Crazy in Love (Matt & Anna Book 1) by Annabelle Costa

Author:Annabelle Costa [Costa, Annabelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rose Bud Press
Published: 2017-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 35: Matt

“What the fuck, Matt?”

It’s the first thing Calvin says when he sees me. I decided to wait until lunchtime to confront him about the whole Anna thing. But the second I get to his cubicle, he sees the brace on my right leg and his whole face changes.

“We need to talk,” I say.

“Like hell we do,” he says, practically leaping out of his seat.

He follows me to an empty conference room, keeping pace with my slow steps. When we get inside, I collapse into an empty seat and he sits next to me. He leans forward intently.

I remember during our orientation years ago, Calvin and I ended up sitting together just randomly. Well, maybe not entirely randomly. I was already sitting in the room, my hands folded in my lap like a good little employee at my very first job, then Cal plopped into the seat next to mine. I noticed right away that he wasn’t wearing a tie, and I stared at him, shocked that he would have the audacity to do such a thing.

At first, the constant jokes he made during the orientation got me worried we’d get in trouble, but as the day dragged on, I appreciated his sense of humor more and more. Calvin Fitzgerald was funny as hell. You couldn’t not like him. Just like I couldn’t not say yes when Cal asked me to hit the local bar with him after work to “try and forget this stupid orientation shit.”

I used to look forward to going out after work with Calvin. I can’t even remember the last time we did it. He doesn’t even ask me anymore.

“Listen, Cal,” I say. “Were you the one who vandalized Anna’s cans?”

Calvin stares at me, the color rising up in his cheeks. He lets out an angry grunt. “Are you fucking kidding me? That’s what you want to talk about? Those fucking cans?”

“Calvin…”

“No,” he snaps. “Forget about Anna and her stupid cans. Who gives a shit about all that?”

“Did you do it?” I press him.

“If I tell you whether I did it or not, will you tell me what’s going on with you?” Calvin looks me straight in the eyes. “Because this Achilles tear shit? I don’t believe you anymore. There’s obviously something going on with you, and you’re my best friend, and you won’t even say what it is.”

“Fine,” I say through my teeth. “You tell me the truth and I’ll tell you the truth.”

Calvin looks at me for a second, then leans back in his chair. “Okay, I did it.” He shrugs like it isn’t any big revelation, like it’s no big deal. I want to punch my best friend in the nose. “So what? She shouldn’t have had them anyway. I deserve a fucking medal for getting rid of them. I should have done it years ago.”

My right hand has reflexively balled into a fist. I have to make an effort to calm myself down. “She was crying, Cal.”

“I don’t give a shit if she was crying,” he says.

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