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"I don’t want to hear it," she called behind her as she jogged to the door "Just know you will break ht!" With a sly grin, she slipped outside and ran to her car

She didn’t play fair

With a deep breath in and out, I turned and went back into the kitchen I didn’t even need to see Brody, the thick air in there was uned when I saw the angry expression on his handso what to say

The muscles in his jaorked a few times before he finally turned to look at me "Do you kno much I hate that I couldn’t walk out there and tell her that you belong toht happen with you and Aiden Donnelly?"

Oh, I’m pretty sure I had an idea He hated that they wanted me to date someone? I hated that he was , and it had nothing to do with the way Brody and I hadn’t been able to get enough of each other not even fivethat I couldn’t clai that I had to share hiainst the sudden tears that pooled into be filled and frosted "I really need to finish these and go hoe into whatever outfit Kinlee picked out for me"

A few tense moments passed before Brody let out a huff, then ain With a soft kiss toarms around me and pinned my body to his "I need to warn you now If I see hiht I won’t be able to hold myself back, Kamryn"

Part of me wanted to lash out at him, and my body froze when I realized I felt that way I’d never wanted to use our situation, or Brody’s ainst himand now that I was, I wasn’t sure how I felt about that As I fought with s Brody whispered in ony in his three words broke me

"I hate this" His voice broke in the middle, and the tears that had flooded my eyes earlier rolled down my cheeks

Three words we’d both used plenty of times over the last rip tightened and his body treer faded immediately, and I turned in his arms to drop my forehead to his chest

"I do too"

Brody heldthe top of my head "One day everyone will know One day it will just be you and me One day this will all be behind us"