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we got mugged at the airport in the parking garage .
i didnt want to spend all evening talking to him about what happened .
i wanted more details about what was going on here .
however , id let him talk since , if itd been the other way around , i would have been concerned to see nolan hurt .
nolan winced .
seriously ?
i thought airports were supposed to be safe , with plenty of tsa around .
did you call the cops ?
he tossed a can of beer to me and i caught it .
you kicked their ass , right ?
man , why wouldnt mia tell me something like that ?
he crushed the empty can in his fist .
damn , no wonder she didnt answer her phone earlier .
i raised an eyebrow .
this guy was the buddy i remembered .
thank goodness .
seemed like you were pretty quick to get off the phone with her when you saw me .
nolans face fell and he grabbed his phone again .
shit , youre right .
im a horrible brother .
maybe i should go see if shes okay .
shit .
shes fine .
more or less .
a few bumps and bruises , but i protected her .
speaking of which , what about that prick of a boyfriend she has ?
i waved a hand at his protests .
dont .
what happened to the best friend i knew who gave a shit ?
he looked hurt , but i didnt care .
i crossed my arms over my chest , not backing down .
she only told us about the relationship with him recently .
i dont think theyve been together very long .
shes ... i dont know ... more quiet recently .
he shrugged .
maybe shes just lonely .
it is the holiday season .
people tend to be pretty lonely during the holidays .
thats when most people dont even start talking about those kinds of statistics .
i dont want to hear them .
i sat in my dads armchair and popped the top on my beer .
but still ... thats pretty different from the girl i used to know .
shes changed , man .
after you went away to the military , she became more withdrawn .
i think she likes you .
shrugging , he started flipping channels again .
i couldnt believe it .
how could i react to that ?
inside , turmoil and need was running rampant through me , but i couldnt reveal my feelings .
that wasnt me .
besides , she was in a relationship .
there was nothing i could do about that .
i wouldnt try to sweep her off her feet when shed already chosen someone else .
my vacation was crazy enough already .
i couldnt even tell my best friend why i was bloody .
yet the idea of becoming involved with his sister wouldnt leave my thoughts .
we sat in silence watching college football .
it was crazy how good even the little things like watching television felt .
the simple comforts of being in my living room without worries of people shooting at me .
id learned to get used to it .
somewhat .
but id known enough people who died overseas and in a combat zone , and it was still nerve wracking , even on the bests of days .
so , hows things with sandra ?
i didnt need to talk , but i wanted to catch up .
know what the people i cared about were doing these days .
sandra ?
nolan scratched his head .
who ?
oh , her .
we broke up a few months ago .
im with a new girl now .
jennifer .
the doorbell rang , and nolan jumped up from the couch .
seemed like his sister wasnt the only one on the dating scene .
nolan had never been the type to settle down and commit , but i couldnt help my surprise .
didnt he want something solid ?
to have a family , now that he was out of college , instead of playing the bachelor .
maybe he displayed his need for freedom in a different way than i did .
fair enough .
after you went away to the military , she became more withdrawn .
those words buzzed around my head .
guess i hadnt thought about others feelings when id made my choice .
the idea of doing something for my fathers honor and getting an education had seemed the best way for me to go after my folks died .
having the army distract me , so i wouldnt have to face the hurt .
maybe id been selfish , but at least id had a good reason .
i set aside the empty beer can aside , then popped open a new one .
ever since the incident in the bathroom with mia , i couldnt control my feelings .
they kept spinning through my head like a carousel .
the scent of spicy pepperonis broke me from my thoughts .
nolan set the pizza on the coffee table , and i grinned .
at least one thing hadnt changed while i was gone : our shared tastes in pizza .
i remembered again why we were best friends .
chapter eight mia loud knocking sounded at my door .
i leapt from the couch , nearly knocking over a lamp on the side table .
sunlight filtered in through the blinds .
had i fallen asleep ?
chanting under my breath , i stared at the front door .
fear pumped adrenaline through my veins .
who could it be ?
ethan never dropped by my place , but maybe ... maybe hed decided to visit ?

we got mugged at the airport in the parking garage .

i didnt want to spend all evening talking to him about what happened .

i wanted more details about what was going on here .

however , id let him talk since , if itd been the other way around , i would have been concerned to see nolan hurt .

nolan winced .

seriously ?

i thought airports were supposed to be safe , with plenty of tsa around .

did you call the cops ?

he tossed a can of beer to me and i caught it .

you kicked their ass , right ?

man , why wouldnt mia tell me something like that ?

he crushed the empty can in his fist .

damn , no wonder she didnt answer her phone earlier .

i raised an eyebrow .

this guy was the buddy i remembered .

thank goodness .

seemed like you were pretty quick to get off the phone with her when you saw me .

nolans face fell and he grabbed his phone again .

shit , youre right .

im a horrible brother .

maybe i should go see if shes okay .

shit .

shes fine .

more or less .

a few bumps and bruises , but i protected her .

speaking of which , what about that prick of a boyfriend she has ?

i waved a hand at his protests .

dont .

what happened to the best friend i knew who gave a shit ?

he looked hurt , but i didnt care .

i crossed my arms over my chest , not backing down .

she only told us about the relationship with him recently .

i dont think theyve been together very long .

shes ... i dont know ... more quiet recently .

he shrugged .

maybe shes just lonely .

it is the holiday season .

people tend to be pretty lonely during the holidays .

thats when most people dont even start talking about those kinds of statistics .

i dont want to hear them .

i sat in my dads armchair and popped the top on my beer .

but still ... thats pretty different from the girl i used to know .

shes changed , man .

after you went away to the military , she became more withdrawn .

i think she likes you .

shrugging , he started flipping channels again .

i couldnt believe it .

how could i react to that ?

inside , turmoil and need was running rampant through me , but i couldnt reveal my feelings .

that wasnt me .

besides , she was in a relationship .

there was nothing i could do about that .

i wouldnt try to sweep her off her feet when shed already chosen someone else .

my vacation was crazy enough already .

i couldnt even tell my best friend why i was bloody .

yet the idea of becoming involved with his sister wouldnt leave my thoughts .

we sat in silence watching college football .

it was crazy how good even the little things like watching television felt .

the simple comforts of being in my living room without worries of people shooting at me .

id learned to get used to it .

somewhat .

but id known enough people who died overseas and in a combat zone , and it was still nerve wracking , even on the bests of days .

so , hows things with sandra ?

i didnt need to talk , but i wanted to catch up .

know what the people i cared about were doing these days .

sandra ?

nolan scratched his head .

who ?

oh , her .

we broke up a few months ago .

im with a new girl now .

jennifer .

the doorbell rang , and nolan jumped up from the couch .

seemed like his sister wasnt the only one on the dating scene .

nolan had never been the type to settle down and commit , but i couldnt help my surprise .

didnt he want something solid ?

to have a family , now that he was out of college , instead of playing the bachelor .

maybe he displayed his need for freedom in a different way than i did .

fair enough .

after you went away to the military , she became more withdrawn .

those words buzzed around my head .

guess i hadnt thought about others feelings when id made my choice .

the idea of doing something for my fathers honor and getting an education had seemed the best way for me to go after my folks died .

having the army distract me , so i wouldnt have to face the hurt .

maybe id been selfish , but at least id had a good reason .

i set aside the empty beer can aside , then popped open a new one .

ever since the incident in the bathroom with mia , i couldnt control my feelings .

they kept spinning through my head like a carousel .

the scent of spicy pepperonis broke me from my thoughts .

nolan set the pizza on the coffee table , and i grinned .

at least one thing hadnt changed while i was gone : our shared tastes in pizza .

i remembered again why we were best friends .

chapter eight mia loud knocking sounded at my door .

i leapt from the couch , nearly knocking over a lamp on the side table .

sunlight filtered in through the blinds .

had i fallen asleep ?

chanting under my breath , i stared at the front door .

fear pumped adrenaline through my veins .

who could it be ?

ethan never dropped by my place , but maybe ... maybe hed decided to visit ?