Business as Usual (Off The Subject) by Swank Denise Grover

Author:Swank, Denise Grover [Swank, Denise Grover]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Off the Subject #3
Publisher: DGS
Published: 2014-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Lexi

When I reach for the door knob, I realize I can’t walk in holding the wig. How am I going to explain that one to Reed? In fact, I have no idea what I even look like. I haven’t looked in a mirror since last night.

Oh, God. What if Ben saw me with smudged mascara or drool crust on my face? In a panic, I reach up to wipe around my mouth and then run my index fingers under my lower eyelashes to wipe off smudges. Thankfully, nothing comes offs. I still have to deal with the wig, though. A fake plant stands in the corner by the hallway window. I stuff the hair piece and pins into the corner behind the pot, vowing never to wear it again. I fluff my real hair with my fingers, knowing it has to be a disaster. Great, when I walk in Reed’s going to assume it’s after-sex hair. I groan. There’s no way this will end well.

Time to suck it up.

I don’t have my keys, so I try the door knob, not surprised to find it locked. I knock on the door, cringing during the three seconds it takes Reed opens the door. His mouth drops open and he sucks in a breath, relief in his eyes. He pulls me into a tight hug. “Oh, my God, Lexi. I was so scared,” his voice breaks.

“I’m okay. I’m fine.” Now I feel like an ass for not calling him as soon as I woke up.

He hugs me for several seconds before pulling away, his hands bracketed on my arms. “What happened?”

I grit my teeth and offer him a tight smile. “I was just being a college student, Reed. Sometimes we hang out at parties all night and drink too much.”

His eyes narrow. “Did you drink too much?”

“Yes, but I—”

“You can’t do that, Lex.” His voice rises in anger. “Do you have any idea of the danger you’re in?”

For one brief moment, I think he somehow knows about Tina. But there’s no way he could. Is he talking in general? Somehow the look of genuine terror on his face tells me no. “What are you talking about?”

He runs a hand through his hair and when he lowers his arm, he looks years older. “Lexi, there are things going on that you don’t know about.”

“No shit, Reed!” I shout, my temper flaring. “Why don’t you start with the woman you’ve been talking to and meeting?”

His eyes widen and he gasps. “How do you know about her?”

I stumble backward and tears sting my eyes. “How could you, Reed?” I start to cry. “How could you cheat on Caroline?”

He shakes his head. “What are you talking about? I would rather face a firing squad than cheat on Caroline. How can you both think so little of me?”

“Then who is she?”

He turns away and shakes his head.

“Reed!”

“I want to keep it to myself for now. I don’t want to involve you two.”

“So you’d rather destroy your relationship

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