Chapter 41

After I dropped off Sara at her house I just drove around. I didn't want to go home. Lucas and mom weren't there, Lucas had a baseball meeting or something. It was already getting dark but I just kept driving. As I was driving I heard my phone ring. I pushed the answer button on my steering wheel to answer it.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hey Ave what're you doing?" It was Kris.

"Nothing just driving around. Why whats up?" I asked as I slowed down at a stop sign.

"Come pick me up." She said

"Alright I'll be there in ten minutes." I made a u turn and headed to Kris' house. When I picked her up something seemed off. She didn't say too much, just got in and started playing on her phone. I didn't really know what it was but I didn't want to ask. If she wanted to talk about it she would tell me.

"Hey take a right up here." Kris said pointing to the right.

"Okay but where are we going?" I asked while turning on my blinker.

"I wanna drive by somewhere."

"By where?" I asked giving her a look.

"Macks house." She said not looking up from her phone. I hit the breaks and pulled over.

"Kris what the hell?" I asked putting the gear shift in park.

"I just want to see something." Kris said still looking at her phone.

"Kris talk to me or I swear we're going to sit here all night."

"Ana said that Mack was talking her ex again. That guy Dylan. The one she dated before me." She had finally put her phone down and was facing me in her seat.

"What does that matter?" I asked. It was a stupid question. I knew it mattered. A lot. Kris was still in love with her. And then to have her go back to a guy.

"Because he was a monumental asshole. And she said she didn't even like boys. Its only been a week or two since we broke up and she's already with someone else. A guy the treated her like shit. What the hell is that?" By now Kris was crying. I felt bad. I didn't know what to do. I wanted to make it go away.

"Kris, I'm sorry." For the first time in a long time I didn't know what to say. Sara was so much better at these kinds of things than me.

"I just miss her Ave. I know I shouldn't. I know she treated me like shit and hurt me so many times but when it came down to it and everything was good I was happy."I didn't know what to say so I just wrapped my arms around her in an awkward hug. She just cried and cried. When she finally composed herself a little bit I wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Kris you are an amazing person. You deserve the absolute very best. And I know right now it doesn't seem like it but you made the right decision. I know its hard but you will move on. Slowly it will stop hurting. I promise." Kris just nodded her head.

"Sometimes I wish you had told me how you felt before I met her. Maybe then I wouldn't have fallen for her." I didn't know what to say. I just looked at her.

"I'm sorry Ave. I shouldn't have said anything. I didn't mean it like that." She said with a new round of tears falling.

"Its okay Kris. I know. I know you're just hurting." I said. She just nodded again.

"I can't stand the fact that she's with him Ave." It was my turn to nod.

We drove around for the next hour. I refused to drive by Macks house and Kris didn't say anything about it. I let Kris put on her sad music. It was kind of depressing but it was okay. I couldn't completely understand how she was feeling but I could imagine. If I lost Sara I'd be a mess. She was the one person I needed. The only person I'd ever loved this much. At about 9:30 I dropped Kris off back at her house. My mom had already text me about three times asking where I was. When I walked into the kitchen my mom was sitting at the table waiting for me. Pretending to read something on her iPad. She didn't look very happy.

"Avery where have you been? I texted you three times."

"I was driving sorry." I ran my fingers through my hair and bounced on my toes. My mom doesn't get drill me very often because I have good grades and I alway let her know where I am. But coming home late on a school night is a no no.

"I've told you that on school nights you have to be home by 9. Its already going to be 10." She said still looking at me disappointedly.

"I'm sorry mom. I was with Kris. She is still hung up on the break up. She needed me." I said bouncing some more.

"And how does Sara feel about you spending so much time with Kris this late?" She asked nonchalantly. I was off the hook. My small victory was short lived.

"Oh crap I forgot to tell her." I practically screamed.

"Shhh Lucas is asleep already. He has early morning practice." She said looking back at her iPad.

"And go take a shower you look like you need it." I realized that I was still in my practice jersey. It had been a long day.

"Okay. Love you." I said as I walked over to my mom and gave her a kiss on the cheek before I left.

"Mhm." Was all she said. I just laughed and walked to my room.