Free Forever Kind of Guy by Khelsey Jackson Page B

on his baby sister’s pretty face.
    “So…you two just bump uglies.”
    His eyes widened, and he felt his mouth drop open. Britney was only seventeen, but when he was her age he had already been with two of his girlfriends. “I’m not talking about this with you,” he said and arched an eyebrow.
    S he just laughed at him. “Stef, I’m not a baby anymore. I have had sex.”
    “Stop talking now.” He felt his face growing hot.
    “Just saying. And I know you have feelings for Gretchen and I know you are happy. Amy broke you and I was terrified I wouldn’t get my favorite brother back, but she is bringing you back. Tell her how you feel. Girls like to know, they don’t like to guess.”
    He shook his head. He did n’t know what to do about the woman that was becoming a part of his heart. Britney was right, Amy had broken his heart, and he never thought he would find someone he cared about again. He knew that Gretchen couldn’t have children and a family was all he wanted, even if he had told her that he wasn’t a forever kind of guy. “I don’t know. It’s more complicated than you think.”
    She rolled her eyes. “You are the one that’s complicated.” With that said she turned around and headed to the guest room.
    H e knew he was complicated, but wondered if he could spend his forever with Gretchen.

     

    Chapter Nine
     
    Gretchen knocked on her best friend’s front door, and waited. She was worried that Laura would be pissed off and she wouldn’t blame her. She’d kept some big things from her and she’d done it because she was ashamed.
    Laura answered with a glass of red wine in her hand s with a glare. “Get your ass in here and start talking!” Laura moved out of the doorway allowing Gretchen to enter.
    She walked toward the couch and sat down. Laura sat across from her, and took a sip of wine. Gretchen looked down to gather her nervous thoughts and prepared to tell her oldest friend about that night. “It happened almost a year ago. I was pregnant and had a really bad miscarriage. Rob started drinking and blaming me, he slapped me at first and I tried to walk away, but he wouldn’t let me. He grabbed my arm and yanked me back to him, I thought he pulled my arm out of socket, but thank God he hadn’t. He shook me, telling how it was my fault that I lost his baby, and that I should have taken better care of myself. He punched me hard in the face, and I fell to the floor. I passed out and the maid found me the next morning. He’d passed out upstairs. I left him that day.”
    Gretchen looked up and saw that her strong best friend was crying. “Oh my God you went through hell and I was nowhere around. Why didn’t you t ell me? I would have helped you!”
    Gretchen smiled and stood up. She crossed the room to Laura and wrapped her arms around her. “Because I needed to heal before telling you, Laura, I know how much you hated Rob. There’s more, though. I can’t have children. Well, the doctor said it would be nearly impossible.” Her doctor had actually told her that if she wanted children, she would need to see a specialist, but it would only add a fifteen percent chance to having a normal pregnancy.
    “I want to kill him, I really k now people that will handle him,” Laura said as she pulled away from her.
    Gretchen smiled and shook her head. “No, I wanted to be done with him and I wanted him out of my life. Thanks to you I have that and five-hundred-thousand dollars.”
    Laura arched an eyebrow at her.
    Gretchen knew she needed to get back on her good side. “Look , I know I’m the worst best friend ever, but I love you and I promise from this moment on to never keep anything from you.”
    A slow malicious smile lifted Laura’s face. “Well since you’ve just promised to tell me everything…how about we start with Claus? And how is the fuck buddy thing working?”
    Gretchen sighed, but sat back down next to Laura on the couch. She turned to her and shook her head. “Well the