In Pieces by Land Alexa

Author:Land, Alexa [Land, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-07-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I was quiet as Kieran drove us back to my apartment. Finally when he pulled up to the curb, I said softly, “I didn’t think about it. I didn’t think about how being with me would affect your life.”

“It doesn’t matter. There are always people that will question my choices. But they’re my choices, and I don’t care what anyone else thinks.”

“Sure you do. You didn’t even come out before now because you were worried about how others would react. And now your family knows you’re dating a prostitute. I’m so sorry about bringing all these complications into your life.”

“I used to worry about what others might think, but I’m growing up now. I’m just not going to let people’s opinions dictate how I live my life anymore.” He kissed me gently, then rested his forehead against mine.

“I don’t get it,” I admitted. “I don’t get why you’d put yourself through so much to be with me.”

“No?” The corners of Kieran’s lips turned up in a little smile. “Someday I’ll explain it to you.” He kissed me again.

I sighed and said, “I want to get that sketch and summary over with for your uncle, and I’m not going to be very good company after that. Can I call you tomorrow?”

“Sure baby.” He wound a lock of my hair around his index finger. “But if you change your mind and decide you don’t want to be alone, just text me and I’ll be right over.”

I wasn’t willing to let go of him just yet, so I laced my fingers together at the back of his neck and bought myself some more time with him by asking, “What’re you going to do this afternoon?”

“A homeowner’s work is never done. I need to sand the stairs and landing, get them ready for painting. I need to replace that front window, too, but I guess that’s kind of pointless right now. Brian’s pretty pissed at me, so he’d probably just break it again.”

“How did he break it last time?”

“He threw a dinner plate through it.”

“Why?”

“Because he didn’t like what I made him for dinner,” he said with a frown. “I don’t really cook for him anymore, there’s no pleasing him. He prefers frozen dinners to what I was making for him anyway.”

I studied him for a moment, then said, “Brian needs help. You know that, right?”

“Oh, I definitely know that. He needs counseling as well as physical therapy. You can’t actually force someone to get help, though. Whenever I try to bring it up, he just explodes,” Kieran said. He was quiet for a few moments before he added, “He was going to go into law enforcement after the Marines, and feels like his entire future was taken from him along with his limbs. I get why he’s so angry. I just wish I knew how to help him.” There was so much pain in his eyes when he said that.

I hugged him for a long time, and had to force myself to let go of him.

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