Solitude of a Birdcage by Brielle Skye

Author:Brielle Skye
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, love story, womens fiction, amnesia, literary fiction, love triangle, contemporary romance, contemporary womens fiction, friendship and loyalty, something borrowed
Publisher: Brielle Skye

The sun was going down and the summer air was cool when Maxie left Bea's house to make her way home. She walked slowly toward the subway, enjoying the warmth of the evening and the chill of the breeze. Such a beautiful night for such an ugly day, she thought. And now she had to go back to the apartment, back to her very own little hell on earth. She almost considered turning back and just staying at Bea's, but how long could she run from reality? It was what it was. Isaac was Van's. The way it should have been from the beginning.

Just when she felt the dark pit inside of her beginning to open again, someone called her name. She looked around until she found Daniel Gnar on the curb, stepping out of his car. "Maxie!" he called again, waving to her. "Where are you headed?"

"Home," she admitted. He motioned her over. He walked around the passenger side and opened the door for her, but not before opening his arms and wrapping her in them.

"You look pretty," he said as he bent to hug her.

"Thank you," she replied, pulling back. "If my apartment is out of your way, I can walk," she said. "I don't mind."

He stepped aside so she could get into the car. "I'm not going to let you walk."

Once they were both inside his car, he said, "Where are you coming from?"

"Bea's," she said.

"You and Bea are pretty close, huh?"

"She's my best friend," Maxie admitted. "Besides Van."

He nodded. "How is Van?"

"Dandy," she replied dryly.

Gnar smirked. "Can I tell you something?"

She shrugged. "Sure, what's up?"

"When I first met Van, I was surprised that she was Isaac's girlfriend. All that time, I thought it was you." Maxie didn't reply, so Gnar went on. "And even after you told me that he was seeing Van, I still thought you two had something going on. Funny, huh?"

"Yeah," she said with a humorless chuckle. "Funny. What changed your mind?"

"I don't know. I guess I just got to know you guys a little better. Your friendship with Van seems genuine. I guess I just can't see you doing anything like that to her, and vice versa." Maxie swallowed hard. "Plus, Van and Isaac are good for each other. Don't you think?"

"Oh yeah," Maxie choked out.

"Even though he's just getting to know her again, he's already falling pretty hard for her." For the first time since the conversation started, Maxie looked at him.

"Yeah?"

He nodded. "And can I tell you something else?"

"Sure," she replied, though she didn't want to hear anything else.

"I'm glad that I was wrong about you and Isaac. Because I've been captivated by you since we met, Max, Isaac or no Isaac. Of course he's my closest friend," he added. "Almost like family, so I wouldn't have pursued you. But you really caught my eye. You still have my eye."

She forced a small smile. "That's sweet, Gnar."

Sighing, he looked away from her. She was thankful for that. He was silent, too.

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