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that?”
“Hadley….I’m…” He paused, taking a deep breath. “I’m your secret admirer.”
I wanted to laugh at the ridiculousness of his statement and tell him I knew he wasn’t, but he kept going before I had the chance.
“I know after everything that happened in the past you hated me, and you had every right to. But I’ve changed, Hadley. I’ve wanted to show you that, but I knew you’d never hear me out if I came out and told you. So I needed to become your secret admirer.”
“Crush,” I said flatly.
“What?”
“My secret crush. Not admirer. The person never referred to himself as an admirer.”
His pupils narrowed when he realized he’d made a mistake, but he didn’t give up. “I know. I’m just nervous, finally admitting this all to you. I’ve been nervous since…the beginning. About how you’d react.”
He grasped my hand. “I hope you know how much I still love you, Hadley. I hope everything I’ve done shows that to you.”
I couldn’t listen anymore. He’d taken up enough of my time and I had too much to do. “This has been fun, Brent, but I’m calling bullshit.”
His grip tightened on my wrist, painfully so, before he loosened it a bit. I ripped my hand away, but he blocked me from leaving. “I know this must be hard for you to believe, but this really was the only way. If I’d just come to you as myself, you never would have heard me out, let alone given me a chance. I’ve changed, Hadley. I really have. And now that you know, we can be together again. Start over with a clean slate.”
“Brent, there’s so much wrong with what you said that I don’t even know where to begin, but I’m going to try. First, I know my secret crush isn’t you. I don’t know how you found out about it in the first place, but I’m more than a hundred percent positive it’s not you. Second, I—”
“How do you know it’s not me?” Any sweetness in his tone was gone.
“Well for one, your voice is different. You’re taller than he is, too. His hands are softer, and so are his lips.”
His jaw ticked. “How the fuck do you know how soft his lips are?”
I rolled my eyes. “Because I kissed him. And trust me, there’s absolutely no comparison in the way he kisses.”
Brent punched the wall behind me, making me jump. “Fuck, Hadley. You kissed some dude you don’t even know? Fucking slut.”
I ground me teeth. “I knew everything I needed to know about him, Brent. I knew he wasn’t YOU!”
I was done listening to him. I didn’t care if no one else showed up to help. It wasn’t worth it, having to put up with this. I pushed against Brent’s chest, but he didn’t budge, so I ducked under his arm and started to walk away. Brent wrapped his arm around my waist, pushing me back against the garage wall.
“Listen to me, you little slut…oomph!”
“Don’t you fucking touch her!” someone yelled. It was the voice of my secret crush, and my heart soared.
Brent fell against me, his chest shoved in my face. I had no idea what had just happened, but suddenly his entire body weight was against me and I couldn’t hold him up. I slumped to the ground, Brent still on top of me.
“Get off me!” I tried to yell, my voice muffled. I shoved at his chest with all my might, but he wouldn’t move. I pushed my knees up and tried to roll, needing to get out from under him, when a hand found mine and pulled me free.
Finally free, I took a deep breath and looked back at Brent. He was passed out cold. I swung my head around to find out who pulled me free and what the hell had just happened.
Standing in front of me was Caleb.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
“A RE YOU HURT?” MY EYES scanned over her body, looking for any signs he even put a scratch on her. I’d fucking kill him.
“I’m okay. Really. What…how did you find me?”
“My sister said she saw Brent here, and the rest…well, the rest is a long story. I’m just glad you’re okay.”
Brent stirred a bit,
“Hadley….I’m…” He paused, taking a deep breath. “I’m your secret admirer.”
I wanted to laugh at the ridiculousness of his statement and tell him I knew he wasn’t, but he kept going before I had the chance.
“I know after everything that happened in the past you hated me, and you had every right to. But I’ve changed, Hadley. I’ve wanted to show you that, but I knew you’d never hear me out if I came out and told you. So I needed to become your secret admirer.”
“Crush,” I said flatly.
“What?”
“My secret crush. Not admirer. The person never referred to himself as an admirer.”
His pupils narrowed when he realized he’d made a mistake, but he didn’t give up. “I know. I’m just nervous, finally admitting this all to you. I’ve been nervous since…the beginning. About how you’d react.”
He grasped my hand. “I hope you know how much I still love you, Hadley. I hope everything I’ve done shows that to you.”
I couldn’t listen anymore. He’d taken up enough of my time and I had too much to do. “This has been fun, Brent, but I’m calling bullshit.”
His grip tightened on my wrist, painfully so, before he loosened it a bit. I ripped my hand away, but he blocked me from leaving. “I know this must be hard for you to believe, but this really was the only way. If I’d just come to you as myself, you never would have heard me out, let alone given me a chance. I’ve changed, Hadley. I really have. And now that you know, we can be together again. Start over with a clean slate.”
“Brent, there’s so much wrong with what you said that I don’t even know where to begin, but I’m going to try. First, I know my secret crush isn’t you. I don’t know how you found out about it in the first place, but I’m more than a hundred percent positive it’s not you. Second, I—”
“How do you know it’s not me?” Any sweetness in his tone was gone.
“Well for one, your voice is different. You’re taller than he is, too. His hands are softer, and so are his lips.”
His jaw ticked. “How the fuck do you know how soft his lips are?”
I rolled my eyes. “Because I kissed him. And trust me, there’s absolutely no comparison in the way he kisses.”
Brent punched the wall behind me, making me jump. “Fuck, Hadley. You kissed some dude you don’t even know? Fucking slut.”
I ground me teeth. “I knew everything I needed to know about him, Brent. I knew he wasn’t YOU!”
I was done listening to him. I didn’t care if no one else showed up to help. It wasn’t worth it, having to put up with this. I pushed against Brent’s chest, but he didn’t budge, so I ducked under his arm and started to walk away. Brent wrapped his arm around my waist, pushing me back against the garage wall.
“Listen to me, you little slut…oomph!”
“Don’t you fucking touch her!” someone yelled. It was the voice of my secret crush, and my heart soared.
Brent fell against me, his chest shoved in my face. I had no idea what had just happened, but suddenly his entire body weight was against me and I couldn’t hold him up. I slumped to the ground, Brent still on top of me.
“Get off me!” I tried to yell, my voice muffled. I shoved at his chest with all my might, but he wouldn’t move. I pushed my knees up and tried to roll, needing to get out from under him, when a hand found mine and pulled me free.
Finally free, I took a deep breath and looked back at Brent. He was passed out cold. I swung my head around to find out who pulled me free and what the hell had just happened.
Standing in front of me was Caleb.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
“A RE YOU HURT?” MY EYES scanned over her body, looking for any signs he even put a scratch on her. I’d fucking kill him.
“I’m okay. Really. What…how did you find me?”
“My sister said she saw Brent here, and the rest…well, the rest is a long story. I’m just glad you’re okay.”
Brent stirred a bit,
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