Zachery Williams

I woke up around 10 in the morning and went downstairs to get something to eat. On the kitchen counter there was a note from Kayla on a plate which contained my breakfast for the day. I smiled, looking at her note.

After eating, I got ready and went to the cafe' to help out. When I entered, I saw Colin and Becca chatting at the counter.

It was around noon and the cafe' didn't have many customers. I gave Colin and Becca a wave before heading to Jack's office.

Chatting with Jack about the cafe' and stuff about my family, he turned the conversation to Kayla.

"So it's been a few months with Kayla, huh? How’s everything going with you two?" Jack asked, leaning back against his chair.

"Yeah, everything’s going pretty great. We’re both really genuine about each other. I care about her a lot and I can tell that she cares about me too,” I answered, my lips curving into a smile just at the mention of Kayla.

"That's good. She's family to me now. And I don't care if it's you so don't think you can get away if you hurt her," Jack warned.

"Yeah, I’ll keep that in mind. Liam would be coming today isn’t he?" I asked, getting up.

"I don't know. He’s unpredictable and easily distracted. He’d probably be with Mel doing things that I’d rather not talk about," Jack said with a shudder.

I laughed at his reply and got out of the office, sending a text to Kayla about my plans for the day.

I was helping out in the cafe' and after most of the customers left and the rest were served, I took a break and sat at one of tables. Colin and Becca came to sit with me too with cold drinks.

"Kayla came today with her friend Nico," Colin said drinking his iced lemon tea.

"Yeah, she told me they were hanging out today."

"They seem really close. If I didn't know any better, I’d think he has a crush on her or something," Colin joked.

My mood suddenly went south and my thoughts drifted to the night we all hung out together. The night I knew Nico felt something more than friendship towards Kayla. I knew that I was jealous of his relationship with her. There was no point in feeling like that, though, because Kayla was already mine. Her feelings for me were crystal clear and I trusted her. Even so, I couldn't help it. Seeing him so close to her drives me to the edge.

I didn't say anything to what Colin said and changed the subject. After our short break, we went back to work.

Sometime later, Liam and Melissa joined us and after work, we went out to drive around town. My mind was filled with thoughts of Nico and Kayla being together. I was playing different scenarios on how Nico might confess his feelings to her and how Kayla would react to it. I couldn't predict the outcome. I knew for a fact that hurting Nico would be the last thing she’d want. I knew I shouldn't get irritated but the thoughts got the best of me.

After a long day with my friends, I went home and slumped on my bed. I kept thinking about Kayla so I picked up my phone and called her number.

"Hey, what's up?" she chirped.

"I just missed you a lot. I wish you were here in my arms," I said softly.

"I missed you too. How was your day?" she asked.

"It was okay, it would’ve been more fun with you."

"Sorry, but my day was very eventful too. I ran into my old schoolmates and I gave them a piece of my mind. They left me alone. They couldn't even say anything at me. Nico was so proud of me. I'm so proud of myself too," Kayla said in one breath.

"I see." At hearing Nico's name, my mood went off and I gave a short answer to her.

"Is everything alright with you? You seem down," Kayla pointed out.

"It's just that I'm hearing about Nico all day today. I know you guys are really close but I just don't like it." I told her what was on my mind.

"Zach, he’s my best friend. I can't break our friendship just because you don't like it. I'm sorry to say this, but even if you tell me to, I won't abandon him. He was there when I needed him," Kayla replied softly but firmly.

I could hear the disappointment in her voice. I knew she wanted me to understand and I did, yet I knew how he felt about her and it kept bothering me.

"You don't know Kayla. That's why you’re saying that," I mumbled, conflicted whether I should actually tell her about Nico's true feelings for her.

"I don't get it. What is it that I don't know but you do? I’ve known Nico for years, I know him well. You’ve only met him a handful of times and I don’t think you’ve even had a proper conversation with him. So I think I’d know him way better than you would," she snapped at me.

I ran my hand through my hair before sighing. I was getting more and more frustrated by each passing second and Kayla was also getting irritated.

"Haven't you seen the way he looks at you? That’s not how someone looks at someone they see as a friend, Kayla. He sees you as more than a friend," I gritted out, trying to keep my anger in control.

"No, that's not possible. You’re just being paranoid and misunderstanding the whole thing," she huffed out.

"Kayla, I'm not blind okay? I know he is into you. It’s so obvious. Anyone can see it," I said loudly.

This was the first time I was talking loudly to her. This was the first fight we were going through, and I could see the situation turning worse each passing second.

"You're just jealous, and anyway, even if he does have feelings for me, I'm already with you aren’t I? And Nico knows it. I like you a lot, Zach. Why can't you understand? Why don’t you trust me?" Her voice was breaking and I had a feeling she was on the verge of tears.

"I do trust you. It's just that knowing someone else likes you and that you’re close with him makes me feel uncomfortable. You’d understand how I’m feeling if you were in this situation," I replied.

"You know what? You’re being very childish right now. Call me when you think this through and give me some time to think about it too," she sighed and hung up the phone.

I threw my phone onto my bed and laid down. In my mind I tried to make peace with it and look at the situation from another point of view to find a solution for it.

I kept my hand on my forehead, thinking about what happened a few seconds ago. I knew all this is because I feel possessive about Kayla and the most important reason was because I love her and I don't wanna lose her. I trusted her, but I didn’t trust Nico.

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