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“Did your mom ever tell you that we broke up three times before we finally got our shit together? I broke up with her three times.”
“And she kept taking you back?” I interrupt. Surprised doesn’t even cover it. Mom never told me this.
“Yep. Shocked me every time, and after that last time, I wasn’t ever letting her go. I asked her once, after she agreed to marry me, why she kept taking me back. She said that at the end of the day, she loved me, she wanted to be with me, and she was willing to take another shot at working out our kinks. Brittany, no one in this world can tell you what to do because no one knows Trace or your relationship with him as well as you know it, and vice versa for him. At the end of the day, what do you want?”
Someone slaps my arm and I look down to see a pissed off Melissa. “What in the hell is wrong with you?” she asks.
“Baby, what’s—” Ben starts, but Melissa throws a glare his way.
“I’m pissed and unless you want it directed at you, then shut up.” She turns to me. “What did you say to her? I’ve never seen her that distraught before.”
At the mention of her, I glance over to where I left Brittany. Her seat is empty, her plate is abandoned. “Where is she?”
“None of your fucking business. You listen to me, Trace Lexington. I can guess what y’all were discussing and you need to back off!” She pokes me hard in the chest. “She’s trying. I’ve never seen someone worry so much over a relationship and try so hard, and you can’t even see it! She needs time and you need to give it to her!”
“Quit bustin’ his balls, baby. It’s none of your business,” Ben tells her.
Man, she can shoot fire from that glare. “I’m going to break both your balls if y’all keep on.” She faces me again. “She’s trying. She needs you to stop pushing her, so stop it.”
“Where is she?” I ask again.
“She asked for time to herself, so that’s what I gave her. You can wait ten minutes to give her that and then I’ll tell you where I left her.”
I eye her for a moment. “I like you better than the other friend she had.” I can’t be pissed that she’s getting in the middle of things when it’s to stand up for Brittany, even though I’d rather people not meddle.
“Like me or not, I’m not going anywhere.” With that, she swivels on her heels to grab herself a beer from a nearby cooler.
“How did I know you liked them like her?” I joke with Ben, who laughs.
“Who doesn’t love a woman who will stand up to someone like that?”
“Where do you think she hid my girlfriend?” I’m starting to get antsy and I want to find her to make sure she’s okay. Ben shakes his head. “What?”
“Did you not just listen to her? Give the girl some time. I’m not telling you to have that anger aimed at me.”
Turns out, I only have to wait a few minutes before Brittany walks past me and over to Melissa. She’s put her clothes back on. I wait patiently for her to finish talking to her and come back over to me. Her eyes are a little red, but she’s smiling a bit.
“Hey,” she says.
“Hey.”
“Can we head out early?”
“Sure.”
We say goodbye to Ben and soon, we’re in my car, heading home. Brittany is squeezing her wrist and she keeps glancing at me.
“Why haven’t you said something?” she asks.
“What?”
“Why haven’t you said something? You’ve been so talkative today and you usually don’t let there be silence after discussions like that.”
I shrug. “Melissa said I need to stop pushing you and give you time, so I was trying to do that before your best friend breaks my balls.”
“Oh.”
“Are you okay?” I finally ask. I’ve been dying to ask since she walked up to me.
