Excited

Harley

Charlie was in the passenger seat holding Benji’s hand while he drove, and try as I might, I couldn’t bury the feelings of jealousy that rose up inside me. I wanted that. I wanted all of that.

Laina glanced over her shoulder at me and grinned. “So, are you excited?”

I nodded. “And a bit nervous.”

“There’s nothing to be nervous about,” she assured me. “Right, Benji? It’s just Rick. He’ll be the same guy he was when he left, and I’m sure everything will go back to how it was in no time.”

“Definitely,” Benji agreed.

I licked my lips.

That was part of the problem. I didn’t want it to go back to how it was. I wanted it to be different. I wanted it to be me and him. But that was a pipe dream. He’d left me behind, and that sent a very clear message that he was no longer interested in what I had to offer.

I couldn’t blame him. I’d turned him down more than enough times to earn myself a seat on the bench.

“I’m excited to see the bastard,” Benji said, taking a right on Mason and Laina’s