I FINALLY FOUND IT!! I've been hunting for hours looking for this oneshot visiting every author's page that I'd ever read and a bunch that I hadn't on the off chance that I found this. Cause I remembered this amazing one-shot that I loved and I really wanted to read only to realize I hadn't favorited it or its author (silly me). And so the hunt was on. I forget where I found your name but I said to myself 'It's her! It's always her!' lol I love all your stories. (Brown eyes? *nudge nudge* no pressure lol) And so I've now officially read it twice today. Once skimming so I could stop freaking out that I found it. And again so I could re-read all the little details. ^_^ So now I'm going to favorite it, you, and author alert you.

As Ever,
~Ember

Wow, this is the 100th time i read this and i still feel so overwhelmed.. Gah, i just totally love Brandon and Riss! Great job and am looking forward to all of your works!

aw! :D
that's so sweet~ thanks for this awesome oneshot! :D :D :D

Aw! This was such a cute oneshot! Man, when I read that part where Brandon told Bree that he'll never love Larissa the way he loved her, I wanted to smack him in the face. Well, he made up for it in the end. They're such a sweet couple! Thank you so much for posting this oneshot!

Aww! Great work! :)

so adorable

aw so sweet

This is one of my favorite one-shots, I've probably read it 5 times now. I admire Larissa. I would be in total dramatics if my boyfriend and I "took a break" but keeps all the drama inside and tries to do what is best for the people she loves.

Swoon-worthy
1)Brandon gets jealous of her new workmate
2)Their playful/teasing relationship
3)He always "tries" to get in her pants
4)"I know that it’s you I’d rather spend the rest of my life with—no pressure—"
5) I was suddenly pushed against a wall.
“We were never over,” he said dangerously low into my ear. I felt my heart beating erratically at our proximity. “Don’t you even think that we’re over because it’s never going to happen, do you understand me?”... plus the searching eyes.. (I always wish my bf's searching eyes were something cool and meaningful but they always end up being him thinking about something dumb like paintball. Blech!)

Pause-worthy
1)She tries to give Brandon back to Bree after he told her who he really wants. This one I sort of get, it's all part of her too nice character, but it makes her seem weak & a little stupid. He already said he wants her; shouldn't his happiness be more important to her than Bree's?
2)"He was half-asleep when he told me, so it’s a good guess he wanted to keep that to himself." This line seems slightly out of context? I assume it refers to the first item he told her he loved her (so cute!)

Wow, i love your one shots.

This is by far one of the BEST one-shots ever. truly marvalous

I don't usually read one-shots, but your summary got me. I'm guessing you're just an overall good writer, haha. This story didn't disappoint me. A good plot, a good relationship, good characters, a well-told story... I'm really happy to hear that Brandon went back to her... seriously. Her love for him is astounding. And how she could just back off so easily like that, smile and say she understands... well, I must say, she's amazing and unreal, lol. I have to say though that I think Brandon's explanation for 1) saying he needed time and 2) what he said back in the library/why he came to the library in the first place all sounded a bit flakey to me.

Anyways, good job. Really liked the story. Captured a lot of emotions in such a small setting. It's ironic how I clicked into this story thinking that she would be the old girlfriend, not the new one. And sad too. She would definitely not deserve any of that...

Anyways, keep writing. I know you have a ton of other stories out there, some of which I plan to check out after this, others that I plan to check out when they're complete, so I'm excited to see the end products to those too! :)

-- Alyssa

aww.. that was so cute:)

haha all of your stories are so sweet it makes me want to cry!

I loved it. I was with Brandon I was like wtf dude but in the end I was happy. You are a magnificent story writer.

DEAR LORD OF MOTHER OF PEARL. This story had me reading it over and over again. But personally to me i would make Brandon [also the name of my older brother] suffer more. o.o; lol. Great touching story