The Bad Boy's Heart: When The Dust Settles...

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The phone remained vibrating in my hands for a few seconds before I asked Nabila, "Should I answer it?"

"Um...I think you should do what you want-"

"Well I don't know what to do, so help me out!"

"Answer it!"

Taking a deep breath, I answered the call. "Hey."

I shivered as Dylans's deep voice reverberated through my ear. "Hey, Aimee."

"Hey."

I winced when Nabila mouthed: 'You already said that!'

Dylan said, "Uh...how have you been?"

"Good. You?"

"Same." After a moment of silence, he added, "So...are you in college?"

"Yeah. You?"

"No, I'm doing my own thing at the moment."

"Cool."

Silence fell between us once again.

After a moment, I sighed. "I highly doubt you called me just to check up, so cut to the chase: what do you want?"

"Nothing! I mean, it's nothing worth stressing over..."

"But it's still something, so..."

"Well...are you in private?"

I looked at Nabila. "Yes."

"Okay," He sighed. "Might as well get this over with. So um...I've been thinking about what we had between us-"

I rolled my eyes. You have got to be kidding me!

Nabila mouthed. What did he say?

I held a finger to my lips as Dylan continued:

"-and I feel shitty for how things ended between us. I don't think I've ever really apologized for what I did-"

"You mean your cheating?"

I could practically hear him wince as he replied, "Yes."

"Well I don't know why you think I would still be thinking about that, but apology accepted. Anything else?"

"No, I just wanted to apologize. Um...take care."

"Yeah, you too." I hung up.

Nabila leaned forward. "He wanted to apologize for cheating?"

I groaned. "Right, like what the fuck?"

. . .

Shortly after I got back to my room though, my thoughts were singing a different song. On impulse, I pulled out my phone and called Dylan.

After it rang several times with no reply, my chest tightened. Wait, what if he thinks I want him back? Maybe this isn't the best-

All reservations zoomed out of my head once Dylan answered: "Hello?"

Clearing my throat, I said, "Hey. So I've been thinking, and I realize that I was a bit cold with you earlier. I'm sorry. I appreciate your apology, by the way."

"Oh it's fine, don't mention-"

"Mhmm. So anyway, do you happen to be in town at the moment?"

"Town? Which are you referring to?"

"Brerin."

"Oh. Yeah, I work there."

I fist-pumped the air, grinning. "What a coincidence, I school here. Do you by any chance wanna meet up?"