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.

some problems, it wouldn't be too late

that I won't be able to visit her

them, she didn't want to be a

to be a proper wingman

furrowed at her

off tonight, like something is on your mind.Is there something bothering

Janessa stepped into the ward, she had a frown on

tried her hardest to conceal her worries from Alana, Eric could immediately tell

only able to deceive

just don't want to be a

tried her hardest

she turned to look at Eric, she suddenly felt a

never expected Eric to be so perceptive when

something you can't tell

and

his hands on her shoulders and looked down on her with

brother, am I right? You

feet tall, and Janessa was more than a foot shorter than

to crane her neck to

that moment, she suddenly felt comforted by the fact that

matter what burdened her, there was someone she could share her difficulties

to do next, so she

don't have the evidence to prove it.I feel like my investigation's hit

edge of a nearby flower bed and looked up at the

in computer science.I

Janessa nodded in reply.

a sudden, she noticed a flash of light coming

looked back suspiciously but she couldn't

abandoned piece of cardboard and laid it onto the edge of the flower

off his coat and placed it around

are you

back, thinking that Janessa might

"You might catch a cold.Put it back on.I'm

share her troubles with him, she couldn't accept his coat like

smell of him on the coat

was

though he was becoming a dear friend of hers, she wanted to keep him at a safe distance

no big deal. I'm your brother, okay? How could I stand around and watch

coat on Janessa's frail

but to

so much.You need to get a good night's rest.I'll contact my friend to see what he could do for

Eric silently swore to Janessa as he followed her out

walked side by side as Eric escorted her back to her

the feeling that someone

do you keep

asked when he noticed that Janessa kept looking behind

the road and the street lamp behind