brodicā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā he shouldāve let her manager or publicist or literally anyone else on her team go after her. he shouldāve hung back, mingled with the rest of the crowd with a few more drinks, and waited until he was given the okay to leave. but, he hadnāt been able to stop himself as dove had retreated from him. he wasnāt supposed to care, but he did. he really did. and that, in itself, was a new feeling for brodie. he scuffed the ground with his feet as he tried to think of something else to say, but nothing felt quite right.Ā āthatās good,ā he settled on lamely, though it was obvious to anyone that her answer wasnāt true. he didnāt take dove to be someone who would walk out of a party, especially one thrown specifically in her honor. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā "donāt worry about it. itās part of the deal,ā he shrugged, a poor attempt to glaze over their tough situation. it wasnāt until after the words left his mouth that brodie considered that still referring to as their relationship as a deal did the exact opposite. he wiped at the bridge of nose, suddenly wondering if he had missed any of the icing, before letting out a deep sigh as he leaned back against the wall. arms returning to their crossed position, he looked over at the girl who made him feel things he didnāt think was possible ā and didnāt know what to say next. typically good with silence, he felt the need to say something and awkwardly spoke up,Ā āsorry i havenāt.. replied to your texts. i just needed to figure shit out.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā sheādĀ likelyĀ getĀ chewedĀ outĀ forĀ walkingĀ outĀ ofĀ herĀ ownĀ party --Ā wastingĀ preciousĀ photoĀ Ā timeĀ withĀ allĀ theĀ a-listersĀ invitedĀ toĀ herĀ party.Ā forĀ now,Ā sheĀ didnātĀ seemĀ toĀ care.Ā thatĀ wasĀ somethingĀ toĀ worryĀ aboutĀ later.Ā though,Ā theĀ pointĀ ofĀ leavingĀ hadĀ beenĀ ruinedĀ theĀ minuteĀ brodieĀ decidedĀ toĀ followĀ her. preoccupyingĀ herĀ attentionĀ ontoĀ theĀ darkenedĀ nightĀ sky.Ā simplyĀ watchingĀ theĀ moonĀ ratherĀ thanĀ theĀ other.Ā thatāsĀ good,Ā sheĀ nodsĀ quietly.Ā evenĀ whenĀ theyĀ firstĀ metĀ ,Ā sheĀ canātĀ sayĀ thingsĀ betweenĀ theĀ twoĀ ofĀ themĀ hasĀ everĀ feltĀ thisĀ awkwardĀ andĀ uneasy.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā partĀ ofĀ theĀ deal,Ā stingsĀ aĀ bitĀ moreĀ thanĀ itĀ should. asĀ ifĀ sheĀ neededĀ toĀ beĀ remindedĀ moreĀ thatĀ theirĀ timeĀ togetherĀ wasĀ aĀ fleetingĀ dealĀ plannedĀ byĀ theirĀ publicists.Ā ā guessĀ iĀ missedĀ the icingĀ clauseĀ inĀ theĀ contract.āĀ sheĀ jokes,Ā dryly.Ā finally,Ā doveĀ looksĀ overĀ atĀ him.Ā sheĀ didnātĀ expectĀ heādĀ mentionĀ theĀ missedĀ call.Ā actually,Ā sheĀ hoppedĀ heĀ wouldnāt.Ā doveĀ raisesĀ aĀ brow,Ā Ā āwhatĀ wasĀ thereĀ toĀ figureĀ out?āĀ sheĀ tests.Ā doveĀ couldnātĀ takeĀ thisĀ backĀ andĀ forthĀ anymore.Ā asĀ farĀ asĀ sheĀ wasĀ concerned,Ā theyĀ Ā hadĀ nothingĀ leftĀ toĀ talkĀ about.Ā harrisĀ wasĀ hisĀ friend.Ā itĀ madeĀ senseĀ ifĀ heĀ choseĀ thatĀ overĀ her.Ā still,Ā itĀ hurtsĀ moreĀ thanĀ sheādĀ likeĀ toĀ admit.Ā āyouĀ donātĀ haveĀ toĀ feelĀ badĀ forĀ me,Ā brodie.Ā iĀ getĀ it.āĀ Ā














