Fall in love again

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so replying back on the intercom was only a small price to pay. Rebecca was in her early sixties and the sweetest lady I’d ever known, other than my mother. She was a close family friend and had been in my life sinc

over the speakers. “Your brothe

laugh in disbelief. I couldn’t believe my little b

unkempt. That was my brother though. He lived life like it was a playground; all fun and games, and care-free. Everyone would always tell us we were complete opposites, and opposites we were. I loved having fun and doing crazy things just

to acknowledge me, but he ignored the gesture and traipsed over to the windows. From the view that high up, you could see

o,” I mumbled sarcastical

herly hug. “It’s good to see you, brother. You know, I think I

ing around the office. Brady was never one to want a lot of responsibility, and he made a point to avoid it by al

not working eighty hours a week, and having a life. Tell

doing what I do, but my brother was right about one thing. I honestly couldn’t remember the last time I went out and had any fun. “So what brings you here earl

d at me while he rested his chin in his hand. When my brother looked like that it could only mean one thing … trouble. He was twenty-seven years old a

d out because of your schemes. What are you planning now?” I groaned, but

It’s not me that’s pl

She’s also an artist, and her work is absolutely amazing. Every gallery in the area who has exhibited her paintings was co

e she’s not trying to set me up with someone. I thin

wanted to spend some time with her and wondered if you wouldn’t mind if we brought her to the party.” This definitely caught my attention, and my eyes went wide at the mention of Jenna’s ‘best friend.’ I knew this b

cally. As much as seeing her would be amazing, I

n. Korinne’s husband passed away about six months ago. He was in a car accident and suffered severe internal injuries. She was devastated and left Charlotte to live with her parents in Charlest

edy, anger from no one telling me and anger for the pain Korinne had to go through. Brady s

his day I still think of her often. A short time after Jenna began dating my brother, they introduced me to Korinne. Before she decided to transfer to a design school in Raleigh, we spent a lot of time together and grew really close, even though we knew we were doomed for heartache. We knew a long distance relationship would be tedious and complicated, so we kept it as casual as we could in the beginning. It didn’t work for long, because feelings started to develop on both fronts, and there was no way I could ho

e way it all happened. Jenna was heartbroken for her friend, and we just didn’t discuss it for a while. I’m

could have done, but it would have been nice to know.” I paused to let

could stop her I would, but you know h

s in mind. As a matter of fact, I’m looking forward to i

” Laughing, Brady stood from his seat. “Well, I better g

ther. I guess I’ll see

, but paused and turned back around. “Oh yeah, I hav

want now?”

you mind if I crash at your place? I real

t about this. If she finds out you’re in town and you didn’

I know, it’s just that she

erited the family business, and with that came a lot of responsibilities. Taking the keys from the desk drawer, I handed Brady the key to my house. He snatched it up excitedly and looked at it as if it

rry about,” he promised

ogether replayed repeatedly in my mind. Tomorrow I was holding the quarterly cocktail party for my employees, a