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He wasn’t overly religious or into politics. In theory, a woman could choose whatever she wanted do with her own body. Apparently that theory changed when they were talking about a tiny swimmer of a kid he didn’t even have.
“How else am I supposed to view it? I’m about to go on tour. For the first time in my life, I have the chance to get exactly what I want and I won’t let anything stop me.”
Though he didn’t move, some part of him closed down and shut off. He’d come over there ready to promise her the world, to fight for them, and now it sounded like there wasn’t much to fight for. Their supposed pregnancy problem didn’t even exist, but maybe they weren’t on the same page at all.
“Glad you clarified things,” he said coolly, moving around the bed and opening the bathroom door. “I’ll take care of this and get out of your way.”
“Chase, wait. Let’s talk.”
He slammed the door shut behind him.
Summer was still staring at the closed door when her cell rang. She stared at it, vibrating its way across her nightstand.
Crawling over the bed, she snatched her phone and looked at the readout. Cass. Great. “Hello?”
“You’re not supposed to drive and talk. It’s against the law. You shouldn’t have answered.”
“Then why did you call me?”
“I was going to leave a voicemail. You—Summer, what’s wrong?”
Summer sniffled and rubbed her wrist under her dripping nose. “Nothing. I’m fine. Thank you for calling. We’ll talk later.”
“Like hell we will.” The momentary shock that her normally equally swear-resistant best friend had cursed turned into more tears as Cass murmured, “What happened, sweetie?”
“I hate your brother. He doesn’t understand anything. Oh God, I think I hurt his feelings, and I didn’t mean to. Of course I wouldn’t mind if he knocked me up. Okay, I probably would, because the timing royally sucks, but it’s not like he thinks. I love him.” She cried harder and pressed her face into her updrawn knees. “I love him, Cass. It hurts so much. Why does it hurt?”
“Are you knocked up? Oh my God, I’m going to kill him. Let me talk to my brother. I’ll put the hurting on him.”
“No, no. No one’s knocked up, I promise.” She let out a loud snuffle. “Just stupidly in love.”
The silence that fell over the line didn’t stand a chance against the buzz that invaded her head when she glanced over her shoulder and glimpsed Chase standing in the doorway. Fully one hundred percent naked and two hundred percent pissed.
“Get off the phone.”
Summer gripped it tighter. “No. This is a private phone call.”
“It stopped being private when you mentioned me. Hang up, Summer.”
“Is that Chase?” Cass demanded.
“Yes,” she muttered, shaking her head at Chase as he advanced. “I mean no. I’m not done yet. You said you were leaving—”
“I lied.” He plucked the phone out of her hand and pivoted away. “Cass, she’ll call you back. No, she hasn’t left yet. No, I wouldn’t let her drive and talk on the phone. She’s naked and tied up right now. Chat later.”
After he depressed the end button, he tossed her cell on the mattress, so hard that it bounced off the bed. Proof positive it was never wise to get a pitcher mad. “Talk to me.”
She backed up until her butt hit the pillows stacked behind her. “I don’t have anything to say.”
“You’re lying. You had plenty to say to Cass.” He leaned forward and snagged her ankle, dragging her right back. Tense fingers gripped her chin. “You told her how you feel. Tell me now.”
Even shutting her eyes couldn’t force him out of her head. Nothing would. “So I said I love you. So what? It doesn’t mean anything if you don’t feel the same. It doesn’t matter.”
“Oh, baby, you are so wrong.” He drew her up on her knees and her wet eyes blinked open and focused on his. The anger had left his expression as quickly as it had come. “Why do you think I came here today?”
“To…to say goodbye.” God, not more tears. Hadn’t she used up enough already?
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