Bad Love by Jaci J

Author:Jaci J [J, Jaci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebel Edit
Published: 2018-11-18T18:30:00+00:00

16

Shay

I can hear shouting. It’s Niko, and a woman’s voice.

Sliding off the counter, I walk toward the door.

Niko’s standing in his entryway, a beautiful woman in a pink dress in front of him with her hands flying everywhere in his doorway. I slip on my shoes because I know how this shit goes. I’m not new to this sort of thing.

Fucking Niko.

I’m having flashbacks of horrible dates past.

I don’t know who she is or why she’s here, but from what I gather, she’s not happy, and neither am I.

Is she a baby mama? A girlfriend? A fuck buddy? An ex? Whoever she is, I’m not sticking around to find out. There’s not a place on Earth I want to be less than here right now. And to think, only moments ago, I couldn’t imagine not being here.

Stupid Shay.

I’ve been here and done this, and I’m not looking to do it again.

Wearing last night’s dress and yesterday’s makeup, I grab my purse and tiptoe toward them, doing an embarrassing walk of shame. A walk I’ve done a time or two.

“What the fuck, Niko? You took my name off the list?” she shouts, hands in the air and in his face.

Rubbing at his cheek, he grunts, “Goddamn right I did.”

“Why?” she cries, her voice high and shrill.

“Why?” he chuckles. “Don’t ask stupid fucking questions, Mikayla. You know why.”

On my way to the door, I wonder who she is and why she’s here, but I don’t hang around long enough to ask. It’s none of my business anyway. Me and Niko are only friends.

I make it a few feet from them, back against the wall, trying to blend in, when the woman notices me. “Who the fuck are you?” she sneers, giving me a solid once-over, her lip curled in disgust.

“I’m just leavin’,” I answer, slipping behind Niko and into the stairway that leads to the hall between the bar and the shop. Niko doesn’t let me get far, though.

Catching my elbow, he stops me. “Fuck no, baby.” He pulls me back toward him, between his body and the woman. “I’m not done with you.”

The woman snorts.

“Niko.”

“Get back inside, Shay.”

Not a chance in hell of that happening.

“I’ve gotta go. I’ve got shit to do.” I shrug, playing it cool like I don’t care. I care. I care more than I should, more than I wish I did.

He looks me up and down, a challenging look in his eyes. “The fuck you do.”

“I’ll let you do whatever it is you’re doin’,” I tell him, waving a hand between the two of them. “And I’ll talk to you later.”

The woman purses her lips, a hand on her cocked hip. “Thanks.”

Giving her my sweetest smile, I mutter, “Anytime,” before pushing past Niko.

It takes a little work, and a bit of struggle, but he lets me go. He doesn’t look happy about it. In fact, he looks fucking pissed. But he lets me leave, and I’m beyond thankful for that.

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