Broken Holidays: A Broken Series Novella (The Broken Series) by Abel Maegan

Author:Abel, Maegan [Abel, Maegan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Forever Red Publishing, LLC
Published: 2014-12-07T08:00:00+00:00

“

You were right.”

Those three words stilled me as I was tugging my shirt back in place. I took a shaky breath before I finished dressing and turned to face Tony where he lay in the bed. “I thought you were asleep.”

“I know.” He sighed, sitting up and resting his arms on his knees as I slipped on my shoes. “You were right.”

I didn’t want to ask because I knew what he was going to say. “I’m always right.” My voice was supposed to come out playful, but it sounded just as defeated as I felt. I leaned against the wall by the door, taking a deep breath. “You want more.”

“I thought…” he scrubbed both hands over his face, “I thought I could keep doing this but I was laying here and you started getting ready to leave. I want you to stay.”

“I won’t stay. Not now, not in another year, not in ten.” I dropped my head back to the wall, looking up at the ceiling. “That’s not who I am.”

“It could be. If you—”

“It won’t be. I’m not changing,” I said firmly. “I told you from the beginning that this was only about sex. It was supposed to be fun.”

“And it is fun. It has been. Have you ever stopped to think about how much better it could be if—”

“No,” I cut him off again, shaking my head as I pushed off the wall. “My answer is no.”

He nodded, clenching his jaw in an obvious attempt to keep from saying anything else.

I turned, not sure what else to say. There really wasn’t anything left. Heading toward the living room, my only plan was of escape. The original idea I’d had hours ago was coming back to me now. Get away. Walk to a public place and wait for a cab.

“Hey.” Tony’s voice sounded rough behind me. I didn’t want to turn around but he deserved closure. He deserved a goodbye if that’s what he was after. I swallowed and turned toward him, letting my eyes linger on the colorful skin of his torso. Almost every inch of his upper body had ink and I’d spent the last two years or so slowly memorizing each individual tattoo. He stepped closer, his hand coming out as he gently lifted my chin to meet my eyes. “Give me a minute to get dressed and I’ll take you home. I don’t want you to take a cab this late.”

I nodded, moving back to put distance between us and gently breaking away from his touch. He sighed and headed back to his bedroom while I gathered my things. The silence between us felt loaded with all the unspoken words as he drove across town, but I couldn’t risk speaking. If I opened my mouth, it might betray what my mind knew was the right thing. This is what needed to happen. Tony and I had gotten too close and too comfortable. It had to end.

When we pulled up to the house, I leaned over to kiss his cheek, allowing myself that final moment before grabbing my bag from the floorboard.

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