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going back to California, and I’m going to talk to Mark’s family. There has to be a way that I can make this better.” I grabbed three pairs of shoes and tossed them on top of the overflowing box. “Tape. I need tape,” I babbled. “Tape fixes everything.”
“Marley! Stop!” Troy yelled.
“I need another box.” There was no way I could stop. I was beyond frantic and headed into crazed.
I pushed the overflowing box out of the way and made my way back over to the closet.
“Marley, stop.” Troy wrapped his arms around me from behind, stopping me in my tracks. “You need to take a breath and just relax.”
“We almost died, Troy,” I whispered.
“I know, but we didn’t. We’re both still here, having this ridiculous conversation.” He tightened his arms around me and pulled my back flush to his front.
“It’s not ridiculous. I don’t want you to get hurt because of me. It’s best if I just go.”
“So you leave and then they can kill you? Sorry, not happening.”
“You don’t know what you are getting into, Troy. Hell, I don’t even know what we are dealing with. I never thought that Mark’s family would do something like that to me. I know they don’t like me, but I never imagined they would try to kill me.” I tilted my head back, resting it on Troy’s shoulder.
“You’re not leaving, Marley. It’s not safe.”
“No shit, Troy. That’s why I’m leaving in the morning.” I turned around in his arms and tilted my head back to look at him.
“You have to work. You just going to up and leave with no notice at your job?”
Shit, he was right. I couldn’t leave Gwen with not even a days’ notice. She had just started taking on more clients and was thinking of adding another stylist. “Dammit. You’re right.”
“I know,” Troy smirked.
“So, I give my two weeks’ notice and then I leave.”
“How long was the lease you signed on this place?”
Son of a bitch. “One year.”
“You think you can just walk out on poor, old Mrs. Petersen, leaving her high and dry with no one to rent this place to.”
“How the hell do you know who I rent this place from?”
“Small town, Sunshine. You’ll see once you stay for a while.” His hand stroking my back.
“Nice try, but I’m not going to stay here long enough to see how it is living in a small town. Two weeks and I’m gone.” I pushed away from Troy, trying to get away from his touch. He was making me lose focus on why I was leaving.
“Alright, two weeks. Not a day sooner. Deal?” Troy held his hand out for me to shake.
“Why do I feel like you agreeing with me leaving in two weeks so easily isn’t as big of a victory as I think?” I asked, crossing my arms over my chest.
“Because it’s not. You still have to deal with your dad. I figure between the two of us, there’s no way you’ll be leaving in two weeks.”
Dammit. How the hell had I forgotten about Gravel? Troy was right, there was no way Gravel was going to let me leave if Mark’s family was out there still trying to hurt me. I would have to try everything I could think of to get them to lay off. “I’ll have everything cleared up in two weeks, and then I’m gone.”
“If you get everything cleared up in two weeks, then why are you going to leave, Marley?” Troy asked, pulling me into his arms again.
“Because there’s nothing here for me,” I stared over Troy’s shoulder, looking at the wall.
“That’s bullshit. There’s more here than there was in California. Your dad and everybody downstairs want you to stay.”
“I can come and visit Gravel and everyone else. There’s nothing here that can make me stay.”
“What about me?”
My eyes snapped to Troy’s. “What do you mean, what about you? Last I knew, Troy, we had agreed to casually hooking up. I don’t think a casual hook up is something that can tie me down.”
“Maybe if you would stay and not run away, it could be something more. But with you insisting on
“Marley! Stop!” Troy yelled.
“I need another box.” There was no way I could stop. I was beyond frantic and headed into crazed.
I pushed the overflowing box out of the way and made my way back over to the closet.
“Marley, stop.” Troy wrapped his arms around me from behind, stopping me in my tracks. “You need to take a breath and just relax.”
“We almost died, Troy,” I whispered.
“I know, but we didn’t. We’re both still here, having this ridiculous conversation.” He tightened his arms around me and pulled my back flush to his front.
“It’s not ridiculous. I don’t want you to get hurt because of me. It’s best if I just go.”
“So you leave and then they can kill you? Sorry, not happening.”
“You don’t know what you are getting into, Troy. Hell, I don’t even know what we are dealing with. I never thought that Mark’s family would do something like that to me. I know they don’t like me, but I never imagined they would try to kill me.” I tilted my head back, resting it on Troy’s shoulder.
“You’re not leaving, Marley. It’s not safe.”
“No shit, Troy. That’s why I’m leaving in the morning.” I turned around in his arms and tilted my head back to look at him.
“You have to work. You just going to up and leave with no notice at your job?”
Shit, he was right. I couldn’t leave Gwen with not even a days’ notice. She had just started taking on more clients and was thinking of adding another stylist. “Dammit. You’re right.”
“I know,” Troy smirked.
“So, I give my two weeks’ notice and then I leave.”
“How long was the lease you signed on this place?”
Son of a bitch. “One year.”
“You think you can just walk out on poor, old Mrs. Petersen, leaving her high and dry with no one to rent this place to.”
“How the hell do you know who I rent this place from?”
“Small town, Sunshine. You’ll see once you stay for a while.” His hand stroking my back.
“Nice try, but I’m not going to stay here long enough to see how it is living in a small town. Two weeks and I’m gone.” I pushed away from Troy, trying to get away from his touch. He was making me lose focus on why I was leaving.
“Alright, two weeks. Not a day sooner. Deal?” Troy held his hand out for me to shake.
“Why do I feel like you agreeing with me leaving in two weeks so easily isn’t as big of a victory as I think?” I asked, crossing my arms over my chest.
“Because it’s not. You still have to deal with your dad. I figure between the two of us, there’s no way you’ll be leaving in two weeks.”
Dammit. How the hell had I forgotten about Gravel? Troy was right, there was no way Gravel was going to let me leave if Mark’s family was out there still trying to hurt me. I would have to try everything I could think of to get them to lay off. “I’ll have everything cleared up in two weeks, and then I’m gone.”
“If you get everything cleared up in two weeks, then why are you going to leave, Marley?” Troy asked, pulling me into his arms again.
“Because there’s nothing here for me,” I stared over Troy’s shoulder, looking at the wall.
“That’s bullshit. There’s more here than there was in California. Your dad and everybody downstairs want you to stay.”
“I can come and visit Gravel and everyone else. There’s nothing here that can make me stay.”
“What about me?”
My eyes snapped to Troy’s. “What do you mean, what about you? Last I knew, Troy, we had agreed to casually hooking up. I don’t think a casual hook up is something that can tie me down.”
“Maybe if you would stay and not run away, it could be something more. But with you insisting on
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