Page 63 of It's Just You

“I was planning on it.” Kane paused. “If you don’t mind.”

I laughed out loud. “Dude, I seriously don’t mind. I can’t wait. I have three weeks of nothing else to do but spend time but you. You’ll be sick of me by the time my break is over.”

“That remains to be seen. But how about we make the best of the days we have and then decide who’s sick of who?”

“Sounds like a plan to me.” I grinned. This was the best news I’d had in a while, and it was totally worth the fallout with Sam. I was pretty sure he’d come around, and in the meantime, I’d get to spend more time with Kane without feeling guilty about splitting my time. Even more importantly, Kane had had a lot of pressure taken off of his shoulders.

“That’s good. Okay, then let me figure out my schedule at work, then we can make plans. I do still need to be at home with Dad some. I can’t just drop all responsibility, and Sam isn’t as strong as I am so he can’t do everything I do, but… I’m really looking forward to this.”

“Me too.” A smile crept over my lips. “Me too. And I’m so happy Sam is stepping up and doing what he needs to do.”

“Yeah. I hated how it came out like that today, but I’m sort of glad it did,” Kane confessed.

It was, yes. That wasn’t a secret that shouldn’t be kept between family members. It would only break them apart.

After more small talk, we said our goodbyes, even though I didn’t want to let him go just yet. But I could tell Kane was getting tired, so I made him get off the phone so he could get ready for bed. Today had taken a toll on him, so he needed to rest. And me?

I might spend some time looking at other options to study… so we didn’t have so much distance between us. Maybe I could help him look into getting back into college remotely, too.

I was totally getting ahead of myself, I knew that. But I couldn’t help myself. My brain insisted on following those thoughts through.

With a deep sigh, I finally closed my laptop after scouring the website for my university, trying to chase away those… fantasies.

I wasn’t even in love. In lust, definitely, or maybe even a crush. But love? It was way too soon for that. It was a… strong infatuation.

Plus, while Kane definitely liked spending time with me, it wasn’t like he’d told me he loved me either. He accepted and apparently liked me just the way I was, which was never a given at all, but that didn’t mean he wanted more than a summer fling. He might not be willing to try a long distance relationship at all.

We had to wait and see. For now, we had the weekend to look forward to.

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