brown eyes were sparkling as he grinned at me.
“Amanda.”
I let the corners of my mouth tip up.
“Brandon.”
Brandon Holt and I had dated for a couple of years in college, and it had seemed to go well until I found him in bed with another girl in his dorm room. I had been sad, mainly because we were close, but more than anything I had been irritated that he felt the need to sleep with someone else. I’d forgiven him eventually, and we had remained on friendly terms until he graduated the year before me.
He ran his eyes down my body unhurriedly as we let a few more people onto the elevator. I adjusted the purse on my arm and moved so we were shoulder to shoulder to accommodate the bodies that had joined us.
“How are you?” I asked politely.
“I’m good. My aunt is having a knee replacement today and I was just waiting for her. What are you doing here?”
“Visiting a friend who had surgery recently.”
He nodded in answer and when the elevator let out a chirp, we both walked through the doors to the ground floor.
“Hey, wanna grab some coffee? I have to stay until her surgery is done and I’d love to catch up.” He gave me a lopsided smile that I used to think was cute. Brandon wasn’t a bad looking guy- tall, lean, fantastic hair- but after I’d opened that door to see his naked ass pounding into some random girl, his attraction level had fallen in my
“Of course. You both mean a lot to me. I’m just really glad you’ve worked it out. Although, that night outside the restaurant I wanted to kill you. After we had talked about how much you wanted to be with Syd and then I saw you with that other woman…” I raised my eyebrows at him. Two weeks before David had been shot, Sydney and I had run into him on a date in the parking lot of a restaurant we’d all gone to. The image of him being with that other woman had hurt Sydney a lot and it had taken all I had to not punch him in the face that evening.
David let out a long sigh. “I know, and like I told you the next day- I didn’t want to go to that. Knowing that Sydney had seen me with someone else made me feel like a piece of shit. No one will ever measure up to Tink, even though she’s super tiny.”
“Good answer.” I leaned forward and ruffled his messy hair.
“Thanks for playing double agent, Am. You’re such a good woman.”
“Why is she such a good woman?” Sydney walked back in and fell into the chair she had been in when I arrived.
“For keeping up with your crazy.” David gave her a mischievous smirk that would have had more of an effect had he not yawned in the middle of it.
Two minutes later I walked out of David’s hospital room with a grin on my face. He had almost seemed back to normal, although I didn’t love that he tired quickly from just our limited conversation. Sydney had looked like she was ready to kick me out when she saw that yawn and so I’d gracefully decided to leave. She was standing guard over her boyfriend and ready to kick the ass of anyone who might threaten his recovery.
She walked with me to the end of the hall and I absolutely loved the look of happiness that sat on her face.
“Call me if you need anything else, but hopefully everything will last you another week or so.”
Sydney nodded gratefully. “Thank you for that. I really needed some clean clothes before I got kicked out for looking like a hobo.”
“Keep me up to date about everything, okay?” I pulled her into my arms and we hugged for a long moment before pulling back.
“Thanks babe. Love you.” Sydney waved as she turned to head back to David’s room, afraid to let him be alone for too long.
I hit the button on the elevator panel and when the doors opened I stepped in quickly. A few other people were standing in the car and I had to do a double take when a familiar face was staring back. His golden brown eyes were sparkling as he grinned at me.
“Amanda.”
I let the corners of my mouth tip up.
“Brandon.”
Brandon Holt and I had dated for a couple of years in college, and it had seemed to go well until I found him in bed with another girl in his dorm room. I had been sad, mainly because we were close, but more than anything I had been irritated that he felt the need to sleep with someone else. I’d forgiven him eventually, and we had remained on friendly terms until he graduated the year before me.
He ran his eyes down my body unhurriedly as we let a few more people onto the elevator. I adjusted the purse on my arm and moved so we were shoulder to shoulder to accommodate the bodies that had joined us.
“How are you?” I asked politely.
“I’m good. My aunt is having a knee replacement today and I was just waiting for her. What are you doing here?”
“Visiting a friend who had surgery recently.”
He nodded in answer and when the elevator let out a chirp, we both walked through the doors to the ground floor.
“Hey, wanna grab some coffee? I have to stay until her surgery is done and I’d love to catch up.” He gave me a lopsided smile that I used to think was cute. Brandon wasn’t a bad looking guy- tall, lean, fantastic hair- but after I’d opened that door to see his naked ass pounding into some random girl, his attraction level had fallen in my
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