The Best Friend's Contract

"Well, I'm sorry but my mouth is a savage. I can't stop it from saying hurtful things," I reply and heading straight towards the kitchen, clearing the kitchen counter from plates by keeping them in the cabinet.

Aidan, on the other hand, continues to laugh. "That's the Kenna we both know and that's one of the reasons why we still love her, dearly. She's the only woman that can say that to you, Dimitri because believe me, other women would really take care of that fragile heart of yours in order to buy their expensive Prada handbags," He says.

"I hate how true that is," Dimitri takes a bite from an apple in the basket on the kitchen counter.

"Maybe... just maybe, I should find someone to have a serious relationship with. Someone who I'd want to get married and have cute little babies. A perfect mother for Brody and a perfect wife for me," He continues to talk which causes both Aidan and I to stare at one another in confusion, not expecting him to say anything that has to do with marriage.

He didn't exactly swear to not get married but after the pain he went through, it would be hard for him to go through it again. Even though he knows that women are not all the same but he must surely think of the possibilities of getting himself hurt is very much still there. "That's a surprise, especially coming from you." I mutter.

"Yeah but that's just bullshit. I'm not going to find someone to have a serious relationship with or get married and have kids. That's not going to happen," He starts to chuckle. "I'm happy with my current life and Brody, I don't need anyone else coming in and ruin the fun." He adds.

Like I said, it's too good to be true.Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

The doorbell starts to ring again, catching our attention. Just as I'm about to head towards the door, Dimitri has cut me to it. "Let me go get the door," He says and starts to walk towards the living room and straight to the door, leaving me staring at him until he's out of sight. My eyes wander to Aidan who is currently going through the pages of my favourite books. He has his eyebrows furrowed as he reads the words but there's just something more than just seeing him holding onto the book or reading it. It's the way his head buries down into the book and how focused he is on wanting to find out about the storyline.

"Is Kenna home?" I hear a familiar voice which causes me to turn and make my way towards the front door, seeing Dimitri standing and talking to my ex-boyfriend, Noah.

"Who?" Dimitri asks, quickly leaving me chuckle at his respond. Both of my arms are crossed, waiting for him to step aside and just call for me but he continues with the poker face and the confusion which cheers me up. It's always fun to see him fool around. "Uh, Kenna... you know, Kenna Anne Roosevelt? Right, she just got married and she goes with Kenna Anne Ashton, now. Is she home?" Noah asks, looking straight at a 'confused' Dimitri.

"That name doesn't really ring any bells," Dimitri replies, shaking his head and leaning the side of his body onto the wall, "Are you sure that you're at the right place? Maybe, you got the wrong address. There's no Kenna here. Kenna Roosevelt or Kenna Ashton... never heard of those names," He continues to talk.

It's not just about how he responded but by the way his face plays a huge role. Anyone and I mean anyone, would believe him because you can't really seek for a single lie on his face. He seems to be telling the truth and even I would believe him if I were Noah. "Yeah, this is her apartment. I'm sure I'm at the right place," Noah replies as he tries to peek inside but Dimitri's body avoids him from seeing anything, "Are you sure? I used to be really close with her and... I'm sure she still lives here." He adds. Dimitri pretends to think, "No. I'm sorry,"

"That's unbelievable. That's her car," Noah says before pointing at my car near Aidan's car. Dimitri looks up at my car but he continues to furrow his eyebrows in confusion, not really understanding a word Noah just said which causes me to control my laughters. "Who's car?" Dimitri asks.

"Kenna's car! That's her car," Noah lets out a deep, frustrated sigh. "You know what? I'm just going to call her-" He stops for awhile to look up at Dimitri, "--but she changed her number."

"Mmm, are you one of those guys that can't move on or a crazy stalker? You said so yourself that she's married but you're here looking for whoever she is. What was her name, again? I didn't quite catch it. Was it Kenya or Kanye?" Dimitri asks, frowning. "It's Kenna. Her name is Kenna," Noah sighs, again.

As Dimitri is about to say something more, I cut him to it as I appear beside him. Noah's eyes widen at the sight of me before glancing at Dimitri who starts to chuckle before slowly disappearing towards the back, leaving me taking a few steps down towards my ex- boyfriend who is somehow... here in front of my apartment.

"Sorry, that was my friend." I say, looking at Noah who has both of his eyes gazing into mine before taking a few steps back, letting me stand in front of him.

"Best friend. I'm her best friend," Dimitri appears at the door again before disappearing, he wasn't completely satisfied by only labelling him as my 'friend' instead of my best friend.

"Yeah... that was Dimitri. He's

always like that," I continue to say before clearing my throat, "So, why are you here? I didn't really expect to see you again." I ask. It's true, ever since What happened at the hospital, I'd thought that would be ou last encounter but here he is

WI

which leaves me slightly wondering of the

reason why.

"Dimitri? The one you've been telling me about but I didn't get the chance to meet him. That... Dimitri?" He asks, raising an eyebrow.

While I was in a relationship with Noah, I told him basically everything but he has only met Aidan. It doesn't matter how many times I've told him about Dimitri but he has never got the right chance to see him until now. "The one and only," I mutter.

His light eyes are still staring into mine as his lips curve up into a small smile before looking around at our surroundings. The amount of people passing through here is just insane, it really doesn't matter if it's during the day or night... people are just always passing around. I guess there are a lot of people who lives in this block.

"I came because I wanted to talk to you," He starts to speak. "I'm sorry about how I left off at the hospital-I couldn't stop thinking about how I was treating you. I mean, I have no right to be upset or mad at you for finding the one," He adds, slowly.

"I watched the news and I saw that you had gotten married to Aidan. I didn't really say I had expected that but I'm not fully surprised. You and Aidan were always close and of course, feelings would come forward. I just hope that he wasn't the reason of our breakup?" He asks.

I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear, "No. You know exactly why we broke up and he was not the reason. Aidan and I... we realised about our feelings a little bit too late," I reply.

The look on his face shows a slight amount of relief as he smiles, showing off his dimples. It would be a lie if I said that I've never missed him because I had, months after our breakup but I was the one who made the decision and my decision was very clear. There would never be anything between Noah and I, anymore. We both understood that.

"Congratulations," He breathes out.

"I'm happy for you, Kenna. I'm glad that you've found someone to take good care of you and would understand you more than I ever did. You deserve him, the right man for you who would always be there for you, no matter what or how. All I ever wanted is for you to be happy and this proves a lot," He continues

to talk.

"I want you to be happy, too. You know that, right?" I assure him.

Even though we're no longer a couple, it's never wrong to want each other to receive a happy life. A happy ending. It may seem as if I've found my source of happiness which is my best friend, Aidan but little does he know that this is all just a lie a year long lie.

"Yes, more than anything. So, thank you for all of the memories and the good things that we've been through because it means a lot to me. I hope that you will cherish them, too." He stays still at his spot as he shoves both of his hands in his jeans' pockets.

Within seconds, I've already pulled

him in for a hug. He wraps his arms

around my waist to pull me close and for some reason, this feels like the right way to part our ways. We might see each other in the future because New York is never too big but for now, we're going on our separate ways with different people-this is how we should've ended our relationship.

"Goodbye, Noah." I say with a smile after pulling away.

He turns to look at the door in which I follow his gaze, seeing Aidan standing there with a small smile on his face as he eyes us both.

"Goodbye, Kenna." Noah says before waving his hand at Aidan who replies back the gesture before turning to look at me, who has turned to look back at him.

We both stare at each other for a few seconds, only to see him going back inside.