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Setting the phone on the bed, I headed into the bathroom I took one look at myself in the over was not going to work if I wanted to try and run into Ryn today
Glancing back into the bedroom, I looked at the clock on the side table Seven on the dot Ryn would be heading out for a run any time now if I knew her
I quickly splashed water onshorts, a white T-shirt, and running shoes One quick look at myself in the mirror and I was headed down to the beach
Glancing up and down the beach, I was al toward the beach house she was renting for the next teeks, I s down the steps to the beach She did a few funky ass yoga , in the opposite direction of me
Shit
I pushedMy full on run was quickly catching up to Ryn’s jog I sood look at her ass She had the nicest ass of any girl I ever dated I loved Ryn’s body She had curves and wasn’t afraid to eat e buffalo chicken pizza froirlfriend, was boney as hell and I swear the only things she ate were carrots and cheese sticks
Ryn’s long wavy brown hair was pulled back into a sloppy ponytail Ryn never cared tooprim and proper She could dress up and look like a million bucks easy, but she only did it when she had to Otherwise, she was in her favorite pair of comfy pants, as she called them, and a T-shirt
Running by Ryn, I passed her up and acted like I didn’t knoho she was Out of the corner ofat my speed She had headphones on as well; the only difference was I was positive she hadout of hers and I didn’t I needed to be able to hear her call out my name If she called out my name
I could feel her eyes on my back I slowed down just a notch so she could catch up toas if I couldn’t hear her, I kept on running
“Tristan!”
S out to be a successful run My plan to run into Ryn on accident while ere both here was starting out with a bang Inhaling a deep breath of crisp ocean air, I kept up reatup next to ht ahead, I atte !”
I stopped on a di at her, I pulled my ear buds out “Ryn?”
She leaned over and put her hands on her knees as she dragged in a few breaths “Jesus, now I realizeI’er”
I knew da at her like I was confused, I asked, “What are you talking about, Ryn? I thought you’d be heading back to Austin?”
She shook her head “Nopestaying here for teeks”
Pulling rinned “Really? So am I”
Suddenly stiffening her posture, she practically shouted, “Wait What? You’re staying here?” She started pointing to the sand “For teeks?”
Glancing down at the sand, I rubbed my chin “Well, not in this very spot, but here in South Padre Yeah”
Ryn sed hard “I see Did you have this planned?” She raised an eyebrow at me
“Yeah, I was playing it by ear, one to teeks, maybe three I have the time to take, and I have to burn it before the end of the year or I lose it”
Ryn stood and stared at me I couldn’t tell if she was happy or pissed “You look like you didn’t sleep ht, Ryn?”
Ryn’s eyes widened and she went to talk but shut herWe hadn’t run that far and noishing ould have Looking, I saw Dodge standing on the back deck
Fucker
“Boyfriend?”
Ryn snapped her head and looked at me “Excuse me?”
Gesturing with uy, is he your boyfriend?”
Ryn’s eyes searchedso asshole, who I was pretty sure fucked her senseless last night, standing on her deck
“U to look at Dodge, she began chewing
on her lip before looking at me
“A fuck buddy?”
Her eyes narrowed as her hands went to her lips “What?”
I lifted“I don’t know, Ryn, you see, I winked at her
“Are you still seeing Liberty?”
My smile faded a bit “No We’re over”
Lifting an eyebrow, I could tell she was holding back a sirl on the side?”
Ouch That hurt
“No, she wanted so with me that I didn’t ith her”
Clearing her throat, she whispered, “And what did she want?”
“Marriage”
Ryn’s eyes widened in shock as she took a step back “Oh Well uuess I’ll see you around, Tristan”
My heart instantly felt as if someone had put a vice around it and squeezed the hell out of it I wanted to take her up in my arms and kiss her Show her why the fuck buddy couldn’t wipe me from her mind
I barely nodded , I went to start running again
“Tristan!”
I stopped and turned to her, “Yeah, baby?”
Her eyes closed briefly before she opened them and looked into mine My knees wobbled when I saw the hurt in those beautiful blue eyes “Why did you bringLiberty if she was the one you wanted to be with?”
ThatI was not expecting
MY HEART DROPPED THE SECOND he calledlove, or when he was lost in a passionate moment
“Ryn, it’s kind of—complicated”
I shook ht me to your parents’ for Christmas, yet you sat on the porch and told another woman you missed her and couldn’t wait to see her”
His eyes narrowed “That’s not what I said to her”
Letting out a sarcastic laugh, I said, “Pretty irl when you ithere in an exclusive relationship”