Hey Guys, I am sorry for taking so long to update. I got the longest writer’s block. I don’t even think you guys might like it but here goes.

 

The car ride to Bromwick went by fast probably because they had a ball going there. It turned out they liked the same artists and so they were partying it up all the way to the hotel.

“Well, this is me,” Jane said

“It was really great riding over here with you,” he said sheepishly

“Back at ya” she agreed

“So, can I…” he let his words trail

“Can you?” Jane asked smiling

“You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?”

“Every second of it” she laughed

“Oh man,” he takes in a deep breath “Can I please have your number?”

“I mean that wasn’t so hard, was it?” she teased as she dialled her number on his phone.

“I have to go now, though” she announced gesturing to the locked door

“Right, sorry” he apologised and unlocked the door

“Thanks so much for the ride” she thanked him and left.

He sat still for a brief minute and drove off. His parents would not be pleased if he missed the function or showed up late.

It’d been over a week since she met Mike. In her opinion, she thought that everything went well and they had a great connection. He seemed to be enamoured with her or she misread the whole situation.

“He’ll call,” April said startling Jane.

She’d come over to her brothers’ for their regular Sunday family dinners to reconnect.

“I’m not worried” she feigned unconcern

“Cut it out, Jane. You’re my best friend, remember?”

“Alright, I hear you”

“So, why don’t you call him? You exchanged numbers, right?” April inquired

“Um, nope. Not happening. Remember the last time?

“Yes, but-”

“But nothing, April. How are you and the baby doing?” Jane asked

“Well, doctors say everything is good but I need to take it easy” she replied

“Hey, everything would be fine okay” Jane assured her

She nodded.

A week after that conversation with April, Michael called.

“Hey, handsome, thought you forgot about me” she greeted

“How can I forget about you, Jane? Things have been crazy for me lately but I have thought about you” he replied

“Thinking about me isn’t going to cut it, handsome. Try a different line”

“How about you and me, dinner at any restaurant of your choosing”

“Nicely done. Pick me up in 30 minutes” she said

“I don’t know where you live”

“That can be arranged. I’ll text you. See you in 30” she said cheerily and hang up

He showed up just on time to take her to a restaurant she’d been dying to go to because she’d heard too many good things about their food. She was a sucker for food, especially good food. They had a splendid time at dinner. Michael was the perfect gentleman and Jane was having the time of her life. He took her to all these amazing places and bought her all sorts of gifts just because. She could hardly believe how perfect he was. He did so much for her and they’d barely even shared a kiss. He definitely knew how to woo a woman because Jane had definitely been swept off her feet.

They’d been hanging out for almost six weeks and that was the longest time that Jane has been known to stick with a man. Usually, she gets bored and detaches and goes back to focusing on school and getting to where she wants to be as a person.

She’d been skipping out on Sunday family dinner to hang out with Mike and her brother was not having it this week. He’d called her to come over or she’d regret it.

So, here she was sitting at their kitchen with her head buried in her phone.

“Jane, why don’t you get your face out of that phone and talk to me about this new guy you’re seeing that has made you forget about your family,” Jason said sitting down next to her at the counter

“Oh, come on, I haven’t forgotten about you guys”

“But you have” April chipped in

“April, I call and text you every day”

“But I hardly see you and I miss my best friend” and then she started to cry

“Oh, honey I’m so sorry. I’d do better” Jane apologised

“You better” Jason replied

“Really?” April asked Jane

“Yes, really”

April proceeded to dry her “tears” and burst out laughing

“Oh my God, you guys played me!” she exclaimed at the laughing couple

“I’m so getting you guys back”

“Jane, April says you’ve been with this guy for over a month. When am I going to meet him?

“Soon, I just need to talk to him first and see where he’s at with his intentions with us,” she said

“So, you don’t know his intentions and you’re over there accepting all the expensive gifts?”

“April!” she exclaimed, “What happened to girl code?”

“Sorry honey but girl code doesn’t work here. He’s my husband and your brother. He was worried about you”

Jane nodded and turned to her brother, “I didn’t ask him for them though”

“It doesn’t mean you should take it,” April said quietly

“What if he uses them as leverage to make you do something you don’t want to do”

“He’s not like that”

“Well, how do you know? And how long have you known him? Jason asked

“People pretend a lot these days to be something other than who they really are,” April said.

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