Page 273 of Breaking the Rules
Emma shakes her headI know better.
Kaylee laughs and returns to the couch.
They trade whispers.
It's sweet.
Cute.
Right.
I'm glad Emma has all this love in her life.
She deserves it.
She deserves the fucking world.
I don't know Kaylee all that well, but I can tell she's good to Emma.
That's what matters.
"Em was just telling me about the apartment you found." Kaylee crosses her legs and smooths her dress.
They exchange a look that gets both of them giggling.
"It's really nice," Emma says. "There's another open house today. We should go. Sign the papers."
"You need me to play your boyfriend again?" I ask.
Emma and Kaylee exchange another look.
"Long story," Emma says.
Kaylee shakes her head knowingly.
Fuck, they're cute.
So teenage girl.
'Cause they are teenage girls.
Emma is nineteen. A kid just starting her life.
And she…
Fuck, I'm not doing this right now.
She wants me.
I care about her.
I'd do anything for her.
Even convince myself this relationship makes sense every day, forever. As long as I have logic on my side, it's happening.
One day, I'll be there. Believe I'm a guy with value. Believe I'm good enough for her.
Not yet.
