Thirteen

"You don't look all that pleased to see me"

"Should I?" He'd thought it was Eva. Not Alden.

"Come on, I've been gone for a month. The least you can do is throw me a welcome back party"

"When did you get back?"

"Today. I came here first because you're the most important person in my life. You feel the same way about me too. Don't you?"

Mason heard what his friend said and he would have given him a witty reply if he wasn't so distracted. All day long, he'd waited for Eva to call or text, thinking that perhaps she needed space. And when she hadn't, he called her wanting to know if she was fine but she wouldn't answer his calls. That pissed him even more because he disliked being in the dark. All she had to do was tell him why she'd left and he would understand. He wasn't about to keep her prisoner in his house. Communication was the key to a healthy relationship. Truth be told, small part of him had started wondering if she was worth the trouble. How long had they known each oth