Chapter 16. Hiding

I packed up my stuff, woke Gemma up from her sleep, and tell her that I'm going to my parents. I explained to her what happened between Brice and me in brief.

"I need to disappear, I can't do this to him, Gemma..."

"Aww...Els, you are hurting yourself too, maybe you can work things out? maybe you should talk to him?"

"It's happened to his fiance, Gemma...I'm just a girl he fucks, maybe he likes me, but I'm falling for him, I can't do this, maybe I'm being selfish but this is hurting me so much more than I expected. I can't just tell him the truth."

"What if he comes here?"

"Tell him I'm sorry, tell him not to call me, Gemma, he'll be gone in less than two weeks for his book tour, then he'll forget about me. I just need to get away for a couple of weeks."

"Oh, honey...I love you, and I'm so sorry. I'll come to visit you, okay?"

"Thank you, Gemma. I love you so much more," I cried in her arms, I sobbed so hard that she was reluctant in letting