One of the Guys Part 3. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

My mind was all over the place. I promised Baylen I would not do anything with Keegan and I was going to stick to that. I couldn’t help thinking about him though and how he looked at me. That was the old Brees and Keegan. He was not allowed to look at me like that any longer. I went back up to my room and as I was headed down the hallway, someone opened the door to my room. It was Keegan. He must have been visiting his mom and sisters briefly. Our eyes met. He smiled, but didn’t speak. As he got closer I could smell his endearing scent. We locked eyes the entire time. Neither of us would look away first. As he walked past me, his pinky grazed mine. I turned around to get a sense of what the touch meant. He began walking backwards towards his room, but he remained locked in on me. What was he doing? His pace slowed as if he wanted me to follow and catch up. I shook my head and grinned. He bit his lip and put his hand out. He was so ridiculously cute. I felt myself reaching out for h

She sent Cyman a text to meet her in the lobby of the hotel. We packed Wren’s bag and headed down.“Wren, I’m going to take you to meet someone. Is that okay?” Casey asked, picking her up.“Yes mama,” Wren said, laying her head on Casey’s shoulder.As we entered the lobby I could see Cyman sitting nervously on the edge of the couch. His face was pale and he was fidgeting with what looked like a paper clip. The moment his eyes set on Wren, will forever be burned into my brain. He lit up. He got the biggest smile on his face and jumped up from the couch. He had a small stuffed animal in his other hand.“Casey, is this her? Is this?” He stopped himself.Casey nodded. “Wren, this is Cyman. He is your daddy. Can you say hello?” Casey asked.Wren studied Cyman for a moment and then she said, “You have candy for me?”Cyman and Casey both laughed. Casey offered to sit on the couch so they could get acquainted. “She is beautiful Casey. She has my curls and your eyes. I can’t even believe thi

The wedding was starting soon. The girls all packed into the bridal room until we were summoned. I fixed Quinn’s veil and gave her a gentle hug. She looked beautiful. Her lace and buttons on her dress were the perfect touch. The buttons looked as if they were floating on the sheer material they were attached to.“Quinnie, I am so excited that you will be my sister-in-law. You and Baylen deserve to be happy,” I said.“You deserve to be happy too. Are you? Happy?” She asked, grabbing my hands in her laced gloved hands. “I am. School is good. Softball is good. Everything is good,” I answered. “Tate? How’s he? Where is he?” She continued.“He couldn’t make it. He had some work thing,” I said, thinking about how he had been in a hotel when I called.“Hmm, so your brother’s wedding wasn’t reason enough to use some PTO time? Brees, don’t settle. You deserve someone that loves you unconditionally. Someone that supports you in everything. Does he come to your softball games?” She asked.“Not

We both looked in Tate’s direction as he made his way to his seat. He smiled at me and waved. As soon as the song was over I ran to him. “Baby! I thought you couldn’t make it. What changed? Weren’t you just in a hotel somewhere?” I asked.“Yeah, a hotel about fifteen minutes away from here. My colleague is here as well, but stayed at the hotel. I came to surprise you,” he said, standing up to hug me.“I’m so glad you are here. I can’t wait for you to meet everyone,” I beamed. He kissed me. “I can’t wait either. I’m sorry I was being such a jerk about coming today. I knew that wasn’t the right thing to do and I’m here to make it up to you,” he said, pulling me in close. As he held me, I saw Keegan watching us. It was awkward, but he needed to see me happy with someone else. A whole week of stolen glances. Accidental run-ins. That dance with Keegan, his hand warm at my waist, his voice low and shaking when he admitted what I never expected to hear again.I still love you.Now Tate’

I went back into the reception hall. The room felt different. The music even sounded different. I wasn’t entering this room as the same woman that I left it as. I quickly noticed that Keegan and Haven were gone. Tate also had left. I found Casey by the bar on Cyman’s lap. “Hey James, are you feeling better?” She asked.“No, not even a little bit. I just broke up with Tate and he left,” I cried. She jumped down off of Cyman and grabbed my hand. She ushered me into the ladies room. “Baby love, what happened?” She asked, cleaning up my smeared makeup.“I messed up. He saw me almost kiss Keegan. I’m such an idiot,” I said.She stopped wiping my face. “Keegan? Fuck boy Keegan? That’s Keegan? The one making out with his publicist Keegan?” She asked, with harsh words.I nodded.“I know it sounds insane, but we have been rekindling our love all week and I think today it just hit us,” I said.“He hurts you every time, James! What makes you think he has changed?” She asked.Her words lande