Off Limits, Brother's Best Friend Chapter 118

Chapter 118: She Wants Space

Brianna

“Good morning, Brianna.” Janet greeted me even though it is usually me who greeted her more kindly. I wasn't myself this morning and shook my head clear to say a proper hello.

“How do you think we go on in France together?” She asked, it wasn't what I expected but I straightened myself in the chair as she had.

“I thought we got along well.” I felt sheepish like maybe she would disagree with me. When she began playing with her pen cap, I knew she wasn't angry or too serious and that is good.

“I thought so too, I like the style of how you work which is why I am offering you the opportunity to come on another trip with me.” She said and my eyes went wide. So soon?

“Oh  wow, where to?” I asked, since she didn immediately give up that information, a smirk surface on her face.

It reminds me of the first day I met her when she was waving around champagne and toasting to hot men and beautiful dresses. I found her to be so interesting but she has become a much more prominent figure in my life since then. Time is flying by.

“Port Harcourt fashion week.” She dropped the bomb on me and I gaped.

My first thought was, oh my goodness, I get to go to fashion week and my second thought was, I will be in my country. Then my third thought was Callan and my final thought was Bryce. Still I smiled because fashion week is a huge deal.

“Well?” She raised a thin brow at me when I didn't say anything beyond the gasp I had given her.

“Oh, yes, I am sorry. I was stunned, I was speaking in my mind instead of out loud.” I chuckled at myself.

“Thank you so much, Janet. You have no idea what this means to me.” I could bow down to this woman if she wanted me to.

“Good, it is fast approaching, I hadn't mentioned it sooner because I wanted to see how France went. I already invited Lucy and two other of my writers, so you are the last to be invited. That is who will be heading there next week.” She said

My thoughts were, good, I am glad she thinks we work well together and my second thought was yes, Joy will be with him and my final thought was shit, next week. I cleared my throat.

“Wow, this is soon, I usually keep track of things like that but I guess since being in London, it wasn't exactly on my radar this year.” I couldn't believe it.

“This is big, Brianna and you will see a lot of influential people there. Go to Joy and she will give you the details for our itinerary. It is a busy week as you know.” She gave me one curt nod which usually means she just ended a conversation. I thanked her again and rushed out to find my work friend. She was already headed my way and yanked me into the wardrobe room so we could squeal and jump together in excitement.

“It is going to be amazing, I have everything printed out. I will show you all the shows we were going to and parties.” She sighed, with her boxy shoulder she usually plays up patterned fabric to incorporate into her outfit. It looks good.

“You are from there, right?” She asked.

“Well, I was not born there but I was living there before I came here.” 

She smiled like my return was a good thing, it is but it isn't. I can't face Callan, not while I am feeling this low about seeing him with another girl, heavily making out and feeling up. His hands on her ass and thighs and who knows where else. Fuck, my stomach churns every time I think of it.

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Callan POV.

I was in a meeting with some big shot investors that were buying out buildings all around my legal businesses. I listened to them talk a lot without saying very much, I reached for my phone and clicked to see if I had any messages but I didn't. It isn't sitting well with me that I haven't heard back from Brianna, I called her last night like we planned and she didn't pick up. I figured maybe things ran late with work and she didn't get around to call me back. But when I woke up with no text message of her good morning outfit, I knew shit wasn't right. I texted her asking if she was okay but I haven't heard back yet and it is really starting to get under my skin.

I watched the assholes in front of me talk too much,  I was ready to step out and call her again instead of listening to them. I am on the board of committees here in Port Harcourt because I like being a part of the choices that are made in this city. I also make friends with high officials that are good to have in my pocket for everything else I run. I am well connected and well informed. We were listening to these people pitch why they were trying to buy one half a block of property and when that was over, we took a vote and I got the hell out of there.

I sent her one last text, waiting between the time I drove out here to the time I got to my club for her to respond and when she didn't I called my sister.

“Hello,” she stupidly said as always.

“Where is Brianna?” I asked outright.

“She is at work,” she replied casually.

“No shit, but is everything alright with her? She hasn't returned my calls or texts.” 

I wasn't going to hide my wanting to know, Jane knows everything anyway. She is her best friend, so weirdly she knows intimate details of our relationship.

“She doesn't want to talk to you.” I heard her say that, but it took a second for those words to make sense in my head.

“Why the fuck not?” My tone was becoming angry.

“Because…” she paused. She really wanted to press my buttons. I hate when people don't just get to the fucking point. I snapped at her to tell me and she huffed in annoyance but finally spoke up.

“Because you are an asshole. She saw a video of you with a girl on your lap and your tongue down her throat.” She said, I didn't like the strange feeling in my gut when she  said Brianna saw that.

“How? When?” I clenched my fist but my mind started racing for an answer.

“Yesterday, Jace posted a story and you were in the background. I showed it to her, she deserves better.” I slammed my fist on the desk I was sitting behind.

“What the fuck, Jane! Why would you fucking do that?” I snapped at her.

“Because she thought you guys were like a real thing and I didn't want to hide that from her. She deserves better.” She defended herself.

“So you just go and stick your nose in our business? What the fuck did she say? Tell her to answer my calls.” 

I started feeling antsy, she and I aren't even dating. How can she get mad about this? I said as much as my sister and she scoffed.

“You send her gifts and fly out to come see her. You gave mixed signals, Callan and you know it. It is fucked up that you are still banging every chick that walks by.” She started arguing with me and I lost it. I was pissed off that she showed Brianna that.

“I see where your loyalties lie, dear sister, thank you. You went and fucked everything up and now I have to do damage control. Mind your fucking business next time and I mean it Jane. Don't test me with this!” I yelled at her and she didn't like it.

“You shouldn't speak of loyalty, Callan, because you have none.” She spat at me.

“Oh, fúck off.” I was about to hang up but when she is pissed, she is a spitfire mike myself.

“You fúck off! Everything I am saying is true. You weren't loyal to Bryce when you started fucking around with Brianna in the first place and then you got into her head, making her believe things were happening between you two. And again you weren't loyal to her, am I wrong!” She shouted at me.

“Yes, you are wrong! Again none of this is your business, tell her to call me. I am dead serious, I will fucking come over there and you know I would. This is bullshit if she is angry with me, we weren't fucking dating.” I continued to argue with her even though I knew I should just hang up and calm down.

“She doesn't want to talk to you, I am not going to tell her to call you back. She obviously wants space.” Jane dared to say to me. What the fuck!