“Has she been bitchy lately?” I haven’t talked to her since the day before I called off the wedding.
“I guess she’s seeing someone, so there’s that,” he says looking happy.
“Good. Maybe then she can move forward with her life.”
“Let’s hope so.”
We make conversation the entire way home, talking about school, home, friends, and everything except Liam. Even though the drive is long, I’m so thankful to be home.
“Thanks for the ride,” I say as I grab my bags out of the trunk.
“Sure thing. I’ll see you later,” he says as he heads toward his front door.
I head inside mine to find my mom and dad sitting on the couch, “Hey, what’s going on?” I ask, because they both have disappointed looks. I take a seat on the chair waiting for an answer.
“Hey sweetheart,” Mom says as she comes over to hug me.
“Mom, what’s going on?” I ask with a stern look.
“Well, it appears that Liam is going to be coming home for a few days.”
“Oh, okay so,” I say trying to act like I don’t care.
“He’s bringing his girlfriend,” she says with a worried look.
“Good for him.”
“Denise wants us to come over for dinner like we’ve always done, but she wasn’t sure how you would feel about going.”
“Its fine, I can handle it.”
“Are you sure?” Dad asks.
“Yes, it’s just dinner. Plus, Brody and Isaac will be there.”
“Kenzie too,” Mom says happily, “or are you still not speaking to her?”
“I haven’t spoken to her yet Mom.”
“Hopefully, you two can make up since you’re both home and it’s the holidays,” she says sounding hopeful.
“We’ll see. When is dinner over at the Masters?”
“Not until the Monday after Christmas, so you have about a week,” she says.
“That’s fine. I’m going to take my stuff to my room I’ll be back down then,” I say as I stand up and grab my bags. I head to my room and flop onto my bed before deciding to send Quinn a text.
Me- “I’m having dinner next Monday at the Masters house.”
Quinn- “What’s wrong with that?”
Me- “Liam’s going to be there along with his new girlfriend.”
Quinn- “Are you sure you should go?”
Me- “I don’t really have a choice. I can’t hide from him.”
Quinn- “True, plus if he pisses you off, just leave. It’s not like people won’t understand.”
Me- “Can I say I’m jealous and I haven’t even seen her yet?”
Quinn- “You can, but don’t worry, we hate her!”
Me- “Thanks! I’ll text you later,” I text before heading back downstairs.
The rest of the evening is spent hanging out with Mom and Dad. Kenzie isn’t coming home until tomorrow and I’m relieved. I have no idea what I’m going to say to her when I see her.
Tomorrow comes and before long Kenzie is walking through the door looking way too happy. She heads straight up to her room, then comes rushing back down the stairs.
“Where’s Mom and Dad?”
“They ran to pick up dinner.”
“Good, because we need to talk,” she says as she sits opposite me on the couch. I turn the television off and turn to look at her.
“What’s up?”
“Look, I get I was a raging bitch, because I was. I’m sorry.” I can only nod my head; I’ve heard this before. “Listen Hails, I was pissed off years ago because you didn’t even know how many guys liked you, you never paid attention to them, whereas I did. I couldn’t get how they didn’t like me; I mean we are identical for fuck’s sake. So when I thought you were starting to like Brody, I intervened. I asked him out; I was actually surprised he said yes, but he did.”
“You and Brody were good together Kenz,” I admit.
“You’re right we were, but I don’t really even know what happened. When you started talking about Liam at college, it was like a switch for Brody and me. Brody wanted you and I wanted Liam and we set out to get you two. It wasn’t fair to either one of you and I’m truly sorry for that.”
“It is what it is.”
“But it’s not. I should have never talked to Meg or brought her here. You and Liam should have gotten married. Hell, you two would be married right now, if it weren’t for me.”
“But we aren’t. There’s a reason we aren’t Kenz and that reason isn’t you. I did a lot of thinking when I asked Liam for a break. I made my decision and he made his. Now, we are both moving on.”