Meant to Be Broken by Brandy Woods Snow

Author:Brandy Woods Snow [Snow, Brandy Woods]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946802262
Publisher: Filles Vertes Publishing
Published: 2018-07-02T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Gage

S

omething’s off. Not that I expected everyone would come home from the game and quietly tuck themselves into bed, but the fact every light downstairs and upstairs is on, blaring through the windows like some suburban lighthouse, is something Mom would never allow.

It calls too much attention. Makes it look as if something’s wrong. Attracts the neighbors’ interest in all the unsuitable ways.

Too late.

But considering that shit-storm we just came through, I’m assuming propriety’s out the window tonight.

I stop in the driveway. Opening the garage door will only clue them in that I’m home, and I’d rather take my chances sneaking in the back door and wait until tomorrow to deal with the fallout. I slide out of the Scout and press the door softly in place, using a hip nudge to secure it. But as I turn around, putting the keys in my pocket… wham!

In an instant, my body slaps the pavement, the little rocks tearing at my skin. Fire explodes across my eye and a stabbing sensation grinds in my ear. I blink my eyes. Everything wavers between focus and blur as I push myself to standing, using the side of the Scout as a crutch.

Before I can even turn around, Preston’s screams rip through my still ringing ear. “Why’d y’all do it? Behind my back! Y’all made me look like a fool in front of everybody!”

The feeling once again registers in the side of my face and down to my jawbone as the tingling eases a bit. Of course Preston’s pissed. I’m sure he’d love to rip my arms off and beat me with them.

And I can’t blame him.

“Pres, we didn’t mean for this to happen. We never intended—”

“All you can give me is cliché bullshit?” He jabs my shoulder, spinning me backwards just enough that I’m facing him. “I asked you! You said it was nothing. Come on, Gage. Cheating doesn’t just happen.”

He’s right. Cheating doesn’t just happen. That’s the only reason Rayne and I had successfully been able to keep our hands off one another when the tension’s been full-throttle for weeks. The desire to slide my hands over her, put my lips on hers, was there every second. But we’d resisted. “We didn’t cheat. Ever. We never crossed that line because we cared too much about you!”

“Oh, y’all cared so much, right?”

I slide my hands up the sides of my face and grasp the top of my head. There’ll be no reasoning with him tonight. No explaining. “Rayne and I… we fell in love.” Preston grimaces as if he’ll hurl at any second. “I know you’re mad. I know you want to kill me. It’s been a long night, and you really don’t want to do this right now.”

He laughs, something guttural that emanates from deep in his chest. “No, you’re wrong. I so want to do this. Now.”

“You got your shot in. A damn good one. I deserve it, but can we please cool down and talk about this tomorrow?” Preston doesn’t respond, only narrows his eyes like a predator sizing up his prey.

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