AllFreeNovel
Share Us
Was that the reason behind it? I highly doubt it. Kind of funny that she thought she needed to fight for my honor. I had no issue setting my brother straight. But he was just giving me a hard time as brothers normally do. I’d have done the same to him.
Christopher walked over and said, “Let me help you, Mark. You’re looking a little...tired.”
You want to play that game brother?Fine. “It’s all yours.” I lifted the trunk and let it drop onto his shoulder, making sure he had a hand on it first.
“Damn, this thing is heavy,” he said.
Adilyn replied, “Would you like me to go and take that end?”
I controlled my laughter, but Nicholas didn’t. He was still laughing as we entered the house and carried it from the lobby to the living room. So many eyes had been on us wondering what we were up to. It was up to Adilyn to explain. She would when she had time.
When the tree was set securely in the base, we finally relaxed. Adilyn turned to me and said, “Thank you so much for doing this for me.”
I wish I could claim that kiss she’d promised, but that wasn’t about to happen now.
Thanks bro.
“What about me?” Christopher said.
“Thank you. But I think Mark and I were managing just fine,” she said.
He looked at her then at me. “I have a feeling you’re right. Mark doesn’t seem to need us right now. Let’s go Nicholas.”
“Why? I just sat down,” he replied from the couch.
“Because these two want to be alone,” Christopher said, shaking his head. “You’ll get it someday when you have a girlfriend.”
“For the record, I have a girlfriend, and for another, they just met,” Nicholas said.
Christopher looked at me and said, “Well, at least you still have him fooled.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” I replied, lying.
He patted me on the shoulder as he and Nicholas headed out of the room. He shut the door behind them.
Adilyn looked up at me and asked, “Why does he think I’m your girlfriend?”
Maybe because I wish you were.
“Not sure. I never even told him anything about you,” I replied. There was a hurt look on her face. “Did I say something wrong?” Most likely, yes. Adilyn wasn’t the first girl I liked, but she was the one that I couldn’t forget. There was something different about my feelings for her. I just had never told her.
“No. It’s just that...that you and Christopher seem close.”
“We are.”
She sighed. “Then why doesn’t he know anything about me? I mean, I...I told my friends about you.”
Yup. As expected, it was something I had said.
“I am not one who kisses and tells,” I stated.
“Is that all I was to you? A few kisses?” she asked.
This wasn’t going the way I wanted it. “Your kisses are memorable, amazing, and delicious. But no, it was never about just kisses. I enjoyed being around you. With you, things were easy.”
“You mean I was easy?” she asked.
“Hell, no. That’s not what I am saying at all. I mean, each conversation with you, however simple or complicated, was so easy.”Yet here I am screwing up what I’m trying to say.“What I’m saying is even though we had only talked for a couple of months, it felt as though we had known each other longer.”
