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If I have to suffer through this crap movie, I’m smoking a joint first.” “Whatever gets you through it, sweetie.”
“That’s my girl.
“What did he do?” Dean demands in a low voice. “And how bad of a beat-down does he deserve?
“Actually, the more I think about it, the more I like the idea of rebounding you.” His gaze lingers on my chest. “I like the idea a lot.”
“Are we writing a bad Dr. Seuss book right now?” Laughter bubbles in my throat. “Sure fucking sounds like it.”
I think it takes a certain level of trust to sit next to someone and not feel the pressing urge to babble away. My dad once told me that the way a person responds to silence reveals a lot about them.
I have this terrible habit of wanting to make everyone happy, even if it means sacrificing my own happiness.
“Sweetie, I invited you over so I could fuck you. Period.”
Thank God she changed her mind, because I want her as badly as I did before.
Her: You have no patience. Me: Not when it comes to you.
“because contrary to what you believe, I’m a man of my word. I told you I wouldn’t screw around with anyone else.”
I want to rip their eyes out just for looking at you.”
“That’s not a fair expectation to have of anyone,” I say softly. “You can’t order someone to put your happiness ahead of their own.”
“Can you call Dean and ask him to come over?” I don’t check her face to gauge her reaction. I don’t need to, because I hear the bewilderment loud and clear in her voice. “Dean?” She pauses. “Dean Di Laurentis?” “Yes.” I curl up again, tucking my head against the pillow. “You want me to call Dean.” “Yes.” “Dean Di Laurentis?” “Yes.” I lick my dry lips, which are salty from my tears. Tears that won’t fucking stop falling. “Please…just call him. I…” I feel my entire face collapsing again. “I need him.”
“Where is she?”
A startled gasp sounds from the door. Gritting my teeth, I spin on my heel and proceed to slam the door in Hannah’s and Garrett’s astonished faces. They don’t exist to me right now. Only Allie does, and I’m on the bed before she can blink, drawing her into my arms and cocooning her in them.
It takes every ounce of strength to push it away, to banish it from my body. I want to kill the bastard for saying that to her.
“Baby…” I swallow my rage. “Baby, look at me.” She slowly raises her eyes to mine. “I don’t give a shit what Sean says or what he thinks—you didn’t do a goddamn thing to deserve his verbal attack, you got it? You’re not a whore. You’re…” Perfect, I almost say, but I don’t get the chance, because she’s trembling again.
“It’s too confusing. Sleeping with you when we’re not actually together—” “We’re together,” I bite out.
“I want to be with you,”
“You want it too. To be with me?” She’s quiet for so long that I’m nervous again. Then she nods. “Tell me why,” I say gruffly. “I need to know it’s not just because casual sex makes you feel slutty. That it’s not just because you’re insecure about everything Sean said.” Allie slowly runs one hand over my cheek. “It’s not.” Her fingertips scrape the bristles of stubble on my jaw. “I want to be with you because it feels right.”
Garrett is visibly hurt. “You’re kicking me out?” “I’m sorry, babe. I love you with all my heart, but it’s time for some girl talk, and last I checked, you don’t have a vagina.
“Because you also look at him like he hung the moon. And I get the sense he feels the same about you.”
You’re lucky I love you, babe. If any other girl had done this to me—”
“You love me?” I blurt out.
“I thought you said you didn’t want to salsa dance. And Dean Di Laurentis only does what he wants, remember?” He shrugs. “I am doing what I want.” My eyebrows knit together as I wait for him to clarify. “I’m making you happy.”
I pushed away the most important person in my life last night. It floors me how, in three short months, that’s what Allie Hayes has become. She’s everything to me.
Because I will do anything that woman asks. I’d sell my soul to the devil himself if Allie told me to do it.
Me, I’m just happy in general, because I’m in love with the greatest girl in the world, and the greatest girl in the world is in love with me.
