Chapter 2
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Amber pov
“You like him,” Nina said when I ended the call with George. I didn’t answer I continued eating my salad
“She likes him. She is blushing every time she talks to him” Aria says and she giggles with the girls
“Girl you have to tell him. Why do you wait? From what I see he is interested too” Nina says seriously
“I’m sure he has more interesting women in his life”
“But he wants you,” Hannah says
“Honey, he is best friends with my husband remember? Do you know how many times I hear him talking about you? But he waits to be ready. We don’t know what you have been through but life continues. You have a man melting for you. Take the chance you will not regret it” Aria says and the girls continue eating.
God, I have a crush on him, one mouth now I think of him every day, I dream of him every night. I think of him every time I touch myself. I sing and continue eating, the girls looking at me with a smile and encouragement. After work, I returned home and I had a call from Grace
“Hey Grace”
“Hi, Amby how are you?”
“I’m fine. You are like George, he calls me like that and I feel like a little girl again” I say and she’s laughing
“I like it. So next month I’m getting married. I want to come but I know is difficult”
“Congratulations. And you are right, I don’t want to risk Ryan seeing me.”
“Yeah, I thought that. I hope to see you soon anyway. So how is it? You like it?”
“Yes. The work is great and I have already good friends”
“I’m happy for you. You deserve it. And how are my brothers treating you?”
“Good. I don’t see Henry much is so focused on his work. I see George more often, we have movie nights”
“Yeah I know George is cinematic”
“So Am I,” I say and I giggle
“I’m glad that you like to spend time with him. George is a close person. He has only us and two to three friends.”
“Well he is a really good company”
“s**t, I have to go. An emergency. It was nice to talk to you Amby.”
“Me too. Bye,” I said and I went for a shower.
More and more I’m closer to saying something to George but I know when he is here tomorrow I will hesitate again. He is so good for me, he is George MacLean for God's sake and I’m just an assistant. His parents will never accept me and is a miracle that they don’t say anything to Grace about Sheriff Campbell. I fell asleep with those thoughts in my head.
Friday came and I was eager to finish work and go home to get ready for our movie night. I’m so happy that I will see him, I haven’t seen a week since our last movie night. I wish I could see him every day and night.
‘He is just a friend. Amber focus’ I say to myself. There is no chance a man like him to want me. He looks so sweet and innocent and soft like a big teddy bear but he is of my limits. I’m a broken, abused girl, who will want to be with me? He’s just kind and as a friend tries to make me feel better. Yes, that’s it, the girls try to make me feel like a woman again, there is no way George sees me differently from my friend.
“Honey, are you ok?” Hannah asks cutting my thoughts
“Yeah. I was thinking something, sorry. You need something?”
“Yes. I need copies of this. Can you please help? I have to finish something else” I stand up and say
“Sure no problem. I’ll be right back” I take the papers
“Sure are you ok?”
“Yes I’m fine,” I say smiling and I walk to the copy machine. I have to be ok, I came here for a new start away from Ryan. And I fell in love with another guy. As much as it hurts I have to look forward, George is a friend and he will stay like that because there is no chance to see me differently.
The rest of the day passes slowly I think, even if nothing going to happen with George I still dying to see him. I have so much good time and fun with him. I say bye to the girls after we say what time we will meet tomorrow and I walk home. Thank God Kayla, Grace's friend will stay another year in Seattle so I’ll continue to live there for a while. I don’t have words to thank them all. Without even knowing me they helped more than they could imagine. I take a shower and prepare our snacks and drinks for our movie night. Tonight is George's turn to pick a movie so I don’t know what movie we will see. We have finished ‘The Lord of the Rings’ movies and now is his turn. As I remember that at the beginning didn’t like LotR and now he knows more than me I laugh. When I’m ready I look myself in the mirror. I’m wearing black shorts and an oversized shirt. The good thing with George is that I can be myself, wear whatever I want and he doesn’t judge me. I open the door and I see him casually dressed in athletic pants and a T-shirt. God, he is sexy with a tuxedo but with casual clothes that are yummier.
“I bring your favorite chocolate,” he says shaking the box. I smile, actually after I met him I smile sometimes without reason, how crazy is that?
“Thank you, you always bring me something, come in,” I say and I make room to enter the apartment. I felt dizzy from his cologne, it reminded me sea. I checked it online and has sea notes that's why when he is near I smell the sea with aromatic herbs essence and metallic woody. God, it hypnotizes me
“You have everything ready?”
“Yes, what are we watching?” I say walking to the living room.
“You say you want action. How about Avengers?”
“Oh great I have watched only the first movie”
“Great. I thought to leave Star Wars for later” he says and he puts the movie as I brink our cold drinks. I sit down and he comes to sit next to me as always. If he knows what he does to me. I smile awkwardly and when I see these blue eyes I turn my focus on TV. I can’t even look at him without sweating or my tongue getting tangled, how do I make a move?
Last night, in our movie night, pass like everyone else. I couldn’t make a move obviously, but even he didn't something. If he wanted he will be done something by now right? Or is what Hannah said? Does he wait until I’m ready? This is so messed up.
It’s our girls' night now, I should get ready. A little time with the girls will help me. I’m wearing black leather high-waisted shorts and a leopard long-sleeved blouse. Is light so I don’t get too hot inside the club. Yes, we go for dancing tonight. And high ankle boots in black color. After I got ready Hannah texted that they were waiting for me outside the building. I take my clutch and I go to the car
“Ooh, you look hot tonight,” Nina says and she starts driving
“Thank you. You too”
Hannah wears a red fitted dress, perfect on her, she has the perfect body if she doesn’t wear a dress like that I don’t know who will wear it. Nina as I see it is driving and I’m in the back seat wearing a black sparkly blouse a black skirt Aria leather pants and a white crop top. We reach the club and we enter, is one of the newest night clubs but Aria has access. She is dating the owner so we also have a VIP area to drink and have fun.
“Hello, ladies. Baby!” I see a blonde guy approaching and then kissing Aria. I guess is Frank.
“Hi, Frank. How are you?”
“I’m good”
“Baby this is our new friend Amber that I will tell you,” Aria says and he comes closer and shakes hands
“Nice to meet you, Amber.”
“Me too Frank. Aria always talks about you”
“I hope good things”
“Always baby” Aria says. A waitress walked to us and Frank said that everything we drink is on the house. We order our cocktails and after a few sips, Nina drags me to the dance floor. I don’t know how much time we dance, I think three or four songs and I feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn around and I see Henry. I smile and I say hello, he asks to talk to me for a while and I nod. I look at Nina and I see she is dancing with a cute guy and I follow Henry outside. We are a few feet away from the club door
“Hey, what’s up?”
“I’m good. I’m glad that I see you before George comes”
“He will come too?” I say and I smile at the thought of seeing him again
“Yes. Aaron celebrates the baby”
“Yeah, he told me at the office. So what do you need?” I ask
“I want to talk to you about George,” he says and he looks serious
“Is he ok?” I ask worried
“He is fine. Since he met you he has been really good”
“He is?” I say with a smile and my heart is full of warmth
“Seriously I wanted to ask you something but your smile and the look on your face when I mentioned George's name answer to my question”
“What you wanted to ask?” He sighs
“Listen George was always the sensitive one and the relationship guy. A lot of girls take advantage of that to approach me. And that makes him stop trying the last three-four years”
“That’s cruel,” I say
“So I wanted to know if there is a chance to like him because he is crazy about you,” he says and I smile
“Why he doesn’t make a move?” I ask seriously
“We know little things of what you have been through,” he says and I look down
“He doesn’t want to pressure you or scare you so he is patient until you are ready”
“That’s sweet. Can I ask you something now?”
“Sure”
“He is sure that he wants to be with me? I’m broken and I’m sure there are other women out there that suit him better than me”
“He knows and that didn’t stop him from falling in love with you,” he says and I swear I tear falls on my cheek. He wipes it
“You want to be with George? A lot of women approached him to be with me. I want to see him happy” he says and I laugh
“No offense but you’re not my type. You are as handsome and sexy as your brother but my type isn’t the bad boy that you show. I’m more of a nerdy guy like George” I say and he laughs
“That’s great. You are beautiful too but I see you more like a sister” he says
“Can I hug you brother?”
“I happy that I have a second sister,” he says and we hug. I don’t have a brother but I always wanted one, and one night I have one brother and soon I will have the perfect boyfriend, George.
“Henry?” I hear a voice behind me. I break the hug and I turn around. And I see a broken George, oh s**t he thinks...
“How could you? You know what I feel for her”
“George is not what you think it is,” Henry says and walks closer to him
“Stay away,” he says and he turns around walking fast. I run to him
“George wait” I reach him and I grab his hand to turn around.
“What?” He yells. He has never raised his voice on me. I take a step back, Ryan used to yell at me like that. I see hurt in his eyes
“I’m sorry Amber is not your fault” He called me Amber, not Amby
“I know my brother is attractive and always the girls prefer him. I’m not blaming you”
“George is not what you think”
“It’s fine. I will be ok” he says and turns around
“George please”
“Goodnight Amber,” he says and he walks faster than before. I started crying, he called me Amber again. I’m not his Amby anymore.
“Amber?” I turn around and I see Henry.
“I want to go home,” I say with a broken voice
“OK, I will call my driver to take you home and I will go find George. I will make him listen to me” he says and I nod. He tried to comfort me but after a while, I wasn’t listening. Hannah came outside to check on me and the only I remember is some of the girls bring me my bag and then I’m home. The next I remember is waking up the next morning on the couch with the clothes from last night.
- Writer
