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I HAD BEEN SITTING ON the beach for the last hour just staring out at the black ocean I tipped the bottle back and drank the last of my beer

“Well hell Looks like I have to go back,” I said as I got up and brushed the sand off my pants I turned and looked back at the house My brother, Lark and his neife, Azurdee had left two hours ago for their honey Ryn another second

I sucked in a deep breath of salty air and slowly let it out My phone went off and I pulled it out of my pocket I let out a deep breath when I saas Liberty

Liberty: Just letting you know I’ about you If you want me to join you I’ll come down Just text me back and I’ll be there

Me: I think I just need some time to think, Liberty We need this time apart

Liberty: I didn’tyou, I know I just really wanted to see your parents and would have loved to have seen the wedding but I understand you have your reasons for going alone Things haven’t been so great with us lately I’ll work on that Promise

Me: We’ll talk when I get back to Austin

Liberty: Okay I love you, Tristan

Drawing in a breath and releasing it, I shook my head I’ve never told Liberty I loved her I wasn’t sure anyain soto lose count Currently, ere off All she had been doing was pushing an engage ht of my future, I didn’t see Liberty I only sawRyn And that scared the piss out of me

I turned my phone to silent and shoved it in an putting onfor the last ten ht I was happy, but deep down inside I was the unhappiest I’d ever been in my life

I walked up the stairs to the deck and the first person I saas Ryn She was leaning against the railing with her head back and her eyes closed There was no one else out here

She looked tired I sht about what I had overheard earlier when Mo Ryn had taken a teek vacation and was renting a house on the beach just two houses down fro ways to ‘run into her’ while ere both here

She hadn’t talked to me in over ten es begging her to call me, she never would

Her cell phone rang and she quickly answered it I walked around to the other side of the deck and sat down to where she couldn’t see me

“Hey, Dodge Are you on your way? Yes I thought I could, but I can’t I need you”

Dodge? Who the fuck is Dodge?

Laughing at so heI still need my RFB, I’d say yesit’s been a sucky last three days”

I peeked around the corner and saw her s with her nipple

What the fuck?

“That sounds like heaven Yes I’ to need it a lot I don’t know, you’d think after all this time you’d have been able to fuck hiood as you think you are?”

My mouth dropped open and I quickly turned back and stared out in the night sky

She laughed again and said, “I’ Yes It was hard to see hiht about that Yes I realize I only use you for sex to forget about Tristan, butfor you and just want your company You ever think of that?”

My heart started beating faster and I wanted to pound this asshole’s head in

Taking in a deep breath as if she was savoring the moment, she slowly blew it out “Okay I’ll see you then Oh trustand I will e? Hurry please I need to be fucked in a bad way Bye”

After Ryn said goodbye, there was aI slowly stood She was looking out toward the ocean Her shoulders wereup and down and when I saw her wipe away her tears, my knees about buckled out from underneath me

I started, so I cleared

my throat and asked, “May I join you?”

She quickly wiped her tears away and looked the other way “It’s your house,” she whispered “How have you been, Ryn?” She turned and looked at ht now “You’ve ignored me for three days and now you ask how I’ve been?”

With a nonchalant attitude, I said, “I wasn’t sure you wanted to talk to h

“Usually people attempt to talk to a person before they make that assumption”

“Well, considering I’ve been calling you for nore my calls—” She took a step back and shook her head

A look of hurtanothergirl”

“It’s not like that We are kind of off and on I ht now” She rolled her eyes before looking into mine

“Do you have any idea how much you hurt me?”

My heart felt like it was physically hurting as I sed and said, “I just thoughtI wasn’t planning on—” I looked away and then back into her eyes “I thought you just wanted to have fun, Ryn Then you started acting different and I started having these feelings andI was confused”

Anger replaced the hurt in her eyes “The only thing that confused you is why you brought the wrong girl to meet mom and dad”

She turned and began walking into the house I wanted to call out for her, but I couldn’t My heart felt like it was squeezing infootsteps

I turned and stared out at the dark ocean again That’s what my heart felt like A deep sea ofdarkness

THE SUN SHINING IN THROUGH thecaused ruover Yesterday wasto his spunky and beautiful new bride, Azurdee I still couldn’t believe Azurdee had won over my brother and tamed his ays For a while there I was pretty sure he was ainst a committed relationship than I was I heard rabbed it

Lark: Why the hell do you want to know about Dodge?

Sitting up, I let out a frustrated ht I watched as Ryn said goodbye to uy A built, blond-haired, blue-eyed asshole who had his arm wrapped around her waist and held her like she was his

Motherfucker

Me: Ryn ht He showed up and he is with her now I reuy once when you and Azurdee were split up

Lark: Heto Azurdee, he is Ryns RFB

RFB? Ryn had said that last night to Dodge What the fuck is a RFB?

Lark: Before you ask it means Rebound Fuck Buddy

My ot to be shitting me,” I whispered

Lark: Azurdee said Ryn is pretty , but not really dating Guess Dodge is into Ryn and she doesn’t feel the same

Interesting

Me: Thanks, Bro I think I’ot the time

Lark: Ah shit Don’t start any trouble down there Have fun

Me: I’onna try not to Later