All Chapters of ONE NIGHT STAND BETWEEN BEST FRIENDS : Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

Salma Everything appeared normal. I was staying with Brandon's parents for the time being so I could take care of my daughter. Although, it felt sometimes like they were the ones taking care of me. I rarely saw Brandon except when he stopped by the house to see Leona. He spent quality time with her, but he appeared to avoid me completely. It made me wonder what was going on in his head, but it was not my place to ask. Perhaps it was for the best. He was getting married to Elaine after all. I was preparing to go out for a stroll in the morning when I caught James and Leona seated on the chair, watching the morning news like something interesting had happened. I stopped to look at the TV too. At that exact moment, a picture of Richard Summers filled the screen. It was not strange for him to be on TV because he was a public figure, but I knew this time he was not there for a good reason. The feds had told me that Richard Summers was involved in the same crimes as my father. But

Brandon I had not seen Leona all week and it was killing me. It had been over a week since I had declared to Salma that I could not be with her. It was the right choice to make, but that choice was crushing me. I spent my days buried in my work and trying to do every other thing but feel. The only two women I had ever taken seriously in my life had deceived me throughout the time I had been with them. Salma had not liked me truly as my best friend. It had been over five years, but I could still see her on that tape speaking about destroying me so I would never be better than she was. Then there was Elaine who had cheated on me throughout our relationship. It still gave me a headache to think about her. And of all people for her to cheat with, her godfather! That was disgusting to say the least. I was deeply horrified that I had ever shared a bed with her. A knock on the door jolted me out of my reverie.“Come in,” I could see Rose behind the glass door. She walked in looking a bit

Salma “You know what?” I was seated across from Daphne sipping coffee while venting to her about men in general being annoying. I really was venting about Brandon, but I did not want her to think I still had feelings for him. “I'm going to take the next flight that takes me to Sudan,” I told her. She dropped her mug and looked at me like I was going crazy. “You're a mom,” she said, “you can't just take the next flight out of the country. What about Leona?” “She has her father,” I said with a shrug, not mentioning Brandon's name because it physically hurt to even think about him.I felt stupid for feeling this way about a man especially after everything I had been through recently. “What is in Sudan?” she asked me. “People who need my help,” I replied, “people with heart defects that cannot afford to get surgery.” “So you do volunteer there?” she asked me. I nodded with a smile of satisfaction. I had always loved helping people and I loved that studying medicine, and surgery h

Salma “What? Are you going to cry?” I was flat on my face on the floor and bruised from the impact of my fall. I rolled over and saw the entire cafeteria staring down at me. I looked directly above me and I could see Marilyn's smug face above mine, looking at me like she was a predator enjoying toying with her prey before finally squashing the life out of it and gobbling me all down. She had a smile on her face like she was daring me to challenge her. “You… you made me fall!” I shouted, refusing to be a victim again in college after enduring her humiliation throughout high school. “Me?” she pointed at herself while scoffing at me, “Do you have proof?” “Everyone saw you!” I yelled at her, “You put your leg in the way so…”“If you're going to accuse me,” she said, “at least have proof of what you're saying.” Tears burned behind my eyes, but I was resolved in my mind not to let them drop. Being bullied in high school by my sister and her best friend was one thing. Being bullied in

Brandon I was desperate for an answer, but I had a sinking feeling that it was not going to be what I wanted to hear. Even to me, my excuse sounded pathetic. My excuse for leaving her without so much as an explanation sounded flimsy and stupid. If she turned her back on me and disappeared without a word, leaving Leona entirely to my care, I would deserve it because it was the same thing I had done to her. And yet. Yet, I was ready to do anything to change her mind. To make her remain here in Texas while we worked on us. I was determined to make things work between us because it was clear now that the only woman in the world for me was the one standing right in front of me now. “You deserve to hate me,” I said, my voice reeking with desperation, “I won't blame you if you resent me and you never wish to see me again.” I was staring into her eyes, hoping that they would communicate just how much I loved her and how sincere I was. “I just wanted you to know that I am sorry, and I wi