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Rose grabs her sweater and pulls it slightly as she looks down to check it out. “He’s right, it’s fine. You just made me a bit,” her eyes come up to me, “wet.”
I have to bite my bottom lip to stop myself from smiling.
“Camila is waiting for us at the back. Let’s go,” Conor snaps as he starts dragging me away. I walk with him, slowly, but my eyes can’t leave her.
She’s back and just the same as she was before she disappeared.
Gorgeous, broken, witty…mine.
8
RACHEL
Goddess– Xana
On the drive back to our house, Conor grabs my hand gently. We’re sitting at the back of our town car, and he puts up the screen that separates us from the driver. All evening, I watched Rose from afar. After the shock of her arrival, people started talking to her. Jake, Chris, and Luke were around her like they’re never letting her out of their sights again. They laughed together like she never left, and she let girls and boys hit on her… like she never left.
Every time I stared too long, her gaze would meet mine. She smiled at me like she was happy for me. Why didn’t she have that glint of jealousy that used to shine in her eyes? Why didn’t she come to me and possessively drag me away from Conor?
I’m boiling, raging with an anger I can’t control. And I know Conor can see it, but he doesn’t say anything. After everything we’ve been through,she’sbeen through, she is still not ready to have me? To settle down, to—
Oh my god, Rachel, what are you talking about?
I need to snap out of it. I’m with Conor. I hate him and wish he would die in his sleep, but this is what happens when you give up and let your parents control you. I went with what they wanted, and now I’m stuck with him.
But she’s back.
That changes everything.
“I watched you all night,” Conor finally snaps. “Staring at her.”
“It was nothing,” I quickly reply, dread starting to spread in my belly. “Pure curiosity because she disappeared for two years.”Sixteen months exactly.I rub my thumb against his hand. It’s bad now that Rose is back. Merely touching Conor makes me want to crawl out of my skin. Still, I smile at him.
Instead of accepting my words and gesture, he tightens his fingers around me until it hurts. My joints crack and I wince.
“Conor…”
“The fucking bitch,” he scoffs. “She’s been back two minutes, and she thinks you’re gonna fall into her arms again. But you wouldn’t. Right, babe? You wouldn’t?”
“No,” I yelp as his grip on me bruises my fingers. “I wouldn’t. Ow…Conor.”
“Whoever had her should have fucking finished her.”
“Conor!” I gasp from the pain and shock. “You can’t say that.”
“Oh, please. She and her twin were always involved in the shadiest shit. They should never have lived in Stoneview in the first place. That charity case should have gone to the North Shore of the Falls.”
“Let go of my hand,” I demand, irritated. “You’re hurting me.” I’m not even mad from the pain he’s inflicting on me. I’m used to that. I want to slap him for talking shit about Rose.
He lets go of my hand in a violent push and I bring it close to me, massaging my shaking fingers.
“Suck my dick,” he suddenly drops.
“What?” I choke.
“You know I love my car blow jobs. I think you owe me at least that for the way you looked at that cunt tonight. You were practically eye-fucking her.” He starts unzipping his slacks and bile rises up my throat.
“Come on,” I chuckle a sad laugh. “I’m exhausted. We had a long night.”
