The Best Man novel Chapter 92

"I don't think I can go in there", I stopped in my tracks when Tristan was halfway inside my apartment. The first thing I saw was a glimpse of Nathan's pool of blood still on the floor and the flashbacks of everything that happened last night flashed before my eyes. Before we left for the hospital, the police force showed up to take pictures and evidence from the scene, and I was hoping that somehow them doing all that would clean up a few things, but I was mistaken...everything was still as I left it.

Tristan and Anna exchanged brief looks before looking at me again

"That woman was in there and Nathan nearly died in my arms in this very space, I don't think I'm ready to see all that, I just-", my voice started breaking while trying to explain to them why I couldn't enter, it would be like reliving the nightmare all over again

"Well that's okay honey", Anna reassured softly as she kept her arms safely around me. "We completely understand"

"I think I'll just go at Nathan's if that's okay with you guys"

"It's completely fine", Tristan pulled the door closed again and pocketed his hands. "Do you have the keys to Nathan's place?"

"They are in there, in my bedside drawer"

"Okay, why don't you and Tristan go wait in the car, and I'll get your stuff for you", Anna said as she and Tristan switched places and her hand was already on the door knob

"I'd really appreciate that Ann, thank you", I said, and she gave me a thumbs up before I saw her disappear behind the door

"Everything is going to be okay", Tristan wrapped his arm around me and I smiled faintly at him as we walked back to the car, finding Kevin leaning on it with his arms crossed as he decided to stay behind

A few minutes later, Anna appeared in sight with my small travel back slung over her shoulder and said we could leave as soon as she got to us

"Here, take these", Kevin placed the car keys into her hand, and it seemed him and Tristan were staying behind

"Aren't you guys coming with us?"

"No, we'll stick around for a while and clean up Liv's apartment a little. We'll catch a cab though as soon as we're done", Tristan said and my eyebrows ceased up in confusion for a second.

"Oh no you guys", I was sitting in the backseats before I stood to my feet. "I can't expect you to do that, I can come clean the apartment myself, maybe tomorrow or something"

"It's the least we could do Liv", Kevin added while shrugging his shoulders a little. "Don't worry about us"

"You guys-"

"We insist, you two go", Tristan was already pushing me inside the car again and closed the door after I was in, and I rolled the window down

"Thank you", I said to the both of them and they placed out before turning on their feet and walked back into the building as Anna turned the ignition on, and we soon drove off

"Rick called her about an hour ago that Mia was getting really restless, and so she had to leave, but she promised she'll be back as soon as she could", Kevin said as he blew air into his coffee to cool it off a bit

"Oh okay", I leaned back on to the couch and took a sip of my coffee

"Are you okay though?", Tristan's gaze fixed onto me and I gave a little shrug

"Um yeah, I guess", I smiled a little, and he didn't look convinced but seemed he didn't believe me one bit. "I'd like to thank you guys for what you did for me, I know it came from a good place"

"No worries Liv", Kevin reassured with a polite smile on his face

"There's absolutely nothing we wouldn't do for you", Tristan gave me a little shoulder bump before sipping his coffee again

"I really appreciate that", I stood to my feet to check on the breakfast and dishes up for us as soon as it was ready. We chatted a bit over breakfast, but it was their way of keeping my mind off things for a while, and it was working before I saw my phone going off with a call from Jamie.

"Hello?"

"Hi Liv", he cleared his throat a little. "Nathan's awake"