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He looked as if he wasn’t listening to a single thing I was saying. He looked as if he was seconds away from punching me right in the face.
“I would never hurt her, Jonathan,” I said. “I swear.”
“Get the fuck out of my office, Corey.”
“Don’t do this, man. Just—”
“I can only deal with so much bad shit at a time, so excuse me if I don’t want to talk to the man who is days away from fucking my little sister over and hanging her heart out to dry. Just get the hell out.”
He turned around in his chair, and knowing he wasn’t going to listen to another word I had to say, I stood up and left his office.
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I WAITED IN MY OFFICEfor a few hours to see if Hayley would stop by like she usually did, so I could tell her that Jonathan knew about us, but she didn’t show. Unsure of if he’d managed to get to her first, I sent her a text message.
ME: Hayley, can we talk? Can you come to my office?
She answered me within seconds.
HAYLEY: Can we do it tonight? I’m out getting something special for later. You’ll see it when you come over. :-) (Sorry I didn’t tell you I wasn’t stopping by for lunch today)
ME: Hayley, I need you to pick up the phone or call me ASAP. This can’t wait until tonight.
HAYLEY: It’s going to have to. I have to turn off my phone for a few hours. See you tonight :-)
Fuck.
I pulled out my tablet so I could locate wherever the hell she was at the moment and make her listen to me. Just as my app was pinpointing her location, Jonathan walked inside my office and slammed the door shut.
Glaring at me, his eyes were bloodshot and his face was a ghastly shade of white.
“It’s bad enough that me and Claire are having last minute issues of our own,” he said, his voice tight. “But I never thought, that out of all the people in my life, you would pull some shit like this. I would’ve never guessed that you would go behind my back and blatantly lie to me. That you would keep secrets about my own sister, who you know is the only real family I have left.”
“Jonathan—”
“This isn’t a discussion.” He cut me off. “This is an ultimatum.”
I crossed my arms.
“You’re no longer the best man at my wedding—If there is a wedding.” He shook his head. “We’re no longer friends, and I don’t fuck with you anymore.”
“Jonathan—”
“This is not a goddamn discussion, Corey.” He stepped closer to me, seething. “Shut the hell up and let me finish.” He let out a long breath. “Deep down, I know we have way too many years of friendship to just throw down the drain, so I’m willing to consider getting us back on track after some time. But only if you do what you know is right when it comes to Hayley.”
I felt a sinking feeling in my chest. “You want me to break up with her?”
“No. You want to break up with her, because if you don’t and she ends up like any of the other women you’ve led on over the years, I’m going to break you.”
I shook my head and tried to think of something that would calm him down, but it was no use.
“You don’t know shit about Hayley,” he said. “You may think you do because you hung out with her a few times when I left Ohio, but you don’t know her like I do. You don’t have feelings for her, you’re just enamored with her because she lived with you for a while and she’s a genuinely good person.”
“Jonathan—”
“And I blame myself for ever suggesting that she live with you, so this isn’t completely your fault.” He paused, stepping even closer to me. “I really just can’t believe you, Corey.” His punch came straight to my right eye before I could block it. “She’s my little sister.”
