Hate to Love You by Lily Ryan

Author:Lily Ryan [Ryan, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Samantha

Nervous and ashamed to face my brother, I knock on his open door. I’ve been holed up in my room all day. I can’t take being in there another second. My room, my bed, it all reminds me of the one person I want to forget, Cole.

Besides, I can’t hide from Tyler forever. He means too much to me. I have to make amends. The sooner, the better.

“Can I come in?”

My brother lies on his bed with his hands behind his head, staring up at the ceiling. Tyler looks at me for a long minute before he nods, giving me the okay to enter.

“Do you hate me?” I ask sitting on the edge of the bed.

“No. I don’t hate you.” He pushes himself up to a sitting position. “I hate Cole. I’ll kill that bastard if he so much as looks at you.”

I sniffle. “Please, don’t. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to come between you. If I could undo everything . . .” Overcome with tears, I can’t finish the sentence.

“Aww, Sammie.” Tyler pulls me into his arms. I bury my face in his chest and cry. It feels good to let it out to someone. “I’m sorry this happened. The person I’m most angry with is myself for fucking up. If I was here, this never would’ve happened.”

“It would’ve happened, Ty.” I wipe my eyes with my fingertips. “Maybe not when it did, but eventually, before I left for school something would’ve happened whether you were here or not.”

“If I was here, I could’ve kept an eye on him. Made sure—”

“What? That we didn’t talk to each other? That we didn’t see each other and wish we could be together. Maybe you keeping us apart made it worse. Maybe I would’ve seen what an asshole he is sooner. Before I . . .” I feel my emotions getting the best of me, so I take a breath.

I will not be a weak, sniveling girl over Cole. Over any guy, ever again. Even if he broke my heart. What’s done is done. I said no regrets and I meant it. The regrets I have aren’t about having sex with Cole. They’re about falling in love with him. And loving him with all that I am.

“Can I ask you a question?” I ask, looking at my brother. He looks every bit as hurt and betrayed as I feel.

“Sure.”

“Did you really threaten him to stay away from me?”

My brother’s breaths are deep and loud as he hesitates to answer.

“Yeah.”

I pull out of his arms. I wish this part wasn’t true. Then I’d know for sure that truth is as foreign to Cole as the Aegean Sea. Now I’m overthinking everything he said and wishing the truths outweigh the lies.

“Why? Why would you do that? Do you think I’m so pathetic I can’t see through a guys bullshit?”

Tyler quirks his eyebrow up.

“Okay. I fucked up. But I was scared and emotional with no experience because you haven’t let anyone near me in the last three years.

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