CHAPTER 78 Breathe Lana, I silently repeated the mantra in my head. “As a friend, right?” My voice was small despite the fact that I had stopped thinking. “No dammit! I have feelings for you Lana. I’ve had them for some time now. Why do you think I was ready to help you all this time?” His chest heaved very much aware people were watching this little exchange with keen interest. “Nick, you can’t possibly…Nick…No, no, no,” I pushed myself off the booth, sprinting blindly towards the door of the Café. “Dammit! Lana stop!” he cussed as I barely heard his footsteps hurrying after me. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Nick should have been my friend not in love with me. I was blindly walking towards the road but then the click of a gun drew me to a halt. This side of the C