Chapter 7
Alvin
I spent the rest of the weekend wondering why my apartment was so quiet. The silence never bothered me before, but after having Kyle with me for the night, the quiet was deafening.
Briella and I traded texts off and on for a few days, but we didn’t make plans to get together or for Kyle to stay with me again. She was definitely surprised I wanted him to come back, and probably a little doubtful, too. I’d wear her down, though. Make sure she knew I wasn’t like her ex.
I headed into work Wednesday afternoon for my shift at Laughlin’s. Things were already starting to pick up when I joined Mack behind the bar, so I jumped in to help him calm the small crowd waiting for drinks.
The first break we had was an hour later. I preferred it that way, but Mack liked to be able to l
