Forever Reckless by Brittany Butler

Author:Brittany Butler [Butler, Brittany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Two hours later I walk quickly into the lobby of William’s apartment building. I catch the elevator as the door begins to close. I smile at my reflection. My hair is a shade darker and barely reaches my shoulders.

“Olivia, is that you?”Williams asks after I shut the door. I kick my shoes off and leave them beside the door.

“Yeah.” I spot my suitcase in the foyer. I release the handle and roll it through the living room. I almost make it to a guest bedroom, but he stops me.

“That’s not my room,” he says. I seethe that he assumes that I’ll sleep with him.

“I know, William. It’s my room for the week.” Feeling brave, I turn my head to face him. He has exchanged his suit for lounge pants, loose fitting, low hanging lounger pants.

“I ordered food for you. If you’re hungry,” he says slowly.

I nod my head, forcing a smile. “Thanks.” I leave my suitcase inside the room and follow him into the kitchen.

The scent of Chinese food invades the space, I spot a sack, and it’s equipped with the logo of my favorite take-out restaurant in New York. I can feel my expression harden; this is his attempt to say he’s sorry. Sorry William, you can’t call a girl the wrong name and buy her forgiveness with food.

“You cut your hair,” he says matter-of-fact. He passes me the box of stir fry and chop sticks.

“I did.” I push my chicken around the box, refusing to meet his eyes.

“I’m so sorry about today,” he starts. I keep my eyes on my food. “You’re staring daggers at your food. Tell me what you’re thinking.”

Deep down I knew this couldn’t work. We never even tried dating, we had a short-lived affair. We have been friends for as long as my memory allows me to know. I swallow the lump in my throat and meet his gaze.

“I’m freaking out about my hair. I’ve never wore it so short,” I lie. His eyes search my face, calculating my feelings.

“It’s beautiful. You could pull anything off.” He crosses the space before us and tucks a lock behind my ear. “I was worried you were upset about the name-slip. I’m not used to having you at work. She was always there with Emma and… Forgive me?” His eyes plead with me.

This is it.

“It’s not a big deal,” I laugh, forcing humor. “I call my friends by wrong names all the time.”

“It’s not acceptable for me to call you another name. I wanted you to know how sorry I am.” I jump from the stool and grab my take-out box.

“It’s cool,” I shrug my shoulders. “We’re still friends. Do you mind if I eat this in my room?”

The v between his eyebrows form, he rakes his hand down his face. His jaw clenches, deep in thought. “Where the hell does ‘It’s cool, we’re still friends’ mean?” He asks.

“This,” I say, waving my hand in between us, ‘is ridiculous. William, it has to stop. If we continue our friendship will be over.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.