Torrid Affair by Callie Anderson

Author:Callie Anderson [Anderson, Callie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Brielle

I wandered aimlessly for what seemed like hours. I didn't know where to go or what to think, but as long as one foot was in front of the other, everything else was a complete blur. My heart ached and the tears wouldn’t stop streaming down my face. How had I been so stupid? My own insecurities had me acting like a child, and it was my own doing that led him straight back to her arms.

That realization only made me sob harder.

His words ran over and over in my head. I didn't know what to feel. Could I be mad at him for being with Delaney?

Yes.

No.

Who the fuck knew?

I had given him the knife to stab my own heart. That I knew.

My feet throbbed as I lapped the campus for the fourth time. Needing to escape the hell I was in, I got in the car and slammed my hands on the steering wheel.

“Damn you!”

I hated that I had fallen so deeply for him. Never had I loved so deeply. So profoundly. And the more I thought about it, the angrier I grew.

Thirty minutes later, I pulled into Lake Norman. This time, the sky was crystal blue and the trees were blooming as spring was upon us, but I felt cold, dark and hurt. Parking near the water, I got out of the car and sat at the edge of the lake. The water was cool and calm as I reflected on my life. I had been steady and serene most of life, just like this lake. My father, my mother, and my entire childhood had all been boulders that made a tremendous splash, but with time, the ripples all evened out. Now, I felt like the ocean in the middle of typhoon with wild and disastrous winds destroying everything in its path.

My hands brushed the soft grass until I found a small stone. I held it firmly between my fingers the way Nate taught me and threw it in the lake. It only bounced once before it sank to the bottom. My eyes filled with tears. Could I do anything right?

“You're doing it wrong.” I heard Nate's voice behind me.

My vision blurred with tears as I sat motionless and hoped it was all in my head; that he wasn't really here. But when he lowered himself beside me, there was no denying that the man who held the key to my heart was right where I needed him.

Neither of us said a word for long moments as we quietly watched the calm body of water. I hugged my legs and rested my chin on my knees. I prayed for the tears to stay in, but the traitorous fucks decided to pour out anyway.

Nate draped his arm over me and pulled me toward his chest.

“Shh,” he whispered and kissed the top of my head, but that only made me cry more. Why had I been so stupid?

After a few minutes, my tears subsided and I pulled away, keeping my head lowered.

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