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.

problems, it wouldn't be too late for her

I won't be able to visit her in the hospital for the next two

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

proper wingman to her

brows furrowed at

bit off tonight, like something

into the ward, she had

conceal her worries from Alana,

able to deceive Alana, not

don't want to be a third wheel, that's

hardest to

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

expected Eric to be so perceptive when it came

something you

stepped forward and blocked Janessa's

and looked down

your younger brother, am I right? You can tell

Janessa was more than a foot shorter

had to crane her neck to look him in

by the fact that she had a

her, there was someone she could

know what to do next, so she ended up telling

I don't have the evidence to prove it.I feel

flower bed and looked up at the

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

Janessa nodded in reply.

she noticed a flash of light coming from

stood up and looked back suspiciously but she couldn't see

an abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the flower bed for

his coat and placed it

you looking

looked back, thinking that Janessa might have seen someone

she said, "You might catch a cold.Put it back

trusted him enough to share her troubles with him, she couldn't accept his coat

him on the coat made her

act of kindness was too intimate for

friend of hers, she wanted to keep him at

big deal. I'm your brother, okay? How could I

coat on Janessa's frail shoulders and bent

but to

get a good night's rest.I'll contact my friend to see what

Eric silently swore to Janessa as he followed her out

walked side by side as Eric escorted her back to

the feeling that someone was watching her, but she never

do you keep looking

when he noticed that Janessa

saw nothing but the road and the street lamp behind