Bittersweet Addiction (A Bittersweet Novel) by Q.B. Tyler

Author:Q.B. Tyler [Tyler, Q.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bittersweet Book Two
Publisher: Q.B. Tyler
Published: 2018-07-25T16:00:00+00:00

The car ride is silent, only the sounds of late night talk radio blare through the speakers as we move towards my house. Charlotte is pressed up against me, her lips having found my cheek every few seconds soothing the searing pain shooting through my face. I hadn’t looked at the damage yet but I could feel my cheek swelling up and the fire bubbling under the surface.

Fuck, that was one hell of a hit. I hope that felt good, Wells. Because that was your one.

Charlotte hailed a cab that was driving by and all but forced me into it before I could make the snap decision to punch Matt back.

“I am so sorry,” she whispers against my cheek as she strokes the other, rubbing her nose along the inflamed skin.

“It’s okay, baby. Not your fault.”

I look over to find tears brimming under her lids, a direct reflection of the sorrow lurking. “How can you say that? This whole thing is my fault.” She sniffles and pushes herself harder against me.

I turn my face towards her and rub my nose against her. “Not. Your. Fault. I provoked him, Charley.”

Her eyes aren’t looking at me, but at my cheek, and she winces as she begins to run her fingertips over it. “We should ice that when we get home.”

“How bad is it?”

“You’re still perfect.” She smiles and I have to resist the urge to roll my eyes. “Does it hurt?”

“It’s fine. But you see why I was always so worried about you around him? I thought you said he wasn’t the violent type?”

“I said he’d never hit me.”

“I’m still not convinced.”

She shivers and I wonder if the thought had crossed her mind as well. “Do you still feel the same?” she whispers, and even in the darkness of the cab I can see that her eyelids are drooping.

“What do you mean?”

“The same as you said you felt at the restaurant? Do you still love me? Despite…this?” She hiccups and buries her face in my chest.

“Charley.” I pull her so that she’s almost in my lap and kiss her forehead. “We can talk about this tomorrow when we’re both sober, but of course I still love you. I will always love you. I don’t give a damn about what your ex-husband says or does. It’s you and me, forever.”

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