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something I had prepared for when I got dressed this evening, but now I was wishing I’d opted for jeans rather than the skirt and tights combo. Sniffling, I pushed myself further into the corner, hoping to block some of the wind while I waited. It had been almost an hour of standing in the cold, but I wasn’t about to leave. Tony would come home eventually and I would finally end this.
    When the headlights washed over the street and the sound of a car came closer, I pushed off his door, rubbing my hands together to regain some of the feeling. It wasn’t until the car doors started opening that I realized he hadn’t come home alone.
    Fuck.
    I should’ve considered the fact that he would bring one of them home. I was pissed and I just wanted to get this shit over with. Cameryn giggled as she stumbled around the front of the car toward him. I could just see the outline of her in his headlights and I knew they hadn’t noticed me yet. There wasn’t anywhere to hide, but even if there were, I wasn’t cowering away. This was ending. Tonight.
    When the bright glow of the headlights clicked off, the moment of shock I caught on Tony’s face was worth the wait. He froze, pulling Cameryn to a stop, since she was clinging to his arm. I considered several ways to run her off. I knew enough of them now after all the time I spent with Zane, but then I realized it would lead to questions. I just had to hope she was too drunk to remember my being here.
    “This was a mistake,” I muttered, pulling out my phone as I headed toward the street. I had my top choice cab company on speed dial and there were a few restaurants within walking distance. I could meet the cab there.
    “Wait.” I heard footsteps behind me and I paused, sighing. “What are you doing here?” Tony jogged around to block my path.
    “I wanted to talk, but…” I glanced over my shoulder, seeing Cameryn staring at us as she leaned against the wall on the porch, “this obviously isn’t the time.”
    I moved to the left, intending to walk around Tony, but he stepped over to block me again. “No. Dammit, Lili, wait a second.”
    “Wait for what?” I snapped. I hated that I sounded like a jealous girlfriend. I didn’t want him to get the wrong idea. I didn’t give a crap that he brought a girl home, I was annoyed because I wanted to tell him off and I wasn’t a big enough bitch to do it in front of her. “Go fuck your toy, we’ll talk tomorrow.”
    “No! Just…look, I want to talk to you, too. Will you wait? I’ll let you in the house and I’ll run her home. Just wait for me to get back, okay?” Tony didn’t reach for me as he spoke and his voice came out resigned. He’d convinced himself that I would say no and leave. I should say no and leave. His dark eyes glanced up from under the brim of his black baseball hat when I didn’t speak right away. “Say you’ll wait. I’ll be right back.”
    I blew out a breath. “I’m not going to sit around and wait for you to get your rocks off, Tony.”
    “That’s not what I said. Let me take her home so we can talk,” he answered, keeping his cool. The street lamp overhead accented the strong line of his jaw and even though I knew I should say no, even though I knew why I should say no, I didn’t.
    “What about her? Is she going to talk?” I asked.
    He glanced over his shoulder at Cameryn. “Not if I ask her not to,” he said, knowing exactly what I meant. No one was supposed to know I was here. No one was supposed to know about Tony and me at all.
    He pulled out his keys, popping the house key off and opening my palm to drop it in. I nodded, staying on the sidewalk as he headed back toward his car. I heard the annoying whining of a girl who realized she was getting brushed off and fought to keep my face straight as he led her back to the car.
    Sniffing again, I shuddered as the wind blew my hair in my face. I headed back to the door as Tony pulled away, using the key he’d handed me to make my way