Custom Piece (Ink It Up Book 1) by Kristin MacQueen
Author:Kristin MacQueen [MacQueen, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-01-15T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter 12
Willow
It killed me to leave Knoxâs house. I wanted to stay the night with him. To fall asleep in his arms and feel safe for the first time in a long time. Maybe ever.
My drive home is sobering. I'm not going to be walking into a loving home. Itâs a cold house, one Iâve always wanted to escape from.
Knowing I only have a couple months left here is freeing. It makes me want to be reckless and Iâm itching to do what I want whenever I want to.
The second I turn the key to kill the motor, Dadâs pulling open the door with a scowl on his face and his arms folded over his chest.
âWhere have you been? We called the hospital and they said you left hours ago.â
I brush past him, not wanting any neighbors to see him belittle me. If I'm going to get spoken down to, Iâd rather not have an audience present for it.
âSome of the surgeons I work with invited me out for dinner. I didnât want to offend them by declining the invite, so I went.â
He opens and closes his mouth, but doesnât know what to say. He can't argue with me. If I turned them down, he wouldâve been pissed. He wouldâve said something like âThat couldâve turned into a job opportunityâ or âHow are you supposed to meet a nice doctor to marry if you donât go out with any of them.â
If this situation ever actually happened, Iâd have made the correct decision like the good little girl he expects me to be.
âOh⦠well you should really let us know so we donât worry. I was going to call the police if you werenât home by midnight.â
I have to resist the urge to laugh. I left work at four. That means he was willing to wait eight hours to see if something happened to me.
âYou couldâve called me or texted me.â I shrug, moving past him and into the kitchen.
âDonât you think thatâs your responsibility? If you change your plans, you should be the one to call.â
âIâll try to remember next time,â I offer with a roll of my eyes. My back is to him, thereâs no chance of him seeing or I wouldnât do it. I fill up a glass of water and take a long sip.
âAre you seeing someone?â
I choke on the water and begin coughing like I almost drowned. I didnât expect that to come from him.
âWhat? No! Who would I be seeing?â My hand is on my chest as I continue to cough every few seconds.
âI donât know. Maybe another surgeon. Thatâd be smart. Pick another doctor in the top of their field. Youâd be the power couple.â
âI'm not going to date someone based on their career choices.â I frown at him. Thereâs so much more to life than the job you choose.
I care more about being loved and cherished. I want someone who takes my thoughts and feelings into consideration. Someone who will protect me from the world, not make me nervous they might raise a hand to me.
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