You Will Be Mine (Forever and Ever #7)(14)

I parked in front of her apartment then jumped out of the truck.

She eyed me while she walked beside me. “What are you doing?”

“Walking you to your door.” Suddenly, I realized I’d never done that before. It was just impulsive. “If that’s okay…”

“No, it’s fine.” She reached her door then took her keys out. “I guess I’ll see you later.”

“Yeah, I hope you aren’t late for your first class.”

“Me too. Thanks for dinner last night.”

“Anytime.” I gave her a quick smile then turned around.

“Conrad?”

“Hmm?” I turned around but kept walking backwards.

“Thanks for being such a good friend.”

I stopped in my tracks and stared at her. “Of course.” For some reason, I felt like her words implied something more. I just didn’t know what it was.

“Bye.” She opened the door and walked inside.

As I headed to my car, my mouth stretched into a grin. Beatrice was a cool chick that I could hang out with and have a good time. She wasn’t my girlfriend but we had something special. Maybe if things continued this way, we could have something more. The longer I spent time with her, the more I realized she was the only person I ever wanted to spend time with.

***

Theo was practically running through the library. “Dude!”

“What?” I looked up from my book.

“Skye and Cayson broke up.”

My lungs froze and my book was forgotten. “Wait. What?”

“I guess they broke up like three or four months ago.”

That couldn’t be right. “Are you sure?”

“Totally. I texted Skye today and she didn’t respond, so I texted Trinity instead. That’s what she told me.”

My eyes were wide. “Why did they break up?”

He shrugged. “I guess because Cayson went to Stanford and they couldn’t do a long-distance relationship.”

“Wow…” I didn’t even know what to say. “Do they hate each other now?”

“I have no idea. But knowing them, I doubt it.”

“I just…can’t picture it. I thought they would be together forever.”

Silke came to the table then plopped down. “Are you talking about Skye and Cayson?”

“Did you just hear too?” I asked.

“Yeah,” Silke said. “I texted my brother and asked for the details but he wouldn’t budge. He just said they couldn’t work it out.”

“What’s he hiding?” Theo asked. “Did something else happen?”

“I don’t know…” I rubbed my chin. “But what could have happened? Those two are meant for each other. I can’t see either one crossing the other.”

“Maybe they just had a fight,” Silke said. “Or maybe Skye broke up with him so he would go to Stanford. I really don’t know.”

“Should we text Cayson and ask if he’s okay?” Theo said.

“It’s been three months,” I argued. “I’m sure he’s over it by now.”

Theo gave me a stupid look. “It’s Cayson. He’s the most sensitive straight guy I know.”

Silke jumped in. “Slade told me not to bother Cayson. He said he would murder me if I did.”

Theo thought for a moment. “Maybe he’s right. Whenever I’m going through something bad, I hate talking about it.”

“Yeah…” He had a point. “Does this mean they won’t be in the same room together ever again? Because that creates a problem for all of us.”

“They never should have gotten together.” Theo shook his head.

“Well, Christmas is coming up,” Silke said. “We’ll know then.”

I totally forgot about that. None of us went home for Thanksgiving because Uncle Sean and Aunt Scarlet were sick. Then they passed on the flu to everyone else. None of us wanted to catch it, so we stayed in Cambridge. I thought Skye and Cayson were still together so I didn’t even ask what they did for the holiday. “This is so fucking crazy.”

“I think they’ll be friends,” Silke said. “They are both really mature. They agreed on that in the beginning.”

“But break ups change things,” Theo said. “I wouldn’t want to see my ex all the time.”

“You don’t have any exes,” I argued.

“But if I did, I wouldn’t want to see them,” Theo said. “That’s going to be so awkward.”

“They’ll make it work,” Silke said. “I just wish Slade would tell me the details. He’s sealed like a safe.”

“We all know he’s loyal to Cayson,” I said.

“And Trinity is loyal to Skye,” Theo noted.

“That’s got to be awkward for Slade and Trinity,” Silke said.

“Yeah…” I still couldn’t wrap my mind around it.

“Should we send them a card or something?” Theo asked.

“That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Silke snapped.

“You’re the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” Theo snarled.