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Chapter fifteen
Love of Your Life Kind of Romance
“Ican’tbelieveyouwere flirting with that girl right in front of me! At least have the courtesy to do it behind my back!” I snarkily yell at Davey as we sit in his car in his driveway.
“I wasn’t—I didn’t mean to—”
“Didn’t mean to?! How do you not mean to flirt with someone? You turned on the fucking charm, Davey! It was purposeful. Don’t you dare insult me more by pretending it wasn’t!”
He sighs. “I’m sorry.”
“Oh, well, great, that makes it better.”
“Well, what do you want me to say?” he sasses back.
“I don’t want you tosayanything. I want you todobetter. You said to me that this isn’t a guy you liked, and it wasn’t who you were gonna be with me. I guess I shouldn’t have believed you.”
He’s about to say something when the alarm on my phone goes off.
“I’ve gotta go.”
“Where?” he asks, annoyed.
“I’m going to study with Miles and Joel. We have a huge test in Emerson’s class tomorrow.”
He rolls his eyes at me.
“What? Now I’m not allowed to focus on my academics?”
“No, it seems like it’s a convenient time for you to go off and see your friends. To get away from me.”
My eyes flare when he says that. Anger courses through me. “So, let me get this straight. It would be okay that I was going to study if I wasn’t studying with my friends?” I don’t let him answer before I continue. “And honestly, that is such bullshit. You didn’t care about me or where I was or what I was doing while you were flirting with that girl. Or any of the other ones you’ve flirted with recently. You only care when I’m with my friends. God, Davey!”
I slam myself against the seat of the car and cross my arms over my chest.
He runs his hand through his hair.
What am I doing?
After my birthday party, I had hopes that things would get better, but they never did. Seeing Aaron and me hug set him off more. Which is stupid. Because there was nothing intimate about that hug. I hugged Miles and Mackenzie the same way. Joel and I had our arms wrapped around each other half the damn night. But it didn’t matter.
I’m not sure that he’s been pushing me awaymore. We spend about the same amount of time together as we were a month or two ago, but he’s even less focused on me when we’re together. And now, apparently, he’s openly flirting with other girls in front of me.
What’s he doing when I’m not around?
That thought turns my stomach. I said I wouldn’t be this girl. So, why am I? Because whatever potential or connection there is between Aaron and me, I’ve fought hard to choose Davey and our relationship while he’s done the opposite.
I’m pretty damn close to being done now. I mean, we’re barely having sex anymore, there’s no passion to our kisses. Our spark has continually dimmed. And then the flirting started. An extra smile here or there with any girl who was talking to him. Then less touching me in public. Now, here we are.
Seriously, what am I doing?
This isnotwho I am.
I put on my bold face. The one Davey has always been so into.
“When we first started dating, I knew this was your reputation, and I told you I wouldn’t be this girl for you. I told you if you were like this that I’d be done.”
He looks panicked. “What are you saying?”
