I don’t.
Not when I’d like to punch him in the dick.
Make Kai an only child.
I know Nadine is too good for me. I don’t need him pointing it out.
But it doesn’t stop me from opening my text thread with her. It’s well after midnight at home, but I send her a message anyway. One I’m hoping shows her that I can be good.
I can be good for her.
I’ll be goodtoher.
We’re headed back to the hotel now. Not sure if you watched the game or not, but I took a pretty rough hit. Gonna ice and watch a movie.
Shockingly, she answers.
10 Things I Hate About You?
Probably, but I don’t tell her that. I make sure Erik can’t see my phone as I respond.
Why are you still up? You should be in bed.
I am. Just not asleep yet.
I try desperately not to picture her in bed.
Definitely not inmybed.
I did watch the game. How are you feeling?
A little sore. Nothing some rest won’t fix.
You’re not going to go out?
Nope
A minute passes before she messages me again.
I saw Valerie at the game.
I didn’t know she was coming. I didn’t ask her to.
You don’t need to explain it to me.
I do.
We broke up.
Before bye week. When she called
I don’t want to finish the sentence. When she called and basically talked shit about Nadine. Like she did tonight.
I broke up with her then.
I just didn’t know how to tell Nadine. I didn’t want to tell her and have it be athingbetween us. Because what if she doesn’t actually care? What if she really does think I’m a piece of shit? She is too good for me, and I’m not sure I’d be able to take it if she ever said it to my face.
It’s why I haven’t been able to confess how I feel.
