Fighting for My Best Friend (Fated #4) by Hazel Kelly

Author:Hazel Kelly [Kelly, Hazel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00ZGK23WC
Published: 2015-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10: Aiden

“I’m so embarrassed,” Chelsea said, bringing one hand to her forehead.

“You don’t need to be embarrassed.”

“I thought if I came here and you saw me and-”

“What?”

“I thought you might take me back.” She slumped on a velvet cushioned conference chair. “I know I don’t deserve you, but I thought if we could just have one more day together, you would remember what you liked about me and not hate me so much.”

“I don’t hate you,” I said, grabbing a chair and setting it down beside her.

“You don’t?”

“No,” I said, reconciling myself to the fact that I was dealing with a crazy person. “I just want you to be happy, and you’ll never be happy with me.”

Her shoulders slumped over so I could see the bones in them. “I was once though.”

“I know,” I said. “And we had some good times.”

She nodded.

“But it was never going to work out. You deserve to be with someone even richer and better looking than me.”

She laughed and looked up dragging a finger under each eye.

“Seriously, Chelse. You’re a gorgeous girl, and I know you think we were happy, but you wouldn’t have been cruising for dates on Tinder if you were.”

She pursed her lips.

“Ya know?”

She reached out and put a hand on my knee. “I’m sorry I hurt you.”

“It’s okay,” I said. “I’ll be fine eventually, but only if you let me move on.”

She swallowed.

“Does that make sense?”

“Yeah.”

“Is it fair to say that I was good to you, that I did a lot of nice things for you while we were together?”

“Yeah.”

“So can you do something nice for me, and give me space so I can get over you?”

She sighed.

“Will you do that for me?”

She nodded.

“I need you to not show up at my place or at family parties. I need you to acknowledge that our relationship is over.”

She looked down at her lap.

“So I can heal.”

“Okay, Aiden.”

“Thanks, babe. I really appreciate it.”

“I can’t tell you what it means to hear you say that.” She pushed some hair out of her face. “After you threw me out the way you did, I thought I didn’t mean anything to you at all.”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” I said, expecting my Oscar to arrive any minute. “I’m just hurting really bad right now and seeing you, well, it’s too difficult.”

She pursed her lips.

“I’m finally beginning to accept the fact that I don’t have what it takes to be your dream guy, but you need to show me some compassion and leave me be.”

“Does that mean we can’t be friends?”

“I don’t think so,” I said. “It’s too painful.” And annoying and draining and what are you still doing here?!

“I guess I’m just scared because no one ever cared about me like you did.”

“Yet,” I said. “Other people will, but only if you let what we had go and put yourself out there.”

“Do you mind if I do a line?”

“What?”

“You can have one if you want,” she said, lifting her purse off the floor and taking out a small baggie.

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