“Mom, really?”
“Yes dear, shes gone. Gone gone gone. I was watching my shows, and she walked right past me, grabbed her key’s and left!”
“Mom, that doesn’t sound tragic. In fact, it seems pretty normal”.
“Olivia, do not sass me. This was three days ago.”
“Three days!? Mom, why didn’t you call me yesterday. Or better yet, the day before.. three days! Chloe could be anywhere at this point! Just wait, just stay put. I’ll get Hayden and we’ll be right over.”
Turning around I stood back up and turned towards Hayden’s apartment. I kept telling myself to just breathe, I was the one who was angry anyway..there was no need for the butterflies I felt developing in my stomach.
Slowly I opened the door and stepped inside as quiet as I could. Hayden was hunched over the kitchen table, hands in his hair, taking long, deep breaths.
“Hun? Hayden, love?” I felt myself smiling, melting as I walked up and pressed myself against him.
“Liv, I can’t do this. I can’t fight with you like this, and have you leave me.” Hayden shifted his body and wrapped his left arm around my waist. “You walk out of here, leaving me yelling at a closed door, and then walk back in because you need something.”
“I don’t need anything. Hayden, this isn’t the time,” I protested, pulling out of his arm.
“Yes you do. You were mad at me. You walked out of here, and now you are back. It’s been about three minutes, so there is no way that you are over this situation, you need me for something”. He looked up at me, and lowered his arms. Raising from the chair it was hard not to admire the perfect dip his muscles made against his sweat pants.
“Hayden, what were talking about is important. I am not over it, and I don’t need something. But you need to know that Chloe is missing. My mom just called and said she’s been missing for three days. She left Wednesday night and hasn’t called or been home since”. I walked behind the kitchen counter and tried to busy my hands with the dishes, I could feel myself getting anxious as we were wasting even more time.
“Chloe’s gone? Are you sure this time? Did you even try to call her?”
“Of course I tried to ca—“ I started and then realized that No, that was exactly what I hadn’t done. “Just give me a sec Hayden”.
Walking out of the room I opened the bedroom door and leaned my forehead against the closet door and dialed Chloe.
“Hello? Livvy?”
“Chloe? Are you kidding me right now? What are you doing, where are you?” I felt my anger level rising, and lowered my voice, “Please tell me you are alright?”
“Of course I’m alright! But I’m at work right now, can I call you back?”
“Work? Chloe, mom is convinced you have run away, why havn’t you been home in three days?” I turned around and watched Hayden walk into the room. Told you. He mouthed at me.
“Livvy, If you are going to call yourself my sister, then I would appreciate if you would at least pay attention when I call you in my time of need. I am staying with Cameron, he lives five minutes from my new job, and I don’t have the money to spend on gas right now.”
“Cameron’s? My Cameron?” Shit. I looked up and saw Hayden’s face go from one of love to one of pure annoyance. “I mean Cameron, of course, now I remember..right you are staying there…work…” I helplessly found myself sputtering into the phone.
“Way to go Olivia, Hayden is right there isn’t he?”
“Mmhmm. Love you too Chloe, call me later. Ok, bye!” I pressed my back against the closet and smiled over at Hayden.
“Don’t give me that shit Liv. ‘Your Cameron?’ What the hell does that mean? You are always saying things like that, and I am trying so hard to respect the friendship that you have, I know he is your best friend, but he is a man. A single man, and..”
“Hayden, he’s a friend. You know that you are the one I adore.” I pulled at his hand and then pushed him down onto his bed. Pressing my lips against his neck I breathed him in, and wondered to myself, why in the world it was getting so hard to simply adore Hayden…
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