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All I can seem to think is…
Garrett.
Garrett.
Garrett.
"Breanna?" Garrett's voice breaks through the haze of my thoughts, his expression a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
I swallow hard, my throat suddenly dry as I struggle to find my voice. "Garrett," I finally manage to utter. My voice doesn’t even sound like mine. It sounds like someone has stolen my voice and replaced it with this other, alien voice.
He takes a step forward, his eyes searching mine for some semblance of recognition. "I can't believe it's really you," he says, his voice softening with a hint of nostalgia.
But I’m not fooled. I know that Garrett knows the way to my heart because he’s done it again and again. He pretends to be sorry for the way he treated me or the way “our argument went” as he calls it.
He pretends he will change.
But he never does.
How the hell did he…?
Memories of our past together flood my mind, stirring up a whirlwind of emotions I thought I had buried long ago. I remember the good moments, the times when I felt like we were on top of the world.
But then, the bad moments come crashing in too. The reason I left him heaviest on my mind.
It seems to hit me then, what Garrett is doing here.
He’s Harrison’s brother.
Now that I’m standing here staring at Garrett, I can see the resemblance. I noticed it in Harrison’s eyes that first night, but I thought it was just my crazy heart looking for him.
But no.
I ran away from Garrett, but apparently, I didn’t run far enough.
Here he is.
I think he asked me something, but I don’t remember what it was. I don’t care to pretend either.
Now that my shock has started to fade away, I want to get out of here. I don’t want to be within twenty-five feet of Garrett.
Garrett speaks again as my emotions finally settle and my ears start working again. "Breanna, I... I didn't expect to see you here," Garrett begins, his voice hesitant as he searches for the right words.
"Yeah, well, life is full of surprises, isn't it?" I retort, my tone sharp. The sight of Garrett dredges up memories I'd rather leave buried, and I can feel the anger bubbling up inside me.
He takes a step closer, his expression pleading. "Look, Breanna, I know things ended badly between us, but..."
"Ended badly?" I interrupt, my voice rising with indignation. "That's putting it mildly, Garrett." I snort. “You treated me worse than horse shit, and you expect me to live like that for the rest of my life? I’m not going to marry someone who doesn’t treat me like I should be treated.”
I reach down and rub the spot where Garrett’s ring had sat on my finger for months.
Garrett flinches at my words, his eyes filled with regret. If I didn’t know him, I might be taken in. I might think he actually meant it this time, even though his regret turned into nothing all the other times. "I know, and I'm sorry," he says, his voice heavy with remorse. "I made a mistake. You know you shouldn’t make me mad, because..."
"A mistake?" I scoff, feeling the anger boiling over inside me. "You think treating me that way was just a mistake? Do you have any idea what you put me through? No, you don’t. Because you can’t see past your own self."
Harrison has come to the door, and I register his presence out of the corner of my eye, but the truth is that I don’t care. I’m not going to tamp down everything that was left unsaid for Harrison’s sake. Harrison stands with a puzzled expression on his face as he takes in the scene before him.
"Hey, Breanna, is everything okay?" Harrison asks, his brows furrowing in concern as he notices my angered expression.
