Chapter 98

Ryan got inside the kitchen and looked at Brenda. "I was wondering if you were still here."

"Um, yeah. Just cleaning up stuff that had been unwashed since I was hospitalized."

Ryan walked closer to her and Brenda almost stepped back. Too much for having feelings for him when he doesn't even realize it.

"How is your arm, for real?" He asked, looking at the arm in cast.

"Well, it's nothing. I mean, it doesn't hurt anymore." She lifted it up for him to see even though the action intensified the pain in her arm. What she was just trying to avoid was any skin contact. That was really inadvisable when her heart was beating this fast.

"I will go grab my jacket," she said and left hastily.

Ryan sighed in relief. Brenda was okay. If there had been anymore painful death, he would have offered it to Jed.

At the restaurant, Ryan ordered food for himself and Ryan.

After the waiter br