intimate since I left the hospital after
the car accident.
Gently
running his fingers through my hair, I instantly tilt my head into his hand. I
love when he plays with my hair. It immediately helps me relax, no matter how
stressed I am. “You don’t have to thank me Savannah.” He murmurs, as he presses
his lips into my hair.
My
entire body tingles from his close proximity. I yearn to be caressed and teased
by his strong magical fingers. Before I can speak, Kayden’s pulling away from
me, and moving back around the island towards the living area. The flames of
desire I felt igniting between us instantly burn out, causing my heart to sink
into my stomach.
“I’m
going to take a quick shower. I’ll be back down in a bit. I’ve got a phone
interview set up with People magazine at noon about the whole Nadia ordeal.”
Well
I just lost my appetite. I forgot, with everything going on last night that
Nadia is supposed to retract her story today and reveal the truth; letting the
world know Giselle and Logan concocted the entire scheme to make it appear
Kayden had cheated on me, so that they could break us up.
Pushing
my muffin aside, I force a smile on my face, but it’s a weak one, and Kayden
see’s right through it. “I pray Nadia keeps her word, and sets the story
straight today.” I say, dragging my eyes from Kayden’s and stare into my coffee.
“I just want all of this to be over with, and for Logan and Giselle to be
exposed as the lying, manipulative assholes that they are.”
Raking
his hand through his hair Kayden clears his throat. “Well, whether she stays
true to her word or not, I’m going through with the story. My attorney is
already drawing up lawsuits as we speak for Nadia, Giselle, Logan and my
assistant, Allison.”
My
mouth falls open. I can’t believe he’s suing them. The thought never once
crossed my mind, but then again, I was so blinded by my anger, I wasn’t really
thinking that far ahead. The only thing on my mind was getting to Kayden. And
that hasn’t even come close to turning out like I’d imagined it would.
“Good.
They deserve a lot more than a lawsuit. They intentionally set out to destroy
our lives for their own selfish gains. I didn’t think it was possible to hate
someone as badly as I hate those two.”
Nodding
his head, Kayden’s face is expressionless, “I’ve sadly learned that there’s
some people who no matter what happens, will show no remorse for the
destruction that they cause. Their selfish wants and needs cloud their
judgment, making it easy for them to hurt others to get what they set out to
have.” My stomach instantly does somersaults, I feel like he’s talking about his
father and Luanne too, and not just Giselle and Logan.
Kayden
has been let down by the people he trusted, including myself. I hate myself for
allowing my stupid actions to be the reason that I now fall in the category of
people who’ve hurt Kayden.
As
I sit on the bar stool staring at him like an idiot, I know I should say
something, but I just don’t know the right words to say to ease his pain.
“If
you want anything else to eat, just call room service. The guys and I are going
to a poker tournament after my interview so we’re going to eat somewhere on our
way.” He says with little emotion in his voice, before turning and disappearing
into the living room.
I
hate seeing him like this. It’s as if he’s slowly shutting down and pushing me
away. I don’t know what to do. Do I give him space and allow him to deal with
everything he’s got going on in his head? Or do I push past the walls he’s
putting up and force him to open up to me. I feel like we’re broken thanks to
all the crap that’s been thrown our way, and that we somehow have to figure out
how to glue ourselves back together.
Not
fixing our shattered relationship is simply not an option. I just need to
figure out what to do to get us back together again.
~~~
Kayden,
Dixon, Jax and Braxton all left
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