Stepbrother's Kiss
“He’s there with me when I go to work and when I come home to my empty apartment. He’s there when I turn on an old blues song to drown out the silence, and when I pour myself a glass of wine to take the edge off. He’s there when I get into my empty bed at night with a book, which I can’t concentrate on anyway because I can’t stop thinking about him. Our past unspools over and over again in my mind, leaving my heart battered and raw.
But through it all, I never expect him to contact me. I... expect for the spell he’s put on me to wear off in time, just like it had before. And once again, he’d be buried in the back of my mind, nothing more than a collection of sad memories that I try not to think about. But drinks on Friday night? I’m completely unprepared for this. And he’s engaged for goodness sakes. What could he possibly want with me? I take a breath to steady myself and carefully type my message: Before I can second guess myself, I hit send. MoreLess
But through it all, I never expect him to contact me. I... expect for the spell he’s put on me to wear off in time, just like it had before. And once again, he’d be buried in the back of my mind, nothing more than a collection of sad memories that I try not to think about. But drinks on Friday night? I’m completely unprepared for this. And he’s engaged for goodness sakes. What could he possibly want with me? I take a breath to steady myself and carefully type my message:
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