Helanie:
"It happened, I'm just not sure why," I felt so cornered that I regretted walking away with them. If I had stayed with the brothers, Rudy would have been more careful with his words.
"Okay, let's just give her some space," finally, Sage noticed how uncomfortable I looked.
"Oh yeah, no, I didn't mean to make you uneasy," Rudy stepped back as well. "I'm so stupid. I don't know what got into me and why I acted like this—" he started laughing and then added, "anyway, the point is, it won't change our friendship, right? You're not going to cut me off, right?"
I never thought Rudy would be so interested in me. I mean, I knew he was, but not to the point that he'd look so miserable. That was new.
"Of course not," I gave him an understanding smile.
