Baby, I will be coming over after nine, please be ready and I love you.
I cannot contain my smile as I read over his words. I place my phone into my lap and I deeply exhale. Adrian is actually here in New York and I am still finding this event hard to take in. I was sure that he and I were over when he told me that he never loved me. My heart still aches every time that I think back on his words. I have concluded that everything that he said was just a ploy to get me to fall out of love with him. There is no way that he could hate me then and love me now and being here is only proving that my opinion is true.
“How was last night?” Sophie asks as she bursts out of the bathroom.
I smile at her, “last night was… amazing.” Sophie comes over to me and she places herself firmly onto my bed.
“Give me all the details.” She insists.
I quickly fill her in on what happened last night and Sophie gushes at Adrian’s romantic gestures.
“Wow I would love to be with a guy like that, doesn’t he have any brothers?” Sophie asks. I smile at her as that is a trick question.
“Michael,” I say firmly and a sudden flash of his face floats into my mind. I quickly try to shake him out of my mind and Sophie helps me.
“Oh, let’s not go there he is too complicated for me and I don’t think that Katharine would let him out of her sight anyways.”
“Katharine really likes him and I hope that he feels the same way about her.” I look down to the floor as the words pass from my lips.
“She is head over heels for him, but I sometimes wonder about him.” Sophie says and her smile has quickly faded. I look over at her and I feel that Sophie is worried about Katharine’s relationship with Michael.
“What do you mean, when you say that you ‘wonder about him’?” Sophie adjusts herself onto the bed and places her hands in her lap. She takes a deep breath and she says.
“I wonder about him because he clearly has feelings for you and I feel that Katharine is trying to look past that. But I can tell that it does affect her, and I feel sorry for her.” I feel awkward as I listen to Sophie’s words. Katharine is my friend and although we have patched things up, I still feel bad for the pain this is obviously causing her. I also think that Sophie knows more about the circumstance and I want to know everything.
“Has Katharine talked to you about this?” I ask firmly. Sophie nods and I almost see her hold back a tear. I reach over to her and I take her hand, she smiles and I say.
“Please tell me, this is hard on me too.” Sophie looks up at me and she breaks her silence.
“Yes, she told me that it’s very hard on her. Michael talks about you as if you are his god. He loves you and Katharine knows that he always will. She is trying very hard to live up to you but I think she now realises that no-one ever will.” My heart races and I don’t know how to respond. I had no idea that Katharine felt this way and I feel awful about this.
“I didn’t know she felt like that, do you think that I should talk to her?” I ask Sophie.
“Alanna, I know this going to sound harsh but I feel that you should probably stay away from them. Katharine feels very threatened by you and I think that she would be very insecure if you were around Michael.” I pull back from her and her words sting. I stand up and I gaze down at Sophie.
“I can’t stay away from Michael he is Adrian’s stepbrother and if you have forgotten he did save my life. How can I just ignore him after everything he has done?” I say very firmly, Sophie gets up from bed and she is now towering over me. I lean back from her as I await her response.
“I am sure that he knows you appreciate what he did. He will understand if you tell him that you need some space. After all you are now back with Adrian therefore you don’t really need Michael anymore.” I roll my eyes slightly at her and she catches my action.
“Alanna, don’t be like that I am just giving you my opinion.”
“I appreciate it, but I feel that what you are saying is a little harsh. Michael is my friend and he is Adrian’s brother, what can I do?” I protest, but Sophie does not look impressed by my words.
“Alanna don’t kid yourself, you want Michael around for other reasons.”
“What reasons?” I ask in a desperate tone. Sophie fills the gap between us and she flicks her hair nervously. I gaze at her and I am curios and scared to hear what she has to say.
“Alanna, I know that you feel something for Michael. It is obvious for me to see that and I know that you love Adrian but something inside of you wants Michael. I really think that you should at least admit it to yourself.” I sit again down onto the bed and then I quickly stand up again. My heart is racing and I cannot speak. I push my hair back into a lose ponytail and I glare at Sophie.