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As we returned to the car, my purse buzzed. It startled me so much that it broke me out of my peaceful mood. I dug inside and found it, my heart sinking. It was Ben. Why was he calling me?
“Who is it?”
When I blushed in answer, he stepped closer andread the screen. I answered the phone, ignoring him. “H—hello?”
“Hey, Natalie.”
I gulped at the sound of his voice and tried to turn away from Will, who seemed keen on listening in. “What do you want?”
He cut right to the chase. “I saw pictures of you at the airport with a guy. Then I called your parents, and they told me you have a new boyfriend. What the hell, Natalie?”
Well, fuck. I wasn’t aware that there were photos of us. “It’s really none of your—hey!”
William snatched the phone out of my hands and pressed it against his face. I tried grabbing it back, but he was too tall. His expressive face was animated with energy, like a hound that caught scent of a rabbit. He sneered into my phone.
“Leave her alone, you pathetic loser.”
Wow.
Ben’s reply was so loud that I could hear it. “Who the fuck is this?”
“I’m William Pardini, who the fuck are you?”
“I’m her fiancé!”
His low voice chuckled into the phone. “Yeah, well, I don’t see a ring on her finger. She’s with me now. I suggest you take a hint and move on.”
“I’ll kick your fucking ass!”
Will bent his head back in mirth; his eyes glittered with savage triumph. “Oh, please try me. I beg you.”
I leaped for my phone again and wrenched it from his hands. “Ben?”
But there was nothing but dead silence on the other end. I looked at William, fury shaking all of my limbs. He was smiling as if he did me a favor.
“Why the hell did you do that?” I yelled, shattering the quiet, peaceful environment.
Several passersby looked at me in alarm, but I didn’t give a shit. William was still laughing. I grabbed the scruff of his collar and couldn’t decide whether I wanted to shove or punch him.
“What did I do?” he said, shrugging. “You two were on your way out anyway.”
I released him. “That doesn’t mean you get to antagonize him.”
“Calm down.”
“I will get so much shit for this.”
I opened the car door and sat in the backseat scattered with Tom’s fur. The car door opened a crack, and I whirled to him, expecting to see a gloating smile on his face. Instead, he looked scared.
“Natalie, can I come in?”
I looked away from him and shrugged as if I didn’t care. I heard the sound of him sliding inside the car and closing the door. The air felt stifling.
“I’m really sorry.”
“Duly noted.”
The leather squeaked as he turned toward me. “Why are you so upset? I thought you and him were over. I was trying to—”
