Dark Desire by A.J. Daniels

Author:A.J. Daniels [Daniels, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

One Year Later

“YOU HAVE TO stop moping, Klara. It’s been a year since Braxton. You need to get out there again.” Dri plops herself down on the sofa next to me. Her already short shorts riding up even higher.

“As much as I hate to agree with anything Adrienne says, I have to agree with her on this one. “It’s time, Klara.” I scoot over closer to Dri so that Rick can join us on the couch.

“It hasn’t been that long,” I scoff, crossing my arms under my chest knowing that they’re probably right.

“It’s been twelve months, hun.” Dri rubs my back.

Okay, so maybe it has been that long, but I’m allowed to mope, aren’t I? I mean, I did catch my – ugh, I don’t even know what to call him—fucking some other chick in his office when we were supposed to be going for a lunch date.

“Look, Klara. We gave you six months, but when you still weren’t over the prick we figured maybe you felt a little more for him than you were letting on, so we gave it more time to see if you would pull through it on your own. But enough is enough,” Rick deadpans, glaring at me from over the rim of his beer bottle.

“And I did,” I protest, not liking the fact that I seem to be outnumbered right now.

“No, babe, you didn’t. You’re just going through the motions. Work. Gym. And repeat. You haven’t been out with us in a year, and you missed the Superbowl in Feb.”

“Wait, what?” I turn to look at Rick. “I did? I missed the Superbowl? Who played? Who won?”

“See.” Dri shakes her head. “This is what I mean. Before Braxton football was your life. You never missed a regular season game, let alone the Superbowl. You’re not living, Klara. You’re just existing.”

Slumping back against the sofa, I sigh reaching for Dri’s hand while laying my head on Rick’s shoulder. “I thought I was doing okay. I thought I was holding it together. We weren’t even together that long, for Christ’s sake. Why is this so much harder?”

Dri snuggles in closer, resting her head on my shoulder, our hands still clasped together. “You know why,” she sighs.

I did. Because I was in love with him. They would like to think it was just because I gave him my virginity, and maybe that was part of it. But I let myself get consumed by Braxton De Luca. I let him into my heart, even knowing that he had the potential to break it beyond repair.

I let out a shaky breath not wanting to argue with my two best friends at this moment. “I missed my birthday too, didn’t I? And both of yours?”

They both nod, and I feel like the biggest fake friend. Rick leans the side of his head against mine, taking my other hand in his. “It’s okay. You were hurting and we understood. But no more, Klara. I’m not going to stand by and watch while De Luca takes up more rent in that head of yours than he already has.

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