17

Caleb

I watched them as they got into the car together so maybe she had moved on. I screwed everything up. I shouldn’t have been as cruel as I was I should’ve listened to Matt but my head was saying something totally different than my heart. I want for my head that was my mistake a big mistake . I not only got confronted by Eviline, Dean but Noah too.

Eveline strode up to me. The slap came harder than I would’ve expected it too, but fuck that woman could slap. ‘What the fuck was that for?’

‘How dare you treat my friend with disrespect’.’

‘Excuse me what the hell are you talking about?’

‘How dare you call Avery a slut.’

She told her thought just as much. ‘How could you she's a sweet girl and she adores you.’

‘Yeah whatever I’m running late.’

I went to walk away. She grabbed me god this woman was getting on my wick. ‘How dare you assume she was moving in with me to jump on my brother!”

‘What else am I supposed to think?’

‘You’re a heartless bastard.’

That does it. ‘Now look here.’

‘No you look here. My brother is not interested in Avery and she’s not interested in him.’

‘Whatever.’

‘He has a girlfriend.’

‘And that supposed to stop him?’

‘God you make me sick. I once admired you, god I was so wrong about you. She deserves better than you.’

‘Maybe she does.’

‘Maybe she should take her chance with Noah.’

That got my blood boiling. ‘You think? Do you even know that guy? I do. He’s a heartbreaker, he's broken her heart once he’ll do it again.’

‘And you won’t, you really have no idea how she feels do you?’

I stared at her.

‘Well I guess you never will. ‘

‘What?’

‘You broke her heart Caleb, you shattered it she's never going to forgive you. It took me a month to get just that out of here. She's gone, Caleb.’

‘What?’

‘She couldn’t stand it around here anymore and that’s all thanks to you you should’ve waited.’

‘I waited for two years, two fucking years I was done with waiting.’

‘If you thought she was worth it then you should’ve stuck around, but obviously she’s not or you’d be going see her right now and sort this out. Goodbye Caleb have a nice life I’m sure Avery will without you.’ She said losing my arm storming off.

I’d that wasn’t bad enough. I got collared by her brother after our meeting. ‘What the hell is going on Caleb?’

‘Nothing.’

‘Don’t lie to me caleb you haven’t been on the bell for months your work is slacking.’

‘No it’s not.’

‘Bull shit. This is to do with Avery isn’t it?’

‘No.’

‘Don’t lie to me Caleb, she lived with us for a month and all she did was cry until she was out of tears and finally broke down and spoke to Eveline. I couldn’t even get through to her. She didn’t want to see anyone even Noah couldn’t get in two inches of her.’

‘Like I give a fuck.’

‘Yes you do Caleb you love her.’

‘No I don’t she can do what she god damn pleases.’

‘And she’s not a whore, how could you even say that to the girl you love? For fuck sake Caleb that’s like a kick in the gut. And for saying she wanted to jump my bones, really that was so out of order. You know I’m attached.’

‘Well you sure as hell don’t act like it.’

‘You need to sort your priorities out and your self before we do any more business with you.’

‘You’re cancelling our contract?’

‘Til further notice.’

‘You can’t do that.’

‘I believe I already have.’

‘But you're our biggest contract.’

’And you ruined that all by yourself. I suggest you take some time off , sort yourself ot and work out your priorities before returning. Good day Caleb.’

‘Dean.’ I said coldly storming out the office and the building could this day get any fucking worse?.

The first hit me that quick I had no chance to retaliate. ‘You’re such a jerk Caleb.’

‘Noah.’

‘You have everything, you had a girl everyone dreamed about. You took her away from me once then you took her away from Marcus what for? To wear her down and wear her out before fucking her off. She’s worth more than that.’

‘What the fuck would you know Noah? ‘

‘A hell of a lot more than you! We grew up together she was an angel, a princess and she should’ve been treated like one.’

‘Yet you didn’t.’

‘I treated her a whole lot better than you!’

‘I doubt it. If it wasn’t for Marcus taking her when he did she wouldn’t have been anything more than caged to you, at least with him she achieved everything she wanted and more. If she’d have stayed with you she would never have had any of that.’

‘I’m not a monster Caleb.’

‘Really. You took her away from her friends and her brother.’

‘And you know the reason for that.’

‘There was no need to shut her friends out of her life because of it Noah, we were still her friends at the end of the day.’

‘And she made new ones, better ones.’

‘Yet you chose to try and take her away from them too.’

‘I love her unlike you.’

‘Love yeah right giving another girl the ring you bought for her really sleek Noah. Your funds run it you cheap skate?’

His fist connected with my face again. ‘She’s worth more than you’ll ever know.’

‘Stay away from her.’

‘I don’t think so. You lost out.’

‘So she told you everything?’

‘No she won’t speak to me, but when she does I’m sure as hell going to find out. So stay the fuck away and stay out of my way.’

‘Is that a threat?’

‘No it’s a fucking promise.’

‘You don’t scare me Noah.’

‘Well I should.’with that he was gone.

I pulled myself up dusting my trousers off I needed to get out here and think. I needed the contract with the Dean for that I needed to get my priorities straight.

I watched the car pull away and I decided to follow them I would confront Marcus first then her.