Yes, Mr Knight novel Chapter 31

JAMIE

Ethan and I were walking out of the coffee shop after a quick catch up lunch. It's been almost two weeks since the Speed dating event and I hadn't seen Ethan for our usual Friday night drinks last weekend,so a catch up was much needed.

"Okay-So maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought.At least I got something out of it."Ethan smirked.

"Yes,The Date!"I replied,excited that my best friend had put himself out there and it had paid off."When are you seeing this new girl?"

Speed dating for Ethan wasn't so bad in the end,there was a mutual interest between him and another woman and now they're going on a date. So excited for him!

"Maybe Saturday,I'm not sure yet. It's going to happen-we just have to work out when's good for both of us."Ethan crossed the road to the other side and so did I.

"Something good came out of Carmen pushing you to do things you didn't want to do."I chuckled."Carmen is so taking responsibility for this set up,you know that right?"

He glanced at me sideways."Oh,I know!

"Jamie!"A familiar voice called my name and I turned around and looked behind me."I thought that was you,I recognised the hat."He pointed to the Grey cable knit hat that I was wearing.

Sure,He would recognise it. I don't go anywhere without a hat and woollen scarf in this weather. The gloves were necessary in the January cold as well, but I like to wear the ones without the finger tips.

"Ryan-How are you?"He looked really well, definitely better than he did the last time I saw him at least."You look great!"

"Better than the last time you saw me I'm sure."He winced,at the thought of it. I'm sure that night will be one that will haunt him,it would me if I acted the way he did."I'm sorry again about that,I did text you the following evening to apologise but you never replied. I figured you were too angry to talk to me."

He texted me-I don't remember that!

"You texted me-I never got a text from you."I pulled my phone from my Red bag that was hanging from my shoulder,scrolled through it but didn't see any recent text from Ryan."I don't have a text from you."

Ethan shrugged his shoulders"Maybe it didn't send."

That's the only reasonable explanation I can think of! Ryan removed his phone from his pocket and showed me the text himself,it was sent the evening when we were at speed dating. I don't understand!

"That's weird-I never recieved that."I was feeling guilty since the guy had thought that I was ignoring him when that wasn't the case."I would have replied if I had of gotten your text."

He smiled."It's fine,Jamie. Honestly don't worry about it-I'm just glad that I ran into you so I could apologise for the way I acted. I also wanted to thank you for taking me home, it wasn't your responsibility but you did it anyway."

"Of course."My lips curved into a smile. We ended things on a bad note but it's nice to see that the anger that he was feeling towards me was gone."It was the right thing to do."

Ryan looked between Ethan and I."Well I should get going,I have a work thing to get to. It was nice seeing you again,Jamie. Maybe I'll see you again soon."

"Sure,You too."I watched him as he turned around and walk in the opposite direction. I wonder if I'll ever see him again?I know he implied that he wanted to see me again soon-but seeing Ryan in a social setting will just make things awkward.

"That was weird."Ethan said,with a raised eyebrow as we turned around and walked together."He seems a lot better than what you described him to be at that restaurant anyway."

I shrugged my shoulders"Maybe he's moved on now. After what happened in the restaurant he knew he was out of line and he's pulled himself together."I slipped my gloved hands into the pockets of my grey button down coat.

"Moved on-Na! The man is still in Love with you,it's obvious."Ethan glanced over at me."What's up with you not getting his text message that night?"

Again I just shrugged my shoulders in reply since I didn't have an answer to that question. I know my phone was working okay since I was chatting with my Mom.

Ethan sighed a breath of cold air."You're not going to like this-But what if Mason deleted it? I remember him showing up at the bar that night,he could have seen the message and deleted it when you weren't looking.

Mason-No! Would he do that?

"No-He wouldn't."I shook my head in disbelief."He wouldn't do that-Why would Mason do something like that?"

"Well he wasn't too happy about Ryan showing up at dinner-as well as the fact that you went home with him."Ethan folded his arms over his chest to keep out the cold."Maybe he deleted the messages because he felt like Ryan was getting in the way."

Is he right?