The Rules of Dating My Best Friend's Sister by Keeland Vi & Ward Penelope

Author:Keeland, Vi & Ward, Penelope [Keeland, Vi & Ward, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Music
Amazon: B0BFC9Z477
Goodreads: 62683711
Publisher: C. Scott Publishing Corp.
Published: 2023-04-02T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Lala

I pulled into the same parking spot I’d pulled out of yesterday morning. My building was a few doors down and across the street. Looking around, everything appeared exactly the same as when I’d left to drive up to Philadelphia, yet nothing was the same at all for me anymore. I sighed. What a whirlwind two days I’d had.

I’d left New York determined to fix things with my fiancé. Warren had known things between us were off when he left last weekend, and he’d called every night this week to see if we were okay. I hated that I was making him feel uneasy. He didn’t deserve that. So I’d driven home to surprise him, like he had me the week before, in order to assure him everything was good between us. I swear I’d had the best of intentions when I’d left just yesterday.

Warren worked at the lab on Saturday afternoons, so I drove up early and visited my parents. After, I went to his favorite bakery and picked up his favorite dessert—gluten-free carrot cake with vegan, dairy-free “cream cheese” frosting—before heading to his place. But just as I pulled up, a text from Holden arrived. And after that, my visit to smooth things over didn’t go exactly as planned. In fact, it turned out to be one hell of a bumpy ride. I wound up sitting outside of Warren’s house for more than an hour, reading Holden’s text over and over. Then my fiancé noticed my car and came out to see if I was alright.

The moment I opened my mouth to tell him everything was great, tears started streaming down my face.

I couldn’t do it.

I just couldn’t do it anymore.

Now it was late on Sunday, almost eleven o’clock at night, and I still hadn’t responded to Holden’s text from yesterday. I wasn’t sure if he was home, but I was about to find out. Because things between us needed to be settled once and for all.

Adrenaline pumped through my veins as I got out of the car, walked across the street, and rode the elevator up to our floor. I could’ve used a glass of wine to calm my nerves before going to Holden’s apartment, but I was afraid if I went to my place, I’d chicken out and never knock. So I unlocked my door, tossed my bag inside without crossing the threshold, and walked next door.

My hand trembled as I lifted it to knock.

But my heart nearly broke when Holden opened the door, and his face fell finding me on the other side. I never wanted to be the cause of that pain.

He closed his eyes. “I’m so sorry, Lala. I should never have sent that text, and I should never have done what I did last weekend at the bar. I’m a complete asshole.”

“Can I come in so we can talk?”

Holden nodded and stepped aside for me to enter.

My insides felt like a shaken bottle of champagne, and I was afraid when I opened my mouth, I’d spew all over the place.

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