RECKLESS - Part 1 by Alice Ward

Author:Alice Ward [Ward, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming of Age, Romance, Contemporary, New Adult & College, Romantic Comedy
Amazon: B00OD4YHXA
Published: 2014-10-08T23:00:00+00:00

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"I thought Becca was going to stay with you," Sean practically growled into my ear.

He hadn't taken the news as well as I'd thought he would. But then again, what could I expect? His fiancé had been one hero away from being date raped… or worse. And for once, he hadn’t been the hero; that had to do some serious damage to a guy’s ego.

"She did," I responded quietly, hoping the calm of my voice could pull him back down. "But she had to go to work. I decided to stay. This isn't her fault anyway. I'm the idiot that left my drink unattended."

"That's just asinine.” I pulled the phone away from my ear, trying to escape at least some of the volume from his rant. “You should be able to go to a school function and not have to worry about whether or not you'll be drugged."

"You're right, but things just aren't that way anymore, Sean."

He growled again, this time sounding almost animalistic. "It's a damn good thing no one knows who the guy was that tried to take advantage of you. I'd—I—"

"I know, babe."

A moment of heavy silence hung between us before he spoke again. "Come home.”

My heart stuttered at his demand. He couldn't mean… could he? "I'm coming home next weekend," I said, trying to feel him out.

"No, Andy. Come home, now."

Oh, God. He did mean what I thought he meant.

"Sean."

"Andrea." I could hear the warning in his tone.

Sean had never been an unreasonable man, nor a man prone to losing his temper… but this? This was something we'd never had to face before. Something that could make any man come unglued. I understood his uncharacteristic behavior. Really, I did. But I couldn't just leave school three months before graduation. Scratch that. I wouldn’t.

"I'm fine, Sean. No harm done."

"N-no harm done?” he stuttered. “Are you kidding me, Andy? You were drugged at a concert you had no business being at, and then you were taken home by some—some—rocker guy you don’t even know? And you're sure he didn't do anything to you while you were sleeping?"

"Not unless he's extremely skilled at taking clothes off and putting them back on," I retorted. I knew I was skating on thin ice. But he was being irrational.

I listened for a few terse seconds, waiting for some kind of response. "What are you doing?" I finally asked.

"Booking a plane ticket."

"A plane ticket? Sean, I already told you—"

"I know," he snapped, cutting me off. "You said you weren't coming home. So I'm coming to you."

"Sean, this is ridiculous. I know you're angry and worried, but there's no reason to—"

Something crashed in the background. Oh, dear God. I'd never seen or heard him throw anything. To be quite honest, I wasn't sure I liked it much.

"You know what? I think I'm going to let you calm down before we talk about this any further," I said, not caring if my annoyance bled through on the other end of the line.

"God damn it, Andy. This conversation isn't—"

I hit the end button on my cell phone.

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