Bret's Bakery Chapter 2

''What, you just blurted it out? Just like that?'' spluttered my bezzie no.1, Flo, who loves a bit of drama.
''Yeah,'' I sighed wistfully in reply, smiling at the memory that had been stuck on replay in my mind since that day.
''That must have taken some guts,'' commented Becca, bezzie no.2, knowingly. She was right, it should've done. Yet, at the time, in that moment, it seemed like the most natural thing to do in the world.
''So go on, what did he say?'' urged Flo impatiently, her excitement evidently increasing by the minute. A frown emerged on my face, transforming my previously dreamy expression into one of confusion and concern.
''Well... That's what I wanted to talk to you about.'' Instantly sensing that something was wrong, Becca edged closer to me and comfortingly put her arm around me. I'd known her forever, so we seemed to know each other inside out. I don't know what I'd do without her.
''He didn't say anything.'' I finished.

Silence filled my bedroom, allowing my friends to register what I had just said. No one seemed to know what to say next. Mine and Bret's relationship used to be so easy, we understood each other so well that I've never had to do the whole obsessing over things palaver.

''He didn't say... Anything at all?'' breathed Flo, finally breaking the silence, not to mention the tension my last statement had caused. She was clearly distraught that her perfect romance story had been ruined. For years Flo has looked up to me as a kind of 'relationship master', admiring from afar what she thought was a fairy tale romance. She loved to hear all the details. Shyness, I've always believed is the only thing stopping her from getting her own guy, but for the time being she is happy to live her dream through me. I just hope I never let her down.

'' Well, not really. He just said that we needed to talk,'' I explained sadly. ''We agreed we'd meet up tonight.''. Flo nodded miserably for a second, when suddenly her face lit up.
''Tonight?!'' she exclaimed urgently. Checking her pink sparkly watch for confirmation, she continued with a renewed energy: ''It's 6:30 already! We need to get you glammed up, girl!''. A mischievous smile crept across Becca's face as they both exchanged looks.
''We're gonna show him what he's missing...''