truly be a good surprise for him that he’d like. Gianna thought Tracy would come out looking like the perfect girlfriend who knew just what Bryan would like. Tracy, didn’t seem to share in the sentiments. She bought the ledger anyway and made up an excuse cut short their shopping trip. Hell Gianna didn’t even get help with her gift for Bryan.
Later that day, all four of them were at Bryan’s house and they were just about to exchange gifts. Kevin offered up a lame key chain that came stock with his new car. Bryan was unbothered. Then Tracy excited she rushed to go next. Bryan was happy about his ledger and kissed her. Gianna pulled her present from behind her back. Bryan opened it and laughed then fell over laughing. Gianna had kept the idea she’d shared with Tracy. She replaced the lingerie photo with a picture of her and Bryan when they were in college.
It was the first time she got drunk and Bryan had been equally drunk. Charlene snuck up on them and took the picture just as Gianna was reaching behind Bryan for her red cup, and Bryan was leaning forward for something off camera. The angle in which Charlene took the picture made Bryan and Gianna look like they were kissing. It didn’t help that the moment the picture was taken both of their eyes were closed. It was a running joke between their college crew. Gianna thought it was funny so when he had the same reaction they both laughed for about 5 minutes with tears and everything.
Tracy finally having had enough jumped up and rushed to the closet for her coat. She said her goodbyes and left with an excuse of an early day the next day. Kevin was right on her heels only he didn’t bother to say a word, He just left. After reading the situation, really looking at the picture and the caption she understood better. It only took her years to see it. Bryan and Tracy split up shortly after that and Kevin and Gianna’s problems began around that time. They broke up and made up too many times to count before ending things. Bryan only said of his break up that Tracy was too needy and was always nagging him. Gianna now wonders if Tracy was nagging him about her. In Gianna’s mind she and Kevin’s break up had nothing to do with Bryan or that night but everything to do with Keisha and Tiffany, and oh who can name them all. But now looking back she knew it had a lot to do with that night for Kevin.
Gianna hurried to the kitchen to find Bryan. Bryan was hot. He couldn’t believe Charlene was rehashing this argument between him and Kevin. He thought he swore everyone to secrecy. Suddenly he remembered Charlene and Mike left a little after Gianna and that punk ass Kevin did, so he missed talking to them. Bryan wanted to hurt Kevin that day, but he knew he would have to explain it to Gianna. He worked too hard to suppress his feelings in order to be 100 % her best friend and nothing more. He couldn’t risk her knowing that he has loved her since the day she gave him his first kiss.
Bryan moved to the bucket of ice housing the wine. He removed it and began to open it. The Pop of the cork startled him out of his daze, causing him to realize he wasn’t alone. He put a smile on his face and sat the wine bottle down. Turning to face the visitor he wasn’t surprised to see Gianna standing in the doorway.
Chapter 6
Charlene took another sip of her wine and looked to the bottle for a refill. As if reading her mind, Miles was on top of it moving to pour her another glass.
“So, how long have you known Bryan,” Charlene asked. She wanted to know if Miles knew how Bryan felt about Gianna. Charlene was thinking of bringing Miles up to speed on her developing plan to get Bryan and Gianna to finally give each other the time of day. She was hoping Bryan’s idea for a drinking game would help them loosen up.
Once she got them to see things her way she would worry about her own fun. Charlene wanted to find out if Miles could mix business with a little pleasure and not get