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would not, give her any amount of compassion.
“Just once I wish you’d quit being stubborn and listen.” Colt’s arms shot in the air and he shrugged his shoulders. “You win, Emma. I give up. Believe what you want.”
He’s giving up on her? Like he hadn’t already? Who did she think she was kidding? Colt took the first opportunity he found to run away from her and what they had. He wouldn’t change it now.
“Did you care at all?”
“What?” he asked. “Have you lost your mind?” He stalked over to her and glared at her. Colt squeezed his hands together into tight fists. “I—can’t. I can’t do this with you.”
“You’re wrong. I don’t win. I lost. That’s what you don’t get.”
Colt shook his head. “No, we both lost. The difference is I was willing to fight, and you,” he paused, staring her in the eyes, “were not.”
He turned his back to her and started to stomp away. Emma snorted at the sight of him. He’d wanted to talk, well he gave up on that pretty fast. So much for him wanting to fight for her—his actions spoke volumes. He didn’t fight for her. No, Colt had given up on her a long time ago.
“I don’t believe you.”
He stopped, spun around, and stalked back over to her side. “Yeah, well that doesn’t surprise me. But I have to admit I’m curious. What don’t you believe this time?”
Emma snorted. “You want me to check off the whole list?”
“Yeah. I’ll even start it for you.” He held up one finger. “First one is I never cheated on you, especially with Missy Claybourn.”
Emma started to agree with him and then stopped. Her mouth hung open as something important occurred to her. Claybourn? How was it she never knew Missy’s last name before? Yeah, they were not in the same social circles, but it seems like she should know that.
“Speechless? This is a first.”
“Claybourn?” Emma asked.
Colt rolled his eyes. “Of all the things we’ve said that is what you are latching on to?”
“Yes. I don’t recall her last name being said in the news.”
“That’s because we requested her last name not be mentioned. She was pregnant. We wanted to protect her.”
Emma tilted her head. “Awfully nice of you. Protecting someone who was out to ruin your life.”
Yeah, this was the Colt she knew. He cared about people. How could she have forgotten that about him? In the whole debacle that destroyed their relationship, it was nice to see something stayed the same.
“I didn’t do it for her. That baby was innocent. It didn’t need to be harmed in some media frenzy.”
“I suppose that makes sense.” Emma nodded her head. “Can I ask you something?”
“Never stopped you before.” Colt snorted. “What do you want to know? If I’m being honest, it’s nice to see you finally curious.”
“Does Missy have a sister?”
Colt jolted back, surprise filling his eyes. “Why?”
“I’m curious, like you said.”
“No, you don’t ask random questions like that without a reason.”
Emma sighed. “Can you answer the question?”
“Yeah, she does.” He studied her. “An older sister, Melody I think her name is.”
Anger filled her gut. She knew it. Dallas’s ex-fiancée was related to the woman who’d destroyed her relationship with Colt. She wanted to believe it was a coincidence, but she couldn’t. She had to wonder if Tori or Ginnifer knew about this bit of information and kept it from her. She’d be having a talk with Tori when she got home later that evening. Emma needed answers, and depending on what they were she’d develop a plan of attack.
“Emma why does this information matter? I can practically see your mind racing.”
She shook her head. “Don’t worry about it. Go get ready for the game.”
“No, tell me.”
“No, not until I understand what it means.”
Colt crossed his arms across his chest. “Tell me.”
Damn he could be stubborn. Did she give in to his demands or stall? Stall. She still didn’t fully
“Just once I wish you’d quit being stubborn and listen.” Colt’s arms shot in the air and he shrugged his shoulders. “You win, Emma. I give up. Believe what you want.”
He’s giving up on her? Like he hadn’t already? Who did she think she was kidding? Colt took the first opportunity he found to run away from her and what they had. He wouldn’t change it now.
“Did you care at all?”
“What?” he asked. “Have you lost your mind?” He stalked over to her and glared at her. Colt squeezed his hands together into tight fists. “I—can’t. I can’t do this with you.”
“You’re wrong. I don’t win. I lost. That’s what you don’t get.”
Colt shook his head. “No, we both lost. The difference is I was willing to fight, and you,” he paused, staring her in the eyes, “were not.”
He turned his back to her and started to stomp away. Emma snorted at the sight of him. He’d wanted to talk, well he gave up on that pretty fast. So much for him wanting to fight for her—his actions spoke volumes. He didn’t fight for her. No, Colt had given up on her a long time ago.
“I don’t believe you.”
He stopped, spun around, and stalked back over to her side. “Yeah, well that doesn’t surprise me. But I have to admit I’m curious. What don’t you believe this time?”
Emma snorted. “You want me to check off the whole list?”
“Yeah. I’ll even start it for you.” He held up one finger. “First one is I never cheated on you, especially with Missy Claybourn.”
Emma started to agree with him and then stopped. Her mouth hung open as something important occurred to her. Claybourn? How was it she never knew Missy’s last name before? Yeah, they were not in the same social circles, but it seems like she should know that.
“Speechless? This is a first.”
“Claybourn?” Emma asked.
Colt rolled his eyes. “Of all the things we’ve said that is what you are latching on to?”
“Yes. I don’t recall her last name being said in the news.”
“That’s because we requested her last name not be mentioned. She was pregnant. We wanted to protect her.”
Emma tilted her head. “Awfully nice of you. Protecting someone who was out to ruin your life.”
Yeah, this was the Colt she knew. He cared about people. How could she have forgotten that about him? In the whole debacle that destroyed their relationship, it was nice to see something stayed the same.
“I didn’t do it for her. That baby was innocent. It didn’t need to be harmed in some media frenzy.”
“I suppose that makes sense.” Emma nodded her head. “Can I ask you something?”
“Never stopped you before.” Colt snorted. “What do you want to know? If I’m being honest, it’s nice to see you finally curious.”
“Does Missy have a sister?”
Colt jolted back, surprise filling his eyes. “Why?”
“I’m curious, like you said.”
“No, you don’t ask random questions like that without a reason.”
Emma sighed. “Can you answer the question?”
“Yeah, she does.” He studied her. “An older sister, Melody I think her name is.”
Anger filled her gut. She knew it. Dallas’s ex-fiancée was related to the woman who’d destroyed her relationship with Colt. She wanted to believe it was a coincidence, but she couldn’t. She had to wonder if Tori or Ginnifer knew about this bit of information and kept it from her. She’d be having a talk with Tori when she got home later that evening. Emma needed answers, and depending on what they were she’d develop a plan of attack.
“Emma why does this information matter? I can practically see your mind racing.”
She shook her head. “Don’t worry about it. Go get ready for the game.”
“No, tell me.”
“No, not until I understand what it means.”
Colt crossed his arms across his chest. “Tell me.”
Damn he could be stubborn. Did she give in to his demands or stall? Stall. She still didn’t fully
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