Chapter 24


    Liam whistled all the way to his office happily but the sound died down when he noticed someone


    was in his office. It couldn''t be Amanda, he knew that for sure. He opened the door and groaned


    audibly on sighting Alex sitting casually in his chair, his own chair! Liam closed his eyes, fighting the


    urge to just walk to him and punch his handsome face till blood oozed out.


    " Hi baby! What''s popping? " Alex mimicked in a not so female''s voice, making Liam cringe.


    " Why are you sitting on my chair? What''s wrong with the couch? " Liam asked with gritted teeth.


    Alex shrugged " I''m cool with this, it''s all soft and... "


    Liam cut him off " Alex, stand up and go take the couch " He emphasized the weight of his words


    by gesturing to the couch even though Alex already knew where it was.


    " Ugh! You''re no fun! " Alex whined, getting up. He seemed to remember something so he sat down


    again.


    Liam groaned "What is it again?! "


    Alex frowned " What''s up with you and Ca? She seemed to be in a hurry to leave your presence,


    did you get into a fight with her? "


    Liam rolled his eyes " Just get the fuck out of my damn chair " He made to pull Alex up.


    Alex shouted "Wait wait! " And Liam halted with a sigh.


    Liam rubbed his eyes tiredly " I''m wondering again why I had to make friends with such a dumbass


    "


    Alex ignored him and grinned " I''m right, aren''t I? "


    Liam sighed, getting tired of it all already " For thest time idiot, Ca and I didn''t get into a fight "


    Alex became silent for a while, confused as he thought about the credibility of his friend''s words.


    " Really? Then why was she in a hurry to leave as if she couldn''t stand the sight of you? " He asked,


    smirking.


    " There seems to be something wrong with her friend so she went home early " Liam replied,


    returning the smirk.


    Alex nodded slowly " Oh, I thought... "


    Liam cut in again " Well, you thought wrong, my dearest friend and... "


    Alex cut in this time " There''s more news? Bring it on baby! " He said excitedly, cing his legs on


    the table.


    Liam threw him a re " Get your damn feet off my table "


    Alex raised his hands in a surrendering way "Okay okay, you don''t have to be so mean "


    " Whatever " Liam replied, walking over to the couch.


    Alex followed him immediately, taking the seat opposite him " So what''s the news? "


    " I proposed to Ca and we''re getting married next weekend " He said casually.


    " What?! " Alex asked, looking dumbfounded.


    Liam''s steady gaze made him know he wasn''t joking.


    " What?! "He asked again, in a hoarse voice this time.


    " You didn''t hear a word I said? " Liam asked, raising an eyebrow.


    Alex shook his head " No no! I heard you, it''s just too shocking for me to believe right away "


    Liam rolled his eyes at that. He picked up his phone and sent a quick text to Ca, asking if she


    had gotten home. She replied a few secondster saying she hadn''t gotten home.


    Alex leaned forward when he saw that he had been ignored by Liam again.


    " So you''re getting married to Ca?! For real?! You''re not shitting me, are you? "


    Liam sighed " I really am "


    Suddenly, Alex bursted intoughter " Whoa dude! I must say I''m really surprised "


    Liam frowned, feeling offended " Why would you be? "


    " That''s because I didn''t expect Ca to be among the... " He wasn''t able toplete his sentence


    as Liam cut him off abruptly.


    " Just shut up please " Liam said with a groan.


    " So you''re getting married next weekend? Wow that''s cool! " Alex mused while stroking his non-


    existent beard.


    He continued " I guess the whole of Georgia will be at your wedding, I can''t wait! " Heughed


    excitedly.


    " Not the whole of Georgia idiot, it''s a wedding so just few friends will be present, and our families of


    course " Liam said


    Alex frowned " Why? "


    Liam groaned " Can you just shut up for a minute? That''s what we wanna do, that''s all "


    Alex continued like he hadn''t heard a word Liam said " I guess this is Ca''s idea, huh? " He asked


    with a wink.


    Liam rolled his eyes but answered him anyway " It''s our idea, not hers alone so will you leave now


    please? I''m having a headache and you''re making it worse "


    Alex sat up and propped his legs on the table " No way I''m gonna leave you when we have a lot to


    n,e on get up, let''s talk about your wedding man! "


    Liam sighed again, wondering why the heavens cursed him with such a bothersome friend.


    **************


    Ca got home and frowned when she saw the curtains were drawn and everywhere was dark.


    Jenny said she was home so where was she? Switching on the lights, she got so startled that she


    ced a hand on her chest to calm her racing heart. Jenny was sitting on the floor with a bottle of


    beer. Her eyes were so red and swollen that Ca had second thoughts about the sad, energy


    drained woman was her best friend, Jenny. What could have gone wrong? She dropped her bag


    carelessly and rushed over to her.


    " Jenny! What''s wrong with you? " She asked frantically but Jenny ignored her and took a long swig


    of her drink again.


    Ca grimaced " Talk to me please, are you sick?! Why are you drinking? " She took the bottle


    away from her.


    Jenny looked at her now, her eyes trying to focus on her as it kept drooping.


    " Give it back Ca, I wanna drink away my sorrow " Jenny said quietly and sniffed to hold back


    more tears.


    Ca red down at her " The hell I won''t! What''s wrong with you?! When did you be a


    drinker?? "


    " He broke up with me " Jenny blurted out. Her eyes were dull as she stared into space.


    " What?! " Ca whispered, shocked to the core.


    " Is that enough reason to turn into an  alcoholic overnight? " Jenny asked quietly.


    " You broke up with Davis?! " Ca asked disbelievingly.


    " He broke up with me " Jenny corrected her in a dull voice.


    " He broke up with you?! Why?! " Ca eximed. She couldn''t believe such a thing would ever


    happen to her friend. She had once envied Jenny''s love life and never imagined all of it could


    crumble one day. They loved each other so she couldn''t figure out why they broke up.


    Jenny started " I went to his ce and met this girl... " But she didn''t finish her exnation as Ca


    stood up in rage but Jenny was swift to hold her back.


    " What is it? Where are you going? " Jenny asked in rm but she could already guess where Ca


    was headed.


    " I''m gonna meet that mother fucker and punch his guts out " Ca said darkly, her hands clenched


    tightly in fists.


    " Will you calm down and listen to me? You don''t have to do that because I did it myself " Jenny said


    in a bid to calm Ca down.


    Ca''s eyes widened in surprise and a bit of amusement " You did?! "


    " I did " For the first time in hours, Jenny''s face beamed with a smile as she remembered what


    ensued between she and Davis.


    " So will you sit and let me exin everything? " Jenny asked in a quite light tone.


    " Okay " Ca agreed and took a seat close to Jenny.


    Jenny continued " So I went to his ce unannounced, you see, I wanted to surprise him with a gift


    so I didn''t call him before I went there "


    " So? " Ca asked eagerly.


    Jenny threw her a yful re " Calm your ass down, I''m just getting to the real part "


    " Sorry " Ca muttered, not sounding sorry a bit which Jenny knew, all the more reason to re at


    her.


    " I got there and met him making out with a girl... " Her voice trailed off as she stared into space.


    " So you met the girl...? " Ca prompted when Jenny took too long to continue.


    " I... I couldn''t exin what I felt then, I... felt sad, betrayed, annoyed. All the emotions swirled in me


    that I couldn''t think straight " She broke down into tears again.


    " It''s okay... Jenny, that jerk doesn''t worth it " Ca said, trying to console her.


    Jenny nodded " I know, he isn''t worth it. He''s a jerk I know " She sniffed.


    " And I got more annoyed when he didn''t look guilty one bit... He... He... " She took a long swig from


    her drink to prevent the tears from flowing again.


    " Stop it Jenny, I told you the scumbag isn''t worth it " Ca said firmly but she didn''t stop her from


    drinking this time.


    Jenny calmed down after few minutes and continued " He humiliated me in front of that bitch and I


    saw red... I went over to him and pped him so hard that I was sure he couldn''t see that moment


    even if he managed "


    Ca pped her hands " Yes baby! That''s it! "


    Jenny eyed her " It''s not funny you know, I felt bad afterwards but heck, I didn''t regret it "


    " Yes you shouldn''t! " Ca said in a firm tone.


    " But what''s wrong with him anyway? He just lost a good woman " Ca said thoughtfully which


    made Jenny quite happy.


    Jenny smiled " Thanks honey. Surprisingly, I''m getting much better than I expected, a breakup isn''t


    as bad as people make it look " She ended her words with a smallugh.


    " He''ll regret it, trust me, I know he will " Ca vowed softly.


    Jenny nodded slowly " That''s what I want, I wanna make him regret choosing the bitch over me "


    " Are you ready? " Ca asked with a mischievous glint in her eyes. Jenny knew right away that she


    had a n up her sleeve.


    " Sure! Let''s bring down the bad guy! " Jenny replied excitedly.


    **********


    For the fifth time, Liam dropped his phone on the table. He was itching to call Ca, hear her voice


    but he wasn''t sure it would be a good time, especially when something was obviously up with her


    friend. He sighed, trying to fight the urge. Few minutester, he cursed and snatched his phone on


    the table. To hell with everything else, he was going to call his woman and he did. He tapped his left


    foot impatiently as he waited for her to pick up.


    She picked on the second ring and listening to her voice alone soothed his racing heart.


    " Hey " He said tentatively, wondering if it was a bad time.


    But surprisingly, she sounded cheerful and bright " Hey Liam! I just thought of calling you when you


    did "


    Judging from how cheerful she sounded, he guessed it was not a bad time but still asked to be sure


    because with women, you never know with them.


    " Did I call at a bad time? " He asked softly.


    " Of course not! I would have called you anyway " She said brightly.


    " Are you okay? " He had to let out the question that had been bugging his mind.


    " Of course! Sorry I left on such a little notice, my friend... " She started to exin but Liam cut her


    off.


    " It''s fine, it was almost time to leave office anyway. How about your friend? Is she okay? " He


    asked.


    Ca took longer to reply as she hummed thoughtfully " Yes and no "


    Liam frowned " Oh, anything I can help with? Do you need somepany? "


    Ca''s eyes widened slightly " A talk might help, are you free? "


    " Sure, I''ll be at your ce before you know it " Liam said, already picking up his car keys.


    " Okay " Ca said and hung up.


    She quickly went up to change her clothes and did her hair in a decent way. She frowned, thinking


    something was off. She wanted to look good for him but couldn''t figure out why. She wasn''t in love


    with him so why should she care what he thought about her appearance?


    She shrugged, checking herself onest time in the mirror before she went to wait in the living


    room for him. Jenny left a while ago, saying she had some things to do at the restaurant but Ca


    knew she lied, she just wanted to be alone. She couldn''t me her though, she had once


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