“Why? It’s not like anyone else will ever want you. I’m the only one who wants to deal with your whiny bitch-ass self,” he sneered, still holding onto the wheel. For a split second Audrey was scared, but the fear was quickly replaced by anger.
“And you wonder why I don’t want to be with you! You’re an asshole! Get the hell away from my car,” she said, smacking his hand away. His eyes went wide and he let go of the wheel and took a step back. “I don’t even know what I was thinking coming here!”
“You care about me! You love me!” he yelled.
“No, I’m done, I’ve been done,” she yelled back, then she blurted out, “I’m seeing someone!”
Levi’s reaction sent chills down her spine. He leaned in close, his face only inches from hers, his eyes flashing before he whispered, “You belong to me and always will. No one will ever be what I am to you. You may think I’m an asshole, but you know I am good to you. I am the best you’ll ever get. I don’t know what your problem is, but get the fuck over it. I’m not going anywhere and neither are you. No one—and I mean no one—will ever want you, so why even try?”
“That’s not true,” she whispered as he smirked at her, his eyes dark with anger.
“This guy only wants your hot *, that’s it. When he gets to know you, the whiny, needy, bitchy Audrey, the one who wants the house, the kids, and white picket fence, he’ll run. You’re not worth anyone’s time, Audrey.”
Shaking her head as tears gathered in her eyes, she said, “I’m sorry, Levi, I deserve better. I deserve the husband, the white picket fence, and maybe—” She swallowed past the lump in her throat. “—maybe children. But what I don’t deserve is this shit from you. I may not get any of those things, but I’m not settling for this anymore.” Levi’s face was tight with anger as he slammed his fist into the side of her car. Pinning her with a look of death, he sneered, “Fuck you, you’ll regret this.”
And with that, he was gone.
Tate sat on his porch with a bottle of water in one hand and his cell phone in the other. He thought it would be a little weird to text and ask Audrey where she was, and so decided to stalk her Facebook. There wasn’t anything on her page and he was confused. He thought she would have been home, getting ready for their date, but she wasn’t. Did she forget, sushi dinner and dancing with Piper and the guys?
Where was she?
He’d had a rough night partying with his teammates. It was a good time, but he couldn’t stop thinking about Audrey. He even texted her from the club to tell her he was sorry he wasn’t home. She was cute about it and told him she expected something big today. He planned on delivering just that. In the fridge there were a dozen fresh-cut, pink chrysanthemums that he knew she would love. He was excited to give them to her and even more excited to wrap her up in his arms.
But something didn’t feel right.
Where was she?
Messing around on his phone, he brought up her number and pressed Call. It only rang twice before she answered.
“Hey.”
“Hey you,” he said, smiling at the sound of her voice. “I’m very disappointed right now.”
“Why?” she asked flatly.
Fuck, something was wrong.
“Well, I’m home, and you are not.”
“Oh, shit, what time is it? Crap, I’m turning onto our street, I’m almost there. I lost track of time,” she said, flustered.
“Whoa, it’s okay. I was just joking with you.”
“Oh, well I’m home now,” she said just as the crunch of her tires on the gravel sounded her arrival. Standing up, he smiled as his eyes met hers.
“You are, and man, love, you are simply gorgeous.”