All My Heart (Count On Me Book 4) by Melyssa Winchester Read Free Book Online

nothing left to do now but answer her back even though I don’t want to do any of this. Even spending the night alone in my room is more appealing than going out with these guys.
    God. I’m the most depressing asshole in the world right now.
    I will. Have fun with Eric. I love you <3
    Remember when I said that I would bring a book and you with me if the world was ending? I lied. All I want is you. I love you more, Kay. <3
    Grinning like an idiot, feeling my heart swell up inside my chest with the words she texted, I put my phone in sleep mode and slip it into my back pocket before getting off the bed and heading for the door.
    “Come on, let’s get this over with.”
     
    Belle
     
    He doesn’t think I know, but the way Kayden spends his time when he’s not at practice or in class, I know all about it and I don’t like it.
    I knew him going away was go ing to be hard and I’m definitely feeling the distance, but it seems like it’s worse for him.
    During the time period where he had completely wri tten me off, I still found ways to watch him. Observe and see the way he was and it was nothing like the way he is now. As happy as I am that he’s so committed to us and making sure I’m alright all the time, I hate that he seems to be throwing his own enjoyment away to do it.
    He liked to party before. I used to hear him talking about it in the hall with Tim, Dillon and the others. He seemed happy about it at the time, but now after talking to Cadence, who got the information from Dillon, it seems like he’s not having fun at all.
    He spends most nights in his room texting, facetiming or calling me and that’s it. So when Eric called and asked me to go to the movies, I had this brilliant idea of texting Dillon and asking him to get Kayden out so they could have some fun for once.
    I feel bad not admitting to it when I texted him earlier, but it had to be done. Kayden shouldn’t stop living just because we’re not in the same place. It doesn’t mean he loves me any less or that he’s betraying me in any way. The way he was a couple of years ago isn’t the way he is now and I know it. I just need him to know it too.
    He’s coming to the party.
    Okay good. Thank you.
    Don’t thank me. If Kayden wants to survive being here, especially with these guys, he needs this. So thank you.
    Dillon’s words tell me everything I need to know. I was right. He has been shutting himself off from everyone and it needs to stop. It will affect the way things go for him there and that can’t happen. This was supposed to be an easy adjustment with how outgoing he’s always been, not a hard one.
    Take care of him please.
    Always. Tell Carmen I said hey.
    Seeing his final text, I’m reminded of how different everything is from a year ago.
    Dillon saying this last fall would have been crazy. Impossible. Never gonna happen in a million years kind of thing, but now, it’s the most natural thing in the world.
    It’s more proof of my letter coming to life. Dillon changed, no longer calling us names and he’d even gone so far as to help Eric out when his girlfriend Amelia had issues with Tim. He turned out to be not so different from Kayden after all and the way I saw him when he cornered me and said he missed his best friend, its reality now.
    Dillon can say it was a game. That it was all leading up to what happened at homecoming, but I’m not sure I’ll ever believe it. I saw something in him then and I’m glad I was right.
    It also helps that he’s dating Cadence. If he ever tried going back to the way he was, she’d stop it. It’s one of the things I like most about her. She may be deaf, but she doesn’t let it stop her. She’s tough and I admire that. I’m even a little jealous of it.
    If I’d been like her, maybe the stuff I went through with Amy wouldn’t have happened. But then, I also wouldn’t have Kayden either. So maybe being the way I am isn’t so bad.
    I just hope doing all of this does what I wan t it to and