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Chapter 13

“Happy birthday Uncle. Sorry I forgot to buy a gift… I was really busy.”

“Nonesense. I already have everything that I want in life… and I’m happy that you finally found your match.” I just shake my head at him. “Your Aunt Marie being pregnant is all I could ever asked for… I didn’t know I could love her even more.”

I can see the pure love in his eyes while he says those words but I can’t help but pity him… because I know the truth and not telling it to him makes me hate myself… but it’s not really my story to tell and I have given up on my dad and his affair.

“I’m happy to hear that.”

I felt my stomach churning as I left him there looking happy as the guests arrive and greeting him.

“Hey.” I was lost with my thoughts when Jade suddenly appeared in front of me that made me shock. I wasn’t expecting to see him in the next day.

“What are you doing here?” I laugh as I hugged him, I kind of miss him because Ezra is back with Leah and they look like they’re having fun and he totally forgot about me… he broke his promise again and I really can’t blame him because it’s his life and I really can’t force people into my life when they don’t want to be part of it anymore.

“Well I missed you and I wanted to see you so here I am.”

We were talking and catching up when Ezra and Leah suddenly came to us… yeah, the only time he will remember me is when I’m busy with Jade… nice one Ez.

“It’s nice to finally meet Kate’s fiance!” Leah immediately greeted Jade and I can’t help but pout, she seems happy because all my attention will on be Jade now. “We should go on a double date! That would be fun, right Ez?”

I don’t think this is a great idea… I think Ezra thinks the same thing but he nodded with a force smile on his face. I bite my lips and look at Jade. “Is that okay with you?” I whispered and he nodded happily.

“I would love to, this will be fun.” He said in assurance and I just nodded to them… Leah seems really excited and she’s the one who’s planning where we will be going and such while I just nod to her suggestions.

True to her plans here we are going on a double date. We’re currently here at the mall having brunch and it’s actually not as bad as I think it would be. Jade and Ezra seems to be getting along now for the most part while I just answer Leah’s continues questions about what would I like when Jade and I are to be wed and I was so shock to her question that I didn’t know what to say to her… she seems to be so excited in getting married that she tells me what she wants in the future… she really do love Ezra… they love each other and I’m just a jealous girl best friend who wants her boy best friend to be hers… and now I just realize that we just gotten in a bad start and she’s not as bad as I think she is… it’s me who’s making her evil… and I kind of feel awful… guess the only answer to that is to forget this feelings and focus on Jade instead of him… but how could I when I catch him staring at me like he feels the same thing I feel for him?

We went to the arcade in which the guys really love and become too competitive in the games while Leah and I are laughing our ass off because they’re teaming up with some bunch of kids in one game that made us laugh so hard, they were so pissed because the kids were so good and the kids beat them and now that we’re walking our way to the karaoke the two keeps talking on how the kids were so good and that they should beat them in the future… they’re so childish but I think it’s cute… especially that when Ezra is pouting, we caught each other’s eyes… shit, I should be looking at him. I just smile a little and immediately look away… I hope I don’t look weird in doing that.

“Let’s have fun.” Leah said as we arrived.

We immediately pick our songs while the guys order foods, we picked an exclusive room just for the four of us and Leah was really hyped up with the songs that we picked and we even sang together and I chuckle as she keeps pulling Ezra to dance with her… I can also feel my stomach churning but I look at Jade and gave her a brow raised that he immediately shake his head at me but gave him the spare mic that he chuckle and didn’t have much of a choice but to get along.

When he started to sing I went silent… and I can’t help but look at him with my mouth wide open and my heart beating so fast… I didn’t know he has nice voice… and when he looks at me with a smile on my face I can’t help but bite my lips and I snap back from reality and that's when I notice that Leah was teasing us.

“Are you falling for me?” Jade said in between lines that made me smack him in the shoulders which he laugh and continue to sing.

My eyes on the other hand landed on Ezra… he’s now seated on the couch with Leah sitting on his lap but his eyes are on me… his brows are creased and it’s like he’s communicating through his eyes… it’s full of emotions but I don’t want to think that there’s something there so I look away… I hate that I’m lying to myself, it’s hard to unloved him… but I’m also lying if I would say that I’m not swayed by Jade.