Claimed By My Best Friend Brother
he admitted, and the simple honesty of his response caught me off guard, "but I'd like the chance to."
I looked away, staring at the moonlight scattered across the water because looking at him had suddenly become far too difficult.
He had no right to say things like that to me, not when he knew how complicated everything was, not when Calla was my best friend, and certainly not when he had spent so much time teaching me that allowing myself to care about him was a dangerous mistake.
"You're Calla's brother," I whispered.
"I know."
"She's my best friend."
"I know that too."