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the most important thing we have- I’ve always taught you that. You two will make up, I’m sure.”
“Okay,” I said, my voice as dry as my unbuttered toast. “Bye, Mom.”
I hung up before she could continue. I loved my mother, but sometimes she really had her head in the clouds. And I just wasn’t in the mood to appease her unrealistic expectations at the moment.
My heart sank in my chest as I heard fumbling at the front door. I thought I’d have more time before I’d have to face Derek again.
I blinked back my frustration. I knew I was going to have to see him eventually. If for no other reason, his skis were still perched by the front door, and I knew he’d come to retrieve them.
My skin flushed hot. I didn’t know what to say to him, I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to look at him again. Last night, I was in a tizzy. My body and mind had a chance to recover overnight, and I was thinking clearly once more.
The tiny bit of hunger I had vanished as my brain scrambled for ideas on what to say. When the doorknob jiggled, I jumped up. He was the property owner, so of course he had a key, but barging in was unacceptable.
When the door opened, my heart dropped. I thought Derek was the last person I wanted to see, but I was so wrong.
Reggie and Danni stopped dead in their tracks as soon as they stepped through the door.
7
“Shae? What are you doing here?”
As soon as he said my name, a ball of bile rose in my throat. Seeing them together- again - made me sick to my stomach.
I ignored his question. “I thought you were going to Mexico?”
He put his hands in his pockets, taking a few steps closer to me. “It was supposed to be next week. But since you burned my passport, we had to delay it until I get another. I thought we would come here instead.”
I folded my arms, avoiding eye contact with the whore behind him. “Well, I’m here, so you two are going to have to find somewhere else to go.”
“But we’re already here.”
“So what?” I said, my voice getting louder with each reply.
“Well… I paid for this trip, so…”
I took two large steps towards him, close enough to point my finger in his face. “I don’t care! I was here first. I’m here!”
Danni grabbed his arm and pulled him back. “Let’s just go. She can stay here.”
I pointed my finger at the whore. “Shut up, Danni! No one is talking to you!”
Their eyes widened at my out-of-character outburst. But I’d had it. And I didn’t care what they thought of me.
Danni held her hands up. “Shae, I’m on your side; we can leave.”
I threw my hands in the air. “You think giving me the cabin for a week will ease your guilt about stealing my fiancé? I don’t need your help, and you two can just get out of here.”
“Shae, let’s talk about this-”
Hearing her voice made me lose all composure. I shoved her hard, causing her to fall to the floor. I marched over to the front door, planning to open it for them to leave, but then I spotted Derek’s ski poles. I grabbed one, hovered over Danni, and swung the pole down across her torso, her high-pitched scream echoing throughout the room.
Reggie reached for me after my second hit and I jumped away, cracking the ski pole against the side of his neck. He fell back, clutching his throat as I whipped Danni three more times before she was able to grab the pole and yank it away.
“Ugh!” I grunted loudly as I paced back and forth in the living room, trying to calm myself down.
One thing about me was that I considered myself to be more poised than the average person. I held myself to a higher regard than I did most other women. I was always on time to events, composed and appropriately dressed, and I didn’t let my emotions get the best of me. I preferred the order of rules over the chaos of emotions.
But that version of me was nowhere to be found.
I took a few deep breaths as Reggie tended to his new beau, my heart rate slowing by the time
“Okay,” I said, my voice as dry as my unbuttered toast. “Bye, Mom.”
I hung up before she could continue. I loved my mother, but sometimes she really had her head in the clouds. And I just wasn’t in the mood to appease her unrealistic expectations at the moment.
My heart sank in my chest as I heard fumbling at the front door. I thought I’d have more time before I’d have to face Derek again.
I blinked back my frustration. I knew I was going to have to see him eventually. If for no other reason, his skis were still perched by the front door, and I knew he’d come to retrieve them.
My skin flushed hot. I didn’t know what to say to him, I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to look at him again. Last night, I was in a tizzy. My body and mind had a chance to recover overnight, and I was thinking clearly once more.
The tiny bit of hunger I had vanished as my brain scrambled for ideas on what to say. When the doorknob jiggled, I jumped up. He was the property owner, so of course he had a key, but barging in was unacceptable.
When the door opened, my heart dropped. I thought Derek was the last person I wanted to see, but I was so wrong.
Reggie and Danni stopped dead in their tracks as soon as they stepped through the door.
7
“Shae? What are you doing here?”
As soon as he said my name, a ball of bile rose in my throat. Seeing them together- again - made me sick to my stomach.
I ignored his question. “I thought you were going to Mexico?”
He put his hands in his pockets, taking a few steps closer to me. “It was supposed to be next week. But since you burned my passport, we had to delay it until I get another. I thought we would come here instead.”
I folded my arms, avoiding eye contact with the whore behind him. “Well, I’m here, so you two are going to have to find somewhere else to go.”
“But we’re already here.”
“So what?” I said, my voice getting louder with each reply.
“Well… I paid for this trip, so…”
I took two large steps towards him, close enough to point my finger in his face. “I don’t care! I was here first. I’m here!”
Danni grabbed his arm and pulled him back. “Let’s just go. She can stay here.”
I pointed my finger at the whore. “Shut up, Danni! No one is talking to you!”
Their eyes widened at my out-of-character outburst. But I’d had it. And I didn’t care what they thought of me.
Danni held her hands up. “Shae, I’m on your side; we can leave.”
I threw my hands in the air. “You think giving me the cabin for a week will ease your guilt about stealing my fiancé? I don’t need your help, and you two can just get out of here.”
“Shae, let’s talk about this-”
Hearing her voice made me lose all composure. I shoved her hard, causing her to fall to the floor. I marched over to the front door, planning to open it for them to leave, but then I spotted Derek’s ski poles. I grabbed one, hovered over Danni, and swung the pole down across her torso, her high-pitched scream echoing throughout the room.
Reggie reached for me after my second hit and I jumped away, cracking the ski pole against the side of his neck. He fell back, clutching his throat as I whipped Danni three more times before she was able to grab the pole and yank it away.
“Ugh!” I grunted loudly as I paced back and forth in the living room, trying to calm myself down.
One thing about me was that I considered myself to be more poised than the average person. I held myself to a higher regard than I did most other women. I was always on time to events, composed and appropriately dressed, and I didn’t let my emotions get the best of me. I preferred the order of rules over the chaos of emotions.
But that version of me was nowhere to be found.
I took a few deep breaths as Reggie tended to his new beau, my heart rate slowing by the time
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