My Own Turley: Caleb & Bill by Ana Cory

Author:Ana Cory [Cory, Ana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2020-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Bill Williamson

I was alone. Caleb had every right to protect himself. I was leaving. We’d only just met. What was I expecting? We had a strong connection, but would he be willing to wait for me? Would I even want to ask him to wait? The thought of Caleb with someone else made my stomach sour.

The truth was, I was leaving for a year, and Caleb was right to be upset.

That’s why I was alone. I didn’t like him being upset with me, but how much harder would it be if he and I continued to grow closer only to rip up whatever we were building a couple of months later? Even if I understood it, it didn’t take away from the sting. I wanted Caleb in my arms. I wanted him.

I could understand why he thought this was all about Josh, but Bear was right. It really wasn’t about Josh at all. It was about my mom. Josh and I had just gone on our first date when my mom passed away. He got me through so much of the initial grief. He was there for me.

He was also the very last new person in my life who had met my mom, although briefly. After that, every single new person that I met would be someone who had never met her. Something about that drove me insane. I hated it.

Caleb never knew her. It wasn’t his fault. It wasn’t even a bad thing, really. It was just more time covering my mother’s memory, I was just her little boy trying to fight the nature of life.

Time moves on, slowly. It was a massive thing, but damned if I wasn’t going to give it hell even if I knew I wouldn’t win.

I paced the living room, trying to think of what I could do to fix this. I didn’t want to spend my last two months home without Caleb. He meant something to me. I cared about him. Maybe I could convince him to at least enjoy this last bit of time we had together before I left. It seemed a damned shame to waste. I get that he wanted to protect himself from heart break, but he was also leaving all the good things to the side.

I walked to the kitchen and opened the fridge. Bear had left a six pack in the fridge. He must have forgotten. It was calling to me, and I could really use a drink. I grabbed a bottle and twisted the cap open. The hiss made my fingers tremble. I held the bottle up to my lips but paused. I turned bottle upside down in the sink and grabbed the edge of the counter until my knuckles turned white.

I grabbed another bottle and twisted the cap.

Fuck.

I turned it upside down in the sink. I proceeded to empty every last bottle until there was no alcohol in the house.

“Bill, don’t be an idiot,” I told myself.

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