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CHAPTER FIVE
Brigham
“I can’t believe you actually have a date with a normal girl.” Graham muttered, sitting behind his desk as he went over his paperwork, “what happened to the guy who said he would never get into a relationship with somebody.”
I scoffed, lounging on his couch, wanting the time to hurry up already so I can go pick up Ava, “she’s different, Graham, unlike any other girl I have met before. I never thought I would be as attracted to someone as I am to her.”
Graham simply raised an eyebrow, like he didn’t believe me, “are you sure she’s not from an enemy group sent out to deceive you? That has happened before.”
“One time!” I spat, hating that he would even bring up that woman, “and that was just a fling! The exact reason as to why I am careful about who I approach to do things with. But Ava… she’s not going to be that kind of person. I can see it in her eyes. She’s innocent.”
Graham sighed, setting his paperwork down as he gazed at me, looking a little sad, “I get what you mean but if she is as innocent as you say, why would you want to bring her into this lifestyle? You know that it can change within the blink of an eye.”
“You’re with Evelyn!” I protested, hating the fact that I knew he was right, but I didn’t want to just walk away, “what’s the difference?”
Graham folded his arms across his chest like he couldn’t believe I had just asked him that, “does she know who you really are, Brigham? Evelyn knew what kind of person I was from the beginning. That I was dangerous, and she decided to stay by my side. Do you think this girl will do the same thing?”
That was a low blow.
“I’ll tell her when the time is right.” I muttered, wishing he would stop being right sometimes, “we just met, I don’t have to tell her my entire life story.”
“But you should warn her about what she’s getting herself into.” Graham corrected, going back to his work, “not a lot of people can handle what we do, Brigham, and I’m only telling you all of this because I care about you. Warn that girl before it’s too late.”
I wanted to be angry with him, to tell him that he had no idea what he was talking about and he was just saying this to make me mad, but I kept my mouth shut. I knew at some point, I was going to need to tell Ava the truth about me, but I was scared of how she would react.
If I were her, I would turn tail and run as far away as possible.
Ava
“You’re going on a date with this guy?” Sasha demanded as she followed me into my apartment, who has been pestering me all day about Brigham, “you just met him last night, Ava, and he was honestly a little terrifying. Aren’t you afraid that he would try and do something to you?”
I sighed, understanding that she was just trying to be helpful but it was just making things worse, “if he were to try and do something, then he would’ve done it last night when I tried to invite him in.”
“You did what?” Sasha gasped, looking at me like she didn’t know who I was.
I hated that look on her face, feeling like I was doing something wrong but I wasn’t, “yes, I invited him in last night. We had a real connection and I wanted to spend more time with him. Hell, I wouldn’t have even minded giving myself to him either.”
“You’ve been a virgin for a long time!” Sasha protested, grabbing my shoulders, forcing me to look at her, “I understand that Jesse was being quite cruel when she said what she did to you, but throwing yourself out there and being a hoe isn’t the way to go.”
Excuse me?
I ripped myself from her grasp, feeling the anger coursing through my veins, “you just called me a hoe? I’m not the one who's slept around with a bunch of guys, Sasha! Is it so surprising that I would want to give myself to a man like him? That he would want me?”
“Honestly, yes!” Sasha yelled back, catching me off guard, “guys don’t like you, Ava, and the ones that do, they are mostly nothing but trouble. I could practically sense the danger coming off of him in waves. He’s bad news.”
I wanted to be angry with her about what she had just said to me, but I couldn’t bring myself to be so. It was like the truth was finally coming out about how she truly felt about me, and it sickened me. I felt like our relationship has been based around lies, and that she was never really a friend to me.
It was like she pitied me.
“Get out of my apartment,” I muttered, turning away from her.
Sasha seemed to have realized exactly what she had said, trying to fix it, “wait, Ava, I didn’t mean-“
“Yes, you did.” I responded coldly, not bothering to look at her, “but that’s fine. You are entitled to your own opinion. Just don’t get pissy with me when I don’t talk to you for a while. I think I need to rethink this friendship.”
Sasha looked like she was going to protest, but released a sigh of annoyance, “okay. Don’t blame me when this whole thing goes south. I’ll be there for you when you need it.”
That was all she said to me as she turned around and walked out of my apartment. Even though I knew what Brigham had told me last night, I couldn’t help but let her words get to me.
She’s right.
Why would Brigham want someone like me?
Maybe I should end it before it even begins.
