24 Roses by Elena M. Reyes

Author:Elena M. Reyes [Reyes, Elena M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Erotica
ISBN: 9781544132297
Google: nqWFDgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B06XPMD68R
Publisher: Pronoun
Published: 2017-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

Day 13…

“How are you feeling, sweetie?” It was the fourth time I’d been asked this within the last twenty minutes. Friends, family, and coworkers; I had entertained them all on a constant basis. “Do you need me to grab you anything? Food or maybe something to drink?”

For some reason, everyone wanted to visit you the moment something horrendous happened. Get a peek at the broken girl; as if you we’re some sort of experiment/side show that people must observe. Treat delicately while making assessments on what you needed.

“I’m fine.” Fake smile in place, I pulled the blanket higher over my legs. My eyes traveled the living space looking for Bryson and found him across the room. As if feeling mine on him, he looked my way. We connected while he continued speaking to his cousin and brother, both of whom nursed a beer and laughed at something my best friend said.

“You okay,” Bryson mouthed, and I nodded, wearing a small smile. He tipped his bottle at me while wearing that shitty grin I secretly loved. It made him look boyish—handsome—in a filthy sort of way that so many men tried hard to achieve and most failed miserably at.

His charisma came naturally.

“It must’ve been so traumatic,” my neighbor, Maggie, said after a few minutes of silence. Brought my attention back to her, and yet, my eyes remained on Bryson. For a second, I found myself amused at how blatant my need for him was. “Scary as the car almost crushed you.”

She was lost in her own mind; the woman seemed to be putting together a mental scrapbook of my accident. Morbid curiosity at its best.

Without losing my cool, I recounted my practiced response— a few noncommittal words that satisfied most people’s desire to know. “To be honest, I don’t remember much past the initial shock. Things blurred after impact, and I came to fully at the hospital a few days later. My mother and Bryson know more of the aftermath than I do. Pain medications are a wonderful thing in these instances.”

I could feel her eyes on me. “And Bryson?” It was the way she said his name that caused me to look at her wrinkled face. “Did that boy finally do right by you?”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked low, not wanting to draw anyone’s attention our way. “Do right by me?”

“Admit his feelings, of course.”

“There are no feelings to admit...” I kept my voice even and controlled. “...other than brotherly love and gratitude.”

“Keep telling yourself that, child.”

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