Runaway Train 4 Melody of the Heart Katie Ashley

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.His brows rose in surprise. The other day wasn t enough to get your point across?I grimaced. I m sorry about hitting you.Jake came to rest his arms on the edge of the pool. Don t be.I sure as hell deserved it and thensome. He gazed up at me. So what did you want to talk to me about? Brayden and I are getting married.A range of emotions flickered in his eyes before he finally smiled. Congratulations.I m reallyhappy for you guys. You really mean that? Yeah, I do. At what must have been my skeptical gaze, Jake sighed.He pulled himself out of thewater to sit by my side. If you had asked me that question a week ago, I would have said no I wasn t.But I was being my usual stupid, selfish asshole self.Gripping the edge of the pool, I swirled my feet around in the water. Why do you hate me? Ifinally asked. I don t. Jake, please, I need for you to be honest with me.Brushing his hand over his face, Jake asked, Bray didn t tell you about our conversation beforehe left for Georgia, did he? No.Why? Shit, he muttered.He stared down at his hands for a few seconds before glancing back at me. Inever hated you, Lily.The truth is I hated myself because I cared about you more than I should.I don t think anything else so shocking could have come out of Jake s mouth.For a moment, Ialmost wished he had admitted he hated me.I could have worked with that.But learning what hereally felt was overwhelming. How long did you feel that way?He shrugged. A year.Maybe longer. Why didn t you ever say anything?With a snort, he replied, Just exactly what was I supposed to say? Hey Bray, I like your girl,and I think she should ditch her high school sweetheart and take up with me.Hope this doesn t causeany hard feelings between you and me. I guess you re right. It wasn t like I was heartsick and pining away for you, Lils.I just grew to like you more than Ishould.Then when Brayden started to change, I thought it would be so nice not having you aroundanymore. Ouch, I murmured.His smile didn t reach his eyes. I m an asshole, remember?I shook my head. That s just it, Jake.You can be a really sweet and caring guy.I don t know whyyou sell yourself short and let the jerk side of you come out so much. I don t know either. He reached over and took my hand in his. I m so fucking sorry for hurtingyou, Lily.You never deserved any of the shit I gave you.I don t know why I acted the way I did.Ishould have just manned up and moved on, appreciated the relationship that we had.But I seem tohave a special gift for fucking things up. Thank you.Your apology means a lot.I really mean that. I promise you that things will be different when you come out on tour with us.You can count onme to do whatever I can to make you feel comfortable. I would like that a lot.He smiled. This last year without you has been pretty much shit for Brayden. It has? I figured he d been living it up, having the time of his life. He did enjoy it all for about a couple of months.But then I think he began to realize it wasn t allthat he thought it was.More than that, he started realizing what he had lost.Like me, he s a stubbornjackass who hates to admit when he s wrong.So he just kept going through the motions. Jake shookhis head. He s been so fucked in the head he hasn t been able to write anything since you guys brokeup.I gasped. Seriously? Why is that so shocking to you? You re his muse, Lily.The person that got him writing songs tobegin with.It makes sense that when you were gone, he lost his gift. I had no idea.I knew you guys put out a new album a month or so after we broke up. All those songs he had already written.Most of what is going on our new album is stuff I wrote. I see. But he needs you for way more than just songwriting. I would hope so, I replied, with a teasing smile. You re his soul mate, Lily.He s never going to be any good without you.My breath hitched at his words. You really mean that, don t you? I do. It works both ways.I m never any good without him either. Then it was high time you two got back together, wouldn t you say? Yeah, I would.Brayden appeared suddenly behind us. Everything okay?I smiled up at him. We re fine. I m glad to hear that.Releasing my hand, Jake then rose to his feet. I m very happy for you, Bray.I wish you all thehappiness in the world, Jake said, before offering his hand to Brayden.Brayden grinned before taking Jake s hand.Then he drew Jake to him for a bear hug. Thanksman, that means so much to me to both of us [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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