Bye, My Ex-husband

As they walked down the empty hallways of the hospital, Janessa and Eric remained silent.

"You..."

"You..."

The two suddenly spoke up at the same time and smiled at each other in embarrassment.

"Janessa, please go first!"

Eric insisted with an awkward smile.

"I wasn't going to say anything important.All I wanted to ask was how you were getting along with Alana..."

Initially, Janessa had no desire to mediate between the two, but she couldn't help but do so.

She hoped in her heart that the two of them could find their way to each other.

"We..."

As he looked back at Janessa, Eric couldn't help but feel disappointed.

He suddenly realized that Janessa had always hoped for him and Alana to be a couple someday.

But that wasn't what Eric yearned for.

The last thing he wanted to do was make Janessa sad.

He knew that if he did anything to upset Alana, Janessa would be forced to keep a distance from him.

If he wanted to stay close to Janessa, he had to reign in the affections he had for her.

"We're just friends, that's all."

Eric didn't want to think too deeply about the relationship he had with Alana.

As of now, he only saw her as a friend.

However, if things changed, they might become a couple in the future.

Janessa merely nodded with satisfaction.

She was relieved to hear those words from his mouth.

It seemed like she made the right move to invite both of them on the mountain climbing trip.

The next step was to watch and wait to see how things would develop between the two of them.

Janessa had no intention of interfering with their relationship.

Things had to happen naturally between the two of them.

wouldn't be too late for her

tell her that I won't be able to visit her in the hospital for the

that things were progressing between them, she didn't want to be a

be a proper wingman to her best

furrowed at her

seem a bit off tonight, like something is on your mind.Is there something

ward, she had a frown on her

conceal her worries from Alana, Eric could immediately tell that she wasn't

to deceive

me! I just don't want to be

her hardest to look

turned to look at Eric, she suddenly felt a pang of guilt for lying to his face like

Eric to be so perceptive when it came

it something you

and blocked

placed his hands on her shoulders and looked down on her with a sullen

your younger brother, am I right? You can

over six feet tall, and Janessa was more

to crane her neck to look him in

suddenly felt comforted by the fact that she had a younger brother by her

matter what burdened her, there was someone

what to do next, so she

the evidence to prove it.I feel like my investigation's hit a dead

edge of a nearby flower bed and looked up at the sky as

majored in computer science.I could ask him to check it out for you.Maybe he could

Janessa nodded in reply.

noticed a flash of light coming from behind

stood up and looked back suspiciously

of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the flower bed for Janessa to sit

that, he took off his coat and placed

you

looked back, thinking that Janessa might have seen

off his coat as she said, "You might catch a cold.Put it back

enough to share her troubles

of him on the coat made

kindness was too intimate

of hers, she wanted to keep him at

your brother, okay? How could I stand around and

Janessa's frail shoulders

no choice but

contact my friend to see what

to you,’ Eric silently swore to

side as Eric escorted her

feeling that someone was watching her,

do you keep

asked when he noticed that Janessa kept looking behind

nothing but the road and the street lamp