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“Yeah, but I don’t think you’d be dumb enough to still love someone who hated you and was tormenting you whenever he got the chance,” I tell her after a moment of silence.
“I’m sure there’s still a part of him that has feelings for you. He’s probably just hiding behind the hate because he doesn’t want you to know he still cares. I mean, why else would he put so much effort into hating you?” she asks.
“I don’t know. Have you seen the news?” I ask her, and she shakes her head yes. “Well, that was all his doing.”
“Well then, start giving him the cold shoulder and go date and have fun. Let him see what he’s missing. I know from experience that it hurts to act like you don’t give a fuck when you’re hurting inside, but when you start to act like what they do doesn’t matter anymore, that’s when they come running back,” she says. I take a moment to ponder her words and realize that she’s right and I give her a nod.
“You know what? You’re right, girl! He can go suck a dick for all I care,” I say enthusiastically, and she lets out a smile.
“Damn straight, girl,” she says in response.
“What’s your name? ‘Cause you’re my new best friend!” I tell her.
“Adel-Adley,” she says. I caught her slipup. It’s almost like she was about to say something else, but I don’t question her. If or when she’s ready to talk, then I’ll listen. I have a feeling that we’ll become friends and I haven’t exactly spilled all my secrets to her. “Yours?” she questions.
“Winter,” I tell her.
“Well, it’s nice to meet you,” she says.
I’m about to respond to her when the sound of my name being yelled gets my attention. I turn around and let out a long groan. How the hell did he even find me? He didn’t even see me leave the bloody house.
“God, I just want them to leave me the fuck alone for one minute,” I groan out to Adley.
“What the hell are you doing out here this late?” Grayson asks when he gets closer to us standing on the beach still instead of climbing on to the rocks with us.
“None of your fucking business, Grayson! Go back home or whatever.” I huff at him. I’m too raw and emotional right now from dealing with the other two King men and here comes the third to annoy me. I swear it’s like they were made just to be the bane of my existence.
“Do you want me to get Mason here?” he asks, and it takes everything in me not to lose my shit right now.
“Ugh! Meet my asshole ex–would’ve been, could’ve been, never gonna happen anymore, brother-in-law,” I tell Adley before getting to my feet and turning toward him. I realize I’m super drunk and almost slip on the rocks as I make my way off of them and back onto the beach. Grayson curses when he notices the state I’m in.
“It’s not like the asshole cares if I live or die! See this?” I ask, pointing to the bandages on my arms. “He’s the reason for this and you damn fucking well know it!” I yell at him.
“Well, you can either come with me or I can go get him and see what he thinks,” Grayson says.
“Motherfucker! I hate this fucking town and the people in it! Except for you, Adley.” I scream at the top of my lungs because I’m drunk and frustrated beyond my wits right now.
When I just keep standing there and drinking some more, Grayson makes a move as though he’s leaving to go back to the house, and I let out a huff. If he went and got Mason that would be another war I’m not capable of getting through. The guy is an asshole and wouldn’t think twice about chewing me out and letting me know how much better than me he thinks he is. Yeah, I don’t want to deal with that shit again tonight.
“Fine, I’m coming, you asshole!” I yell.
“Glad we got that settled,” he says to me with a smirk on his pretty boy face that I just want to slap. I turn back around to my new friend.
“I hope to see you around, Adley, and thank you,” I say, and she gives me a nod. She knows I’m thanking her for being there and lending me her shoulder even if it was just for a moment.
“You’re welcome,” I hear her reply as I walk off with Grayson.
“You know I hate you as much as I hate him, right? I don’t know why the hell you’re even here!” I snap at Grayson as we walk. Well, I’m more stumbling than walking.
“You don’t mean that, babe,” he says flippantly which just makes me want to punch him that much more.
“Yes, I fucking do!” I snap and then trip over something which causes me to fall flat on my ass and now there’s sand in my butt. This feels like it should be my thirteenth reason and I sob again.
He bends down and grabs my arm before pulling me to stand on my feet again as he wraps me up in his arms. My toes sink into the sand, and I realize I don’t have my shoes on anymore. I have no idea where they are either.
“I lost my shoes,” I sob at him. I must be losing it to be crying over shoes right now, but I can’t bring myself to care. I lay my head on his chest while the tears continue. Everything feels like it’s hitting me all at once and I don’t know how to push all these feelings bombarding me away. I need the comfort of someone holding me and I don’t realize that until this very second.
He feels different compared to his brother and I can’t help but notice it. Grayson is almost as tall as Mason is, and they both have bodies of perfection.
