I Kissed My Bestfriend's Brother. Now What?

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as I stepped into the restaurant, m

ed on my lips u

t he was the one I was looking for. After all,

ending on a surprise. But before I could lean in and whisper in his ear,

ke his had given him away to me earl

ot his usual wide smile, but a for

aving a

his smile as I sat across hi

inally asked that had been lingeri

Again. "Yes, I'm good. Ju

be deeper into the matter, instead, I chose to relax and enjoy the

joked, trying to ease the sudden ten

ormal, but I couldn't ask. It was as if my t

nkly and straightened up as soon

asked him, my eyes on the menu, c

delicious, but I had to settle for one, which I did. B

m replied, and

eady, I straightened up, meeting Liam's

rong lately that could make him avoid my gaze,

om my observation since my arrival, it seemed so

well-known restaurant downtown, I thought it wa

erent teams, and we rarely have time for dates anymore, s

summer gown and Ember, m

tened up once more, as if finding coura

ed, pausing for a second before continuin

s on him, as I waited

d, a small smile stretched on my lip

ous breath before saying three words that I nev

nd me stopped a

table, the slow music playing in the ba

iam and I were the only one left in the

brows arched, and a painful

ida. I'm tired of t

seemed to push past my chest, pierc

as breaking up with me. Last I remembered, we didn'

w

d, but no wor

wrong?" I whispered, my vo

re almost impossi

egatively. "No, you didn't

ce trailed off, tears

ress returned and placed my order on the tab

and placed a $100 bill on the table. "I

away, his cologne w

was the deal, but he

well in holding back broke out, drawing a

ainst the table and

don't have a boyfriend anymore, and he didn't e

towards the entrance door, ready to leave, but no

rother. The captain of the Phoen

met and h

ed to avoid his gaze, but my puffy

tightened, and his ey

something like anger flickere

wkwardly, looking away, while ho

er, this time, his voice edgier and

ck know I just got my heart broken, hence the tears. In

my tears for when I'