"I thought I told you to stay away from him, Brianna! That's the only thing I've ever asked of you and you can't even do that."
I stayed silent all the while my boyfriend yelled at me. The words I wanted couldn't form on my tongue. So, I sat there and listened, no matter how incredibly wrong he was.
"This is not the time to be screwing up! I can't afford any distractions, and if the press got ahold of this, it wouldn't look good for me."
My anger began throbbing in my body, washing over me like a tidal wave. I'd just about had it. If Kai doesn't quit soon, things won't end very pretty.
"Look at me when I'm talking to you. Aren't you even going to apologize? I know I've been bust lately, but it's not like you've actually given any effort to help."
That's when I snapped. "You know what, Kai? I'm not going to apologize. I've done nothing wrong."
"Nothing wrong? You're sneaking around behind my back with my teammate. How is that not wrong?" He glared at me that oh so famous glare of his, but I didn't back down.
"It wouldn't be called sneaking around if you would actually get out of your damn room once in a while and spend some time with me! I wouldn't have to go looking for it in someone else! You tell me to stay away from the one person that actually pays any mind to me and you're saying that's the only thing you've asked from me? What a joke!"
He was shocked for a moment at my vulgarity in the situation, but I wasn't playing around. But he soon recovered. "What else have I asked of you, huh? Go ahead, tell me."
And I did, being sure to count it off on my fingers. "You've been asking me for patience for five months now. Five. Do you realize that's how long it's been since you've actually made love to me?" I paused, letting it sink in a bit before continuing. "You've asked me to care about myself, to love myself, to take care of myself, and make sure I don't get myself into any trouble. You've asked me to take myself out on dates, and deal with loneliness all on my own. You've asked me to give up my family, my friends, and everything in order to be with you, and I've done so. I've been with you every step of the way, Kai, and you've been the one pushing me away. So don't start complaining when I find someone else to spend my time with."
When I finally finished speaking, Kai didn't say a word. He breathed out a long sigh and ran his hands through his hair. I watched him sit next to me on his bed and hunch over on his knees, running his hands over his face. Finally, he looked back up at me. "Am I too late?"
My heart clenched at the sight of his broken hearted face. His brown eyes were watery, but I was sure he wouldn't cry. "No, of course not." I put my hand on his cheek, turning him to face me. "I love you, and I'd do anything for you. Just please spend a little time with me. That's all I'm asking. Just a few minutes, a few moments here and there. Just don't push me away."
His lips twitched a bit before breaking out into a soft smile. "I love you too. I'm sorry I've been neglecting you."
"It's okay," I smiled, and for the first time in months, I was genuinely happy as I kissed Kai slowly. He kissed me back with much more passion than I had kissed him, and he pulled me down to lay beside him.
I'd never been happier.