Lahat ng Kabanata ng Knocked Up By My Brother’s Best Friend: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

CamillaIt was both the best and worst time of my life. Like the mix of pleasure and pain I was beginning to explore with Aden, joy and sorrow could also be tightly intertwined. The only consolation was that while the sorrow had only one source, the joy had many. As much as it hurt having to hide my relationship from Cooper, I really wasn't ready for the potential fall out. I knew my older brother better than anyone else and was all too aware of how he would take the news.Besides which, the things Aden and I were able to do together were amazing. For starters, there was the sex. Thanks to Aden's gentle touch and depth of experience, I was able to explore regions of the sexual experience I had never even imagined. Though it wasn't all physical, either. We were both introducing each other to our own perspectives and philosophies, not to mention our favorite parts of culture. It could have been my imagination, but I could have sworn that, as a result of our association, I was calming do

AdenLove and friendship can be shockingly difficult to navigate. Particularly in complex situations. And it didn't really get more complicated than Camilla, Cooper, and me. Not only because Cooper was under the laughably inaccurate impression that I loved Camilla like a sister. I loved her all right, but there was nothing familial about it.I had seen him try to go after guys for looking at her twice like it was his job to protect his little sister from the big bad world. I shuddered to think what he might, at least try, to do if he found out what Camilla and I had been doing—particularly in the bedroom. This was something that actually made me angry when I thought about it. Not only was Camilla a grown woman and able to make her own decisions, but there was also a lot more to our relationship than sex. We really liked hanging out and were teaching each other a lot of cool things.She gave me a crash course on music genres I'd never heard of, including some metal styles like Japanese

CamillaI wasn't really sure where to go. I was so mad I had left without permission or any real goal in mind. I was so upset that I couldn’t really see where I was or where I was going. I never really noticed how similar most of the buildings looked before. One neighborhood bleeding into another. I found a bench and sat down, at least long enough for my eyes to clear from the tears so I could see where the heck I was going.I was hurt and honestly felt a bit betrayed by their behavior, especially Aden, who was usually so in control. I wasn't happy with Cooper but had come to expect such silliness from him. What bothered me most with what happened was I had really expected better of Aden. If he was going to be a father, he would have to settle down.It was that point, of course, I remembered that he had no idea he was going to be a dad. It was clear that I would have to sit down with both of them, probably separately, and hash it all out. I would have to talk to Aden first. If he wasn

“What happened?” I asked, tipped off by my little cousin's infamous serious voice.“I came on shift a while ago, and Camilla is here. She's listed as a Jane Doe because they couldn't find any ID.”“We'll be right there,” I said before hanging up.“Camilla?” Cooper asked.“Is in at the hospital.”We took Cooper's car. It was faster, and he didn't really have parking rights at the building. Taking the traffic code more as a suggestion rather than hard and fast rules, Cooper had us at the hospital in a few minutes.“That was quick,” Shae said, meeting us at the door.“Are you surprised?” I asked.“Not really, this way.”We really weren't allowed into the recovery room, but Shae bent the rules for us. I could see Camilla through the window. I tried not to cry.“She's doing pretty well considering. They had to take out her spleen because it started to hemorrhage. Other than that, it was a couple of clean breaks with no real damage to her spine or head. Her back took the brunt of the impact

EpilogueCamillaThe tension was thick. We had all been called in for a mandatory meeting, including the receptionists and freelancers. It was about a week after the accident as well as the office fisticuffs, and Cooper was worried Ryan might have changed his mind, and he was going to be fired for starting the fight. Aden had Chris on his side, verifying that he had nothing to do with the fight, and if either of them were going to be fired, it would be Cooper. Frankly, I thought the whole thing was water under the bridge, and neither of them were going to be fired.Before the speculation could go on any further, the door opened, and Ryan and Molly came in standing at the front of the table.“I won't keep you too long, and don't worry, no one is getting fired.”As he said this, he looked directly at Cooper, both Aden and I nudging him in the same moment.“Told ya,” Aden whispered.“It is good news I suppose, depending on your perspective,” Ryan continued.“You're going back to New York