“You can’t seriously believe that line of shit,” she says looking frustrated.
“Kenzie, he’s moved on. He’s bringing his girlfriend home this weekend. We’re having dinner with them on Monday.”
“WHAT?” she shouts, “You can’t be serious.”
“I am. Mom and Dad already talked to me about it. Its fine, who knows, maybe it will help me move on.”
“Don’t you love him anymore?”
“Of course I do, I always have and I always will, but it just isn’t enough,” I state solemnly.
“Have you talked to him at all?”
“Once.”
“How did that go?”
“I didn’t realize how hard it would be to see him and hear his voice. It didn’t go well at all. He has a lot of resentment towards me and I guess I get why, because it’s my fault we didn’t get married, but it’s more than that.”
“Do you really think that Monday is going to go well?” she asks with a curious look.
“Probably not, but I need to try to move on. He has.”
“Well I’ll be there, so will Brody, so we can make sure no blood is shed,” she says with a smile.
“Thanks,” I say laughing, “But there will be no blood.”
“So how are you and Brody?”
“Good. We are friends and that’s all we will ever be. Do you want to get back together with him?” I ask being nosey.
“No. I think we are better off apart. I’m happy and I hope he’s happy too.”
“He is, at least he seems like it.”
“I’ve talked to him a few times. At first, I thought I wanted us to get back together, but I think it’s better for us if we aren’t.”
“It’s crazy, not long ago I thought we were going to marry the Masters men and now neither of us is with them.”
“Yeah, but everything happens for a reason. Do you miss Liam?”
“All the time,” I admit.
“Do you think he’s going to care that you’re there for dinner?”
“Probably not, he was pretty rude to me the last time he saw me.”
“If he was mean, then he’s not over you,” she states like she knows something I don’t.
“No, I’m pretty sure he is. He seems really happy.”
“Have you watched any of his football games?”
“Yeah, but he didn’t play. He’s the backup quarterback.”
“He’ll probably get to play next year.”
“Maybe, who knows.”
“I’m anxious to see how he is around you when he sees you,” she says with excitement.
“Why?”
“Because I don’t think he’s over you.”
“I think you’re in for a rude awakening.”
“We’ll see soon enough. But, in regards to us, I’m sorry. I was wrong for what I did to you over and over again.”
“It’s fine, just don’t do it again. You’re my sister and I love you, but what you did was wrong.”
“I know, it won’t happen again. I’ve learned a lot since that shit all went down.”
“Good. So how’s college going?” I ask, changing topics.
“Great actually. I met someone,” she says excitedly.
“Oh yeah?”
“Yeah, his name is Jake and he’s great.”
“So, you’re dating him?”
“Yes, we’ve been dating for about a month,” she says with the biggest smile ever.
Kenzie ends up telling me all about Jake and how they met and I haven’t seen her this excited in some time. It’s great. Maybe she has matured some.
For the rest of the week, I hang out with Kenzie, Brody and Isaac. Its great hanging out with everyone again, it almost feels like old times. Unfortunately, Monday’s coming quicker than I’d like, and we have dinner scheduled with the Masters tomorrow.
“Mom, are you sure that Liam won’t mind that I’m coming for dinner tomorrow?” I ask her curiously.
“Nope, I talked to Denise, he knows you’ll be there and he said that he didn’t care,” she says as she finishes making a pie.
“Okay, well that’s good to hear.” I say lying through my teeth. He doesn’t care at all? Did I mean that little to him?
“Don’t worry sweetie, it will be fine. If you want to leave at any point, I will understand.”
“Thanks Mom.”
“What’s going on?” Kenzie asks as she walks into the kitchen.
“Nothing, just talking about tomorrow.”
“Are you nervous?”
“No, not really.”
“Okay good.” The rest of the night is spent watching comedy movies with Kenzie and my friend Ashley from high school.