Page 51 of Three Little Words

Chapter Sixteen

Bryn

Benny held me for a minute, until I got myself together.

He had no idea how much this meant.

I wiped my eyes, smiling. “You’re pretty amazing, Benny.”

He shrugged. “It was the right thing to do. That’s all.”

“Still. It means a lot.”

He smiled.

For a moment, we just looked at each other.

He lowered his gaze with another shrug of his shoulders. He almost looked shy.

It was cute.

“Well, uh, I gotta go. I need to stop at the new location, see how things are going there.”

“Okay. Um, have fun.”

He took a deep breath. Still looking shy, he asked, “Do you want to come?”

I wanted to.

In more ways than one.

But I shook my head. “No, I should get home. To talk to Bryan about what’s up next.”

“Okay.” Benny nodded. “Well, I’ll see you around. Text me later?”

“Yeah. Sounds good.”

I opened the door to the office. Benny went out first, and I followed.

I walked him to the door, but as he reached to open it, I took his hand.

“Benny, I…”

“Yeah?” He looked at me, smiling.

I took a deep breath. “Benny, do you remember the day I left?”

“Of course.” He frowned. “Why?”

I swallowed. “It’s just, you were the best thing to ever happen to me. And good things never happen to me.”

Benny didn’t reply. He just looked at me and squeezed my hand.

“You told me you loved me.”

He blinked, then nodded slowly. “Yeah, I remember that.”

“Yeah.” I took a deep breath. “I left because I was sure it would change. I thought it would go bad. You know? I was so sure you’d change your mind and leave. So, I left first.”

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