The Broken Pieces novel Chapter 14

He looked down at the clean wooden table, avoiding my gaze. "We decided to only tell one person and that was it. Then it was set in stone, I was to go and leave. After that, I did the things, I always wanted to do..." He lets the words drag out, slowly as if it was pure torture to say before looking back at me again, his eyes intense."I don't regret Emily. You might do, but don't. I don't think I ever will. I'm sorry. It was selfish, I was selfish-,"

Our waiter, Alexander came back with our drinks, "your food will be out in a second."

We both nodded and he left.

Parker bit his lip before speaking again. "Look, Emily, I'm not asking for your forgiveness or anything, I'm just trying to give a clear explanation and help ease your mind. I know that the things I did aren't the best, shit, they're horrible, but I'm still here. Trying to make up for the lost time that we had."

Parker then turns away, looking at something distant before bringing his attention back towards me and asking, "Questions?"

I give him a sad smile and shake my head.

Alexander comes back with our food, placing neatly on the table before walking away again, and a new idea pops up in my head.

"Hey Parker?" I asked.

"Yes?"

"Can we start over again? Like nothing between us happened? I don't completely forgive you, but I can't live the rest of my life holding onto a grudge. It wouldn't benefit me and plus... I really want my best friend back again."

Parker gives me an happy smile, "thanks, Emmie. I seriously don't deserve it."

I pause before shrug, "I know."

Parker places a hand over his heart and grimace. "Shit! Blunt, aren't you."

I shrug again.

After parking in front of my bridal shop, Parker decides to walk me to the door.

"Yeah, so I run a couple of airports around the world, it's big business but I manage." Parker tells me and I smile at him.

"That's really great, Parker."

He shrugs, a small smile dangling from his lips. "Yeah, I guess, but that's not as good as you. You're living your dream, now that is amazing. Many people don't get to do that."

I laugh. "Thanks for the compliment, suck-up!"

Parker and I stop at the door.

Parker shakes his head in disbelief, "Come on, Emily why don't you think that your job is amazing?"

"I do think that my job is pretty cool, I just think that it's not as grand as you make it seem."

"Pretty cool? Come on, your job is amazing.

"It's not amazing."

"It's amazing."

"It's not."

"It is."

"It's n-,"

Parker's car couldn't have driven any slower, it's almost as if he didn't even want us to get there at all.

"Can you please speed the fuck up!" Cameron complained. Groaning from the backseat.

"I will kick your ass out of this car, Cameron. Don't try me." Parker threatened as kept the car at the same speed.

Cameron rolled her eyes, "our friend's fiancé might be dying, stop being so damn selfish!"

"I'm not alright," Parker said, pointing towards the nearby speed limit sign. "The speed limit said to go 40, I'm going forty."

Cameron groans, "Oh, come on. Everyone knows that you can five above the speed limit!"

"Well, not me." Parker snaps.

Cameron slumps in her seat, "you've always been a shit liar." She sneers at him before looking out of the window and keeping quiet.

Truly I would've loved to listen to Cameron and Parker's bicker all day but my mind wouldn't stop racing. All I could think about was if Tomas was okay.

I was trying my hardest to keep it together; breaking down, screaming in front of my bridal shop isn't what I want to repeat again.

Not in front of Parker.

Never in front of Parker.

Ever since we got in the car, he's been watching me out of the corner of his eyes ever. Probably afraid I'm going to break down again.