Extreme Love by Abby Niles

Author:Abby Niles
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Select)
Published: 2013-03-27T10:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Gritty-eyed, Cait dragged down the hall toward the living room. Sleep had refused to come. She’d finally come to the decision in the early morning hours that she had to face whatever this was between them, which meant facing his career and the possibility of more humiliating encounters with Dante’s exes.

Her throat tightened and she swallowed against rising panic.

Pausing in the doorway, she found Amy curled up on the couch, flipping through a magazine. Her friend had crossed a line yesterday. They should’ve talked last night. But with her emotions in a tailspin, Cait hadn’t wanted another confrontation.

But it was time for her and her best friend to have a little chat. She walked into the room. “You’re in a boatload of trouble.”

Amy froze mid-flip and sighed, laying the open magazine on her lap. “I know.”

“Why’d you do it?” Cait came around the couch to sit beside Amy.

Her friend studied the wall, then met Cait’s eyes. “Because it’s what you want, even if you refuse to admit it.”

“These are my dragons to slay, Amy. It’s not your place to interfere.”

“Cait, how long have we known each other?”

“Fifteen years.”

“In all that time, have I ever butted into your business?”

“Are you serious?”

A tiny smile quivered at the corners of Amy’s mouth. “Let me rephrase that. Have I ever butted in to this extent?”

“No, which is why I’m so baffled. Why’d you do it?”

“Because you are ruining a good thing. One day you’re going to look back and kick yourself for not trying.”

“Perhaps. But don’t you think that’s my decision to make?”

“Let me play devil’s advocate. If you saw me being self-destructive, wouldn’t you step in?”

“I’m not being self-destructive.”

“Yes, you are. You like Dante. Dante likes you. But you’re doing everything you can to push him away. Thank God, he’s too bull-headed to let you.” Amy grabbed Cait’s hand and squeezed. “Besides, I’d do the same thing if this had been an unhealthy attraction. Wouldn’t you?”

“I wouldn’t stop until you dumped the loser.”

“That’s all I’m doing, Cait. I swear. I’m not trying to be mean or unsupportive. I want you to be happy. You’re miserable. And it’s because you are denying yourself the one thing you want.”

“I have my reasons, Amy. You may not understand them, but they’re very real to me.”

“You’re right, I don’t understand, but it’s time for you to let go of the past.”

“It’s not just about the past any more. It’s about the future and what I can live with.”

“Be careful with that, Cait. Sometimes you don’t realize what you can live with until you’ve lost the one thing you can’t live without. I don’t want that road for you.”

“I don’t want that either.” Cait sighed. “I’m not going to push Dante away any more. We’ll see what happens. Heck, he may tell me to screw off when I go talk to him later.”

“I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

“We’ll know soon.”

Amy studied, head cocked to the side. “What are you doing this afternoon?”

“Why?”

“The fighters in Mike’s gym are hosting a pool party this afternoon.

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