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It’s been a long time. H e’s grown up, and I know he regrets hurting you.”
                  “I don’t know if I’m ready yet. A lot of time may have passed , but I’ve only just started to see him again. It’s like seeing him has brought back all of those feel ings of hurt and resentment , as if it just happened.”
                  “Just th ink about it.” Rich stood up and took his cup back to the kitchen, then came back out to give them each a hug. “Well, ladies, I hate to break it to you, but I have to get going. Work is a’waitin’.”
                  “You’re working at a soda fountain,” Kara said, finally waking up enough to get snarky. “It’s not like the city will crumble if you don’t get to work on time.”
                  “Hey, Ms. Grumpy Pants, this is my last summer before I’m a coll ege graduate and have to get a real job, with all of the stress and long hours that come along with it. I plan to make the most of my time at the counter, and vow to have the h appiest customers in town,” he declared with a wink and a sm ile. Then he walked out the door.
                  Briana couldn’t help but giggle at his dramatic exit.
                  “You shouldn’t encourage that clown.” Kara said dryly.
                  “Hey, that cl own is one of my best friends. B e nice.”
                  “Sorry. D idn’t get a lot of sleep last night,” Kara said with a satisfied smile.
                  “Ple ase, spare me the details about two of my best friends’ night of passion, ” Briana begged her. “This situation is strange enough without getting the play-by-play.”
                  “Yeah, you’re probably right.”
                  “You gonna see him again?”
                  “Nah… W e talked it out last night. It was just a casual thing between friends, no big deal.” Kara got to her feet and walked out. “Gotta grab a shower.”
                  Briana knew that it was hypocritical, but she couldn’t help but wish that Kara would give a guy a chance. She had so much to offer and Briana knew that Kara would be a wonderful girlfriend for any guy, but Kara didn’t see it that way. Her mother had spent her life telling her that she would never be good enough for anyone, and Kara believed every word. She figured her mother knew her better than anyone, but she couldn’t have been more wrong. Kara was the most loving, loyal, and funny person that Briana had ever met, and she wished that she would allow herself to fall in love.
                  Although Briana would be the first one to say that love really did hurt, and that hurting really sucked, the love part really made it all worth it.
                  Having someone who listened to you, really listened. Who cared what happened to you. Who offered you comfort when you needed it. Someone you could laugh or cry hysterically with, someone who would allow you to just be yourself, no matter what. T here was nothing li ke kissing someone that you truly love d . It made her sigh just thinking about it.
                  That was rea lly the reason why Briana hadn’ t had a serious relationship since Colin. No one else made her feel the way that she had when they were together. She worried that no one else ever could.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Eight
     
     
                  Colin knew that it was a thinly veiled excuse to stop by and see Briana, but a guy had to eat, didn’t he?
                  He’d talked Rich into heading down to the Bar & G rill after work. It didn’t really take that much convincing; Rich was always ready to eat. He seemed e specially after the work out he’d been treated to that morning.
                  When they walked into the crowded restaurant,