Total pages in book: 27
Estimated words: 24356 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 122(@200wpm)___ 97(@250wpm)___ 81(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 24356 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 122(@200wpm)___ 97(@250wpm)___ 81(@300wpm)
Chapter 6
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I pulled into her driveway twenty minutes later. There was one light on so it gave me hope that she was in there. She’d better be. I didn’t like her out by herself at night and she didn’t know anyone in this town. Knowing her she’d do that shit to spite me though.
I braced myself for whatever hell she was going to unleash on my head when I walked through that door. The smile wasn’t far behind the worry. My girl knows her way around make up sex.
I put my key in the door, the key she’d given me even when I hadn’t reciprocated. Why that should hit me in the gut now out of nowhere I’m not sure. The house was dead silent as I made my way inside, up the stairs and down the hallway to the bedroom. I pushed the door open slightly, no sudden movements. I wasn’t looking to get brained with one of her four-inch heels again.
She was in there, curled up on the bed with a nightlight on. “Baby?” I dropped the overnight bag I’d brought with me on the floor and made my way to the bed when she didn’t answer.
Her eyes were open but she didn’t acknowledge me in any way. I sat on the bed and ran my hand over her hair. Nothing. “You’re not talking to me?” We haven’t done this one yet. We’ve done the throwing shit at my head, the snippy words and the pulling her hair out for emphasis, but the cold shoulder was new.
I toed off my shoes, lost my jacket and my shirt and climbed in behind her. She was like a block of ice when I put my arms around her. “I’m sorry I yelled at you baby, I didn’t mean to. I just don’t want you mixed up in any of this ugliness.” She didn’t even soften a little. I pushed her to her back and leaned over her.
“Baby look at me.” Damn my baby could be cold. She didn’t even blink. I started talking to get her out of her pique. “I told the kids about you today.” I told her about my time with the kids and how it went and all I got was an icy glare.
“Why thank you Mr. Sparks, after half a year in your bed I finally warrant a mere mention to your precious kids. I’m so happy not to be your dirty little secret anymore. So nice of you to throw me that measly little bone.”
“You said you…” She flew out of the bed before I could finish. I closed my eyes and counted to ten. I’m normally a patient man. I pride myself on not losing my cool especially when dealing with the female species.
My ex cheated on me, didn’t even get a ‘boo’ out of me. Even when she gets in my face and I have to ream her ass, like today, I don’t raise my voice; don’t even break a sweat. But this one, it doesn’t take much for her to get me from zero to ninety.
“Where the hell are you going?”
“Away from you.” That southern accent that her dad paid so much money to erase sure finds its way out when she’s pissed. It’s so cute; she’s so cute it’s hard not to laugh. So I did. Big fucking mistake. I think I saw steam coming from her nose and ears before she reached down and picked something up and sent it flying.
“Motherfuck….” I flew off the bed and chased after her with blood in my eye. “Get your ass back here you little brat.” I reached for my belt and her eyes flew open wide.
“No, Jackson, no.” She ran for the door but I was on her ass pulling her back inside. The neighbors would probably hear and call the damn cops but right that second I didn’t care.
“I told you about throwing shit at me? Get in here.” She struggled but was no match for me, and my anger. I don’t know what the fuck she’d thrown at me but she’d knocked the fuck out of my head with it. I dragged her ass kicking and screaming back towards the bedroom.
“Shut up before I choke the shit outta you. You want to play tough, let’s play.” She did some kind of limp and drop shit, something I’d taught her for self-defense, but I was onto her shit. I followed her down and we ended up on the floor in the hallway right outside the bedroom door.
Now she went to hand to hand combat, scratching and kicking while calling me every name in the book. I was trying not to hurt her of course. Just because she’d lost her damn mind didn’t mean I had to lose mine, but she was really asking for it.