Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 79

Chapter 79

"Im here, Kylan. Can you tell me three things you see?" Katrina spoke softly, encouragingly, smiling at him as best she could.

Kylan sighed, lifung his hand and then brushing the backs of his knuckles over her cheek. "I see you, Katrina. I see you" he breathed. She lifted her own hand and cupped his wrist. "Come sit with me?" she asked him, motioning to the couch.

He considered her for a moment and then allowed her to bring him over to the couch. She sat down side by side this time, keeping one hand carefully perched on his knee in encouragement. Rylan stared at her hand on his leg, but he still didn't push her away If anything, it seemed to relax hum a small amount.

"1 need to tell you about Yasmin." The name seemed hard for him to say, and she gave his knee a gentle squeeze. "She was my best friend from age fourteen on. She and James were. She was two years younger than us, but she fit right in. They were the only people that I ever felt I connected with, apart from my mother. They understood me. I guess. They helped me through my mom's death, and as I said, they moved to New York with me. We all lived together, the three of us, after 1 left Keith's house." He stared down at his feet, lost in memories she couldn't see. "Tub Never dated anyone. Never kissed anyone. Never had any interest in shit like that." He cleared his throat and fidgeted where he sat, more nervous than even while he spoke of his mother. She instinctively scooted closer to him, resting her hand on his leg more fully. He still didn't push her away.

to jump off the couch and she took a chance, turning his face to hers. "Kylan, I'm not going to judge a single thing that comes out of your mouth," she reminded him, staring right

He broke eye contact with her, and she let go of his face. "T developed feelings for her, I think. More than just friendship. I had no idea what to think about any of it. When I was twenty-two, I got drunk one night and so did she. James was in Rhode Island visiting his mom at the time, and we.. We ended up kissing that night." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously, and she dutifully sat still, her hand continuing to rest on

that. During that time, I guess she got closer to James, or maybe he was always closer to her, and they ended up starting to date. It was. Confusing for me. I think I.. I think I wanted more from her, but she wanted to be with James. I respected that and it became something we just didn't talk about. Until. Until I was twenty-four and it was Christmas Eve James was Kylan's breath caught in his throat, and she took hold of his hand, both gently and mindful of his reddened palm. He didn't

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it." Kylan shook his head. bitterly and sighed, running his free hand down the expanse of his face. "I told her how much I hated that she was dating James, even though I respected it. She understood, but the conversation still turned into what it did. She told me I needed to get over it, and that she was going to marry James. She told me he had bought her a ring. She knew about it and waiting for him to propose to her." He was speaking quickly now, his breathing more ragged than before and she held

didn't need her. I didn't want her" Kylan sucked in a breath, and she moved ever closer to him, opting to put her arm around his shoulders. "F*ck, it's all my f*cking fault. If I hadn't been fighting with her, her heart rate wouldn't have been elevated. She wouldn't have.." He turned his head away so that she couldn't see his face. "She died, okay? Just Dropped dead, right in front of me. L. I called an ambulance, I did. Christ, I performed

out she had an undiagnosed heart defect. The stress it. it must have killed her. James blained me. Still does, to be honest. I don't blame him for his feelings. It was my fault. All my Icking fault. I never... I swore

attracted to any of them. So, whatever the