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on his face. As the tears begin to flow and wash down my cheeks he says, “Trust me, this is harder on me than you could imagine.”
I shake my head as numbness takes over my body. “Then don’t do it.”
“Don’t blame this on me, Bridge.”
I fight back the tears. Is he seriously not going to forgive me? “Troy, I made a mistake. I get that. Are you really going to hold it against me forever.”
“Don’t make this harder than it has to be.”
I place my hand over my chest and search for the right words to say. I’m shocked. I listened to Vincent and followed my heart, what more can I do? I’m at a loss for words so I step towards him and he retracts away from me. With that cold blow to my ego and heart, I snatch my keys and wallet off of the table and bolt. I walk outside and leave the door open on my way. As I drive off, I look at his house and he’s nowhere to be seen. The door is shut. We are finished, before we even started.
The tears won’t stop. I’m completely dumbfounded. What the fuck just happened? I can’t pinpoint where it went wrong. I mean, I know I made a mistake. But why in the world would he agree to see me and kiss me like he did, if it was just going to be like this?
At this point, I’m unsure where to go. Part of me feels like going home and curling up in a ball where I can sulk in my sorrows ‘til Monday when I start work. The other logical part is telling me to go to my sister’s. Maybe she can help me find my way out of this rabbit hole I’ve fallen down.
It’s not long before my reason makes the right decision and I’m shutting my car off in front of Alexa and Vincent’s sprawling, gorgeous home. When I walk in, I immediately spot them on the couch in the front room. Lex is in Vincent’s arms and they are both laughing.
“Hey, guys,” I say in a somber tone and flop down on the love seat.
“Didn’t go so well?” Vincent asks.
I shake my head and the tears that just stopped, show up again. Dammit, perfect timing.
“I’m sorry, honey,” Alexa says. “Do you want to talk about it?”
I swallow and push away my wounded ego the best I can. “I don’t know what to say, besides he’s the best fucking kisser in the world and he’s not gonna forgive me. I fucked up too badly. I shouldn’t have lied.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down,” Vincent interjects. “He kissed you?”
“Yeah. Well, I kissed him.”
“But he kissed you back?”
“Yeah, and I was dumb enough to believe he’d forgiven me.”
Alexa looks at me with concern in her eyes and says, “Jesus, Bridge. I’m so sorry.”
“Lex, don’t be sorry,” Vincent says. “Coming from a guy, if he kissed you then he’s into you. He needs to make his point. We might act tough, but we’re sensitive creatures. Don’t give up on him. I promise he won’t be able to stay away from you for long.”
I think about Vincent’s words and hope to God that he’s right. “Baby, not every guy is like you.” Alexa says, leaving a soft kiss on his neck.
He brushes the hair out of her face and says, “I know, but I promise I’m right on this. We can even call my douche of a brother and I guarantee he’ll agree.”
“No,” I blurt out. “Don’t do that. Abel is Troy’s boss and I don’t want to be spreading his business, even if it’s to your brother.”
“Fine. But I know I’m not wrong on this one, and remember, ladies, I’ve never lost a case.”
I decide to go home. I mean, I am a grown woman after all, and Cara lives here, well, most of the time she does. Vincent and Lex follow me and check the place out with me to be sure. I don’t think David’s going to show up here or do anything. He acted in the heat of the moment and he’ll get over it.
Plus, I can’t live scared of him forever. I mean, he would never actually hurt me. All he wants is to get back together, so it’s more of an annoyance than anything – right? I decide that a bath will relax my mind. I’ve felt on edge
I shake my head as numbness takes over my body. “Then don’t do it.”
“Don’t blame this on me, Bridge.”
I fight back the tears. Is he seriously not going to forgive me? “Troy, I made a mistake. I get that. Are you really going to hold it against me forever.”
“Don’t make this harder than it has to be.”
I place my hand over my chest and search for the right words to say. I’m shocked. I listened to Vincent and followed my heart, what more can I do? I’m at a loss for words so I step towards him and he retracts away from me. With that cold blow to my ego and heart, I snatch my keys and wallet off of the table and bolt. I walk outside and leave the door open on my way. As I drive off, I look at his house and he’s nowhere to be seen. The door is shut. We are finished, before we even started.
The tears won’t stop. I’m completely dumbfounded. What the fuck just happened? I can’t pinpoint where it went wrong. I mean, I know I made a mistake. But why in the world would he agree to see me and kiss me like he did, if it was just going to be like this?
At this point, I’m unsure where to go. Part of me feels like going home and curling up in a ball where I can sulk in my sorrows ‘til Monday when I start work. The other logical part is telling me to go to my sister’s. Maybe she can help me find my way out of this rabbit hole I’ve fallen down.
It’s not long before my reason makes the right decision and I’m shutting my car off in front of Alexa and Vincent’s sprawling, gorgeous home. When I walk in, I immediately spot them on the couch in the front room. Lex is in Vincent’s arms and they are both laughing.
“Hey, guys,” I say in a somber tone and flop down on the love seat.
“Didn’t go so well?” Vincent asks.
I shake my head and the tears that just stopped, show up again. Dammit, perfect timing.
“I’m sorry, honey,” Alexa says. “Do you want to talk about it?”
I swallow and push away my wounded ego the best I can. “I don’t know what to say, besides he’s the best fucking kisser in the world and he’s not gonna forgive me. I fucked up too badly. I shouldn’t have lied.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down,” Vincent interjects. “He kissed you?”
“Yeah. Well, I kissed him.”
“But he kissed you back?”
“Yeah, and I was dumb enough to believe he’d forgiven me.”
Alexa looks at me with concern in her eyes and says, “Jesus, Bridge. I’m so sorry.”
“Lex, don’t be sorry,” Vincent says. “Coming from a guy, if he kissed you then he’s into you. He needs to make his point. We might act tough, but we’re sensitive creatures. Don’t give up on him. I promise he won’t be able to stay away from you for long.”
I think about Vincent’s words and hope to God that he’s right. “Baby, not every guy is like you.” Alexa says, leaving a soft kiss on his neck.
He brushes the hair out of her face and says, “I know, but I promise I’m right on this. We can even call my douche of a brother and I guarantee he’ll agree.”
“No,” I blurt out. “Don’t do that. Abel is Troy’s boss and I don’t want to be spreading his business, even if it’s to your brother.”
“Fine. But I know I’m not wrong on this one, and remember, ladies, I’ve never lost a case.”
I decide to go home. I mean, I am a grown woman after all, and Cara lives here, well, most of the time she does. Vincent and Lex follow me and check the place out with me to be sure. I don’t think David’s going to show up here or do anything. He acted in the heat of the moment and he’ll get over it.
Plus, I can’t live scared of him forever. I mean, he would never actually hurt me. All he wants is to get back together, so it’s more of an annoyance than anything – right? I decide that a bath will relax my mind. I’ve felt on edge
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