Chasing Us by M.A. Lee

Author:M.A. Lee [Lee, M.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Book Bliss Publishing
Published: 2021-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Waking, I felt Brandon’s arm stretched across my bare chest. The warmth radiating from him made me want to snuggle closer to his body, but instead, I slowly rolled out of his embrace. Reaching around the room, I searched quietly for my clothes. I had spent most of the night trying to talk myself out of leaving today. I knew what I was about to do would hurt Brandon and would absolutely devastate me, but I really didn’t have a choice anymore.

Jamie had been calling my cell phone non-stop and part of me felt like I owed it to both him and our relationship to hear him out. Brandon was an amazing guy, but I wasn’t what he needed. Brandon deserved a girl as carefree and fun as he is. Someone who could just run away from her life and fall into his rock star lifestyle. As much as I wished I could be that girl, I just wasn’t her. I wanted a suburban lifestyle with a steady career income and kids and a husband. Being with Brandon meant constantly fighting off women throwing themselves at him and never having the dream life I had wanted my entire life. I wasn’t about to compete with another woman for his attention. After spending most of the night devising a plan, I had decided I would dress in the first thing I could find in my bag then head out and get on a bus to the next town. I would continue my journey, but I would go alone.

Looking over at Brandon one last time, I struggled to get my jeans on as I crept to the hotel door. Just as my hand reached for the knob, I heard Brandon begin to move around in our bed.

“What are you doing?” he asked, his voice full of confusion as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

Closing my eyes, I cringed as I attempted to create a lie that would make him believe I wasn’t about to leave him after our amazing night together. Taking a deep breath, I turned around and tried to hide the pain coursing throughout my body.

“Good morning,” I said in my fake cheerful voice.

Looking at me with a strange expression, Brandon sat up. “What are you doing?” he asked again.

“I uh…” I tried to form a sentence but nothing seemed to come alive.

I stood paralyzed, unable to say anything that would take the pain away. Throwing the covers away from his bare body, Brandon stood and slowly walked toward me like a predator reaching his prey. “You were leaving,” he stated more as a fact than a question.

My breath was trapped and I suddenly felt lightheaded from the lack of oxygen I was allowing in my brain. Once again, my mouth opened but only a quiet stutter escaped.

Reaching me, Brandon stood only inches away from me and I could feel his warmth. My eyes were fixed on the floor as I knew I couldn’t look at him.

“Answer me,” he said as he took his hands and cupped my face.

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