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Authors: C. C. Brown
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
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"You are so unreal, Dallis." I looked at him to see if his face would give more away than what he was saying, and luckily, it did.
"You're pissed off about something more than that damn water, aren't you?" I asked, suspicion rising in my voice.
He rolled his eyes, but didn't answer my question.
We pulled up in front of the townhouse and just as the car stopped, I hopped out and made my way to the front door. I hastily opened it and made my way indoors, boiling on the inside. Colby walked in calmly behind me and watched me as I stomped over to the stairs.
"You made me look like an asshole, Dallis," he said, in a calm and calculating manner. I stopped in my tracks and looked at him, dumbfounded by his words since he had clearly been responsible for making himself look like an asshole. "You made me look like an asshole in front of Greg and Kelsey."
Shaking my head as I walked back down the stairs and into the living room, I came face to face with Colby, who looked empty and despondent. "You're pissed off about Greg and Kelsey's engagement, aren't you?"
"No, that's absurd. I'm very happy for them."
"Well then you're mad because it isn't us?" I questioned, narrowing my eyes as I crept even closer to him. He stood in his tracks, watching me intently, but not saying a word. "Go ahead and admit it, Colby. You're throwing a temper tantrum because I'm not ready to marry you. The spilled water was just the icing on the cake."
He remained silent for a minute before hissing, "You're fucking right. Greg finds the fucking girl of his dreams and in six months has a ring on her finger with a promise from her to be his wife. I've been with you for over three years and I'm still mucking around, hoping that one day you'll wake up and see what you have in front of you."
Offense, wrath, and rage roared through my veins. "Is that what you want? A Kelsey? A yes ma'am? That poor girl is nineteen years old, and all she sees is a man who can provide for her like daddy does. If a Kelsey is what you want, then you've wasted your time on me."
"You know a Kelsey isn't what I want," he quickly responded, "but I also don't want to have to wait forever for you to get your shit together. I'm a Shaw. Most women are clamoring to be in your shoes."
The high level of arrogance that he exuded was out and was no less than nausea-inducing. Glimpses of the old Colby Shaw that I'd known from high school were starting to trickle in, and the thought made me sick.
"You disgust me, Colby," I said, with a scorched tongue through clenched teeth. "You are so gosh damn full of yourself."
"Well, I could be full of my girlfriend, but she's been replaced by some barren figure that has no idea how to love." His breathing picked up and he thrust his hands into his hair. "You would think since your parents are gone that you would throw yourself into me, but you've done just the opposite."
His words enraged me. I felt my face heat while sweat beads gathered on my hands. "Don't bring my parents into this, Colby," I said, in a low, menacing tone.
"You are alone in the world, Dallis. You don't have to be. You have me, and yet, you continuously push me away." He lightly chuckled. "Your own fucking mom wanted to see you married and you couldn't even make her happy."
I walked closer to him and stared hard at his smug face. I couldn't believe that he was sinking to such low blows. My breathing picked up as the wrath built up inside of me. I knew Colby had a special spot reserved for turning into an utter asshole, but this was a new low for even him. "I push you away? You're mad because I want to work, and fill my time doing things that make me happy?"
"No. I don't care that you want to do things that make you happy, but you're wasting time on this silly photography hobby of yours, which is taking away from us."
Insulting my business and my one passion in life sent me into a tailspin. "That silly hobby pays my bills, you asshole!" I snapped, trying desperately to hold myself
"You're pissed off about something more than that damn water, aren't you?" I asked, suspicion rising in my voice.
He rolled his eyes, but didn't answer my question.
We pulled up in front of the townhouse and just as the car stopped, I hopped out and made my way to the front door. I hastily opened it and made my way indoors, boiling on the inside. Colby walked in calmly behind me and watched me as I stomped over to the stairs.
"You made me look like an asshole, Dallis," he said, in a calm and calculating manner. I stopped in my tracks and looked at him, dumbfounded by his words since he had clearly been responsible for making himself look like an asshole. "You made me look like an asshole in front of Greg and Kelsey."
Shaking my head as I walked back down the stairs and into the living room, I came face to face with Colby, who looked empty and despondent. "You're pissed off about Greg and Kelsey's engagement, aren't you?"
"No, that's absurd. I'm very happy for them."
"Well then you're mad because it isn't us?" I questioned, narrowing my eyes as I crept even closer to him. He stood in his tracks, watching me intently, but not saying a word. "Go ahead and admit it, Colby. You're throwing a temper tantrum because I'm not ready to marry you. The spilled water was just the icing on the cake."
He remained silent for a minute before hissing, "You're fucking right. Greg finds the fucking girl of his dreams and in six months has a ring on her finger with a promise from her to be his wife. I've been with you for over three years and I'm still mucking around, hoping that one day you'll wake up and see what you have in front of you."
Offense, wrath, and rage roared through my veins. "Is that what you want? A Kelsey? A yes ma'am? That poor girl is nineteen years old, and all she sees is a man who can provide for her like daddy does. If a Kelsey is what you want, then you've wasted your time on me."
"You know a Kelsey isn't what I want," he quickly responded, "but I also don't want to have to wait forever for you to get your shit together. I'm a Shaw. Most women are clamoring to be in your shoes."
The high level of arrogance that he exuded was out and was no less than nausea-inducing. Glimpses of the old Colby Shaw that I'd known from high school were starting to trickle in, and the thought made me sick.
"You disgust me, Colby," I said, with a scorched tongue through clenched teeth. "You are so gosh damn full of yourself."
"Well, I could be full of my girlfriend, but she's been replaced by some barren figure that has no idea how to love." His breathing picked up and he thrust his hands into his hair. "You would think since your parents are gone that you would throw yourself into me, but you've done just the opposite."
His words enraged me. I felt my face heat while sweat beads gathered on my hands. "Don't bring my parents into this, Colby," I said, in a low, menacing tone.
"You are alone in the world, Dallis. You don't have to be. You have me, and yet, you continuously push me away." He lightly chuckled. "Your own fucking mom wanted to see you married and you couldn't even make her happy."
I walked closer to him and stared hard at his smug face. I couldn't believe that he was sinking to such low blows. My breathing picked up as the wrath built up inside of me. I knew Colby had a special spot reserved for turning into an utter asshole, but this was a new low for even him. "I push you away? You're mad because I want to work, and fill my time doing things that make me happy?"
"No. I don't care that you want to do things that make you happy, but you're wasting time on this silly photography hobby of yours, which is taking away from us."
Insulting my business and my one passion in life sent me into a tailspin. "That silly hobby pays my bills, you asshole!" I snapped, trying desperately to hold myself
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