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“I’ll watch her tonight. I’m taking her to the gym with me in the morning.” Tanner turned back around and continued walking to his car.
“Night!” I waved goodbye to my friends. “Wait, you know I’m not going to the gym with you, right?”
“Can you just shut up right now?”
I balled my hand into a fist and punched his left ass cheek, which was the only thing I could reach while hanging from his shoulder. “Oh, that’s firm.”
I heard him chuckling as he swung open the door to his Mustang, and tossed me into the back seat. His smirk faded when he looked down at me. “If you puke back there, I’m going to leave you for dead on the side of the road.”
I burst into laughter, and watched as he shook his head and slammed the door shut.
We were home within minutes. I was feeling less giggly after being knocked around due to Tanner’s reckless driving.
“Let’s go,” he motioned once we arrived at the house.
I groaned. “You drive like a maniac. How does Charlotte get in the car with you?”
His eyes dropped from mine. “She won’t be getting in my car anymore, so it doesn’t really matter.”
I gasped as I jolted upright. “Oh, no! Did you guys break up, too?”
His gaze returned to mine. “You and Chase broke up?”
“I left, and now he won’t talk to me.”
He sighed. “Charlotte won’t talk to me, either.” He held his hand out for me. “Come on. I’m freezing my balls off.”
I slid out of the car, and Tanner scooped me up in his arms.
“Why won’t she talk to you?” He kicked the door shut with his foot and made his way up the driveway.
“I screw everything up. It’s what I do.”
I rested my head against his shoulder while he carried me up my apartment stairs. “You screw things up because you’re scared. If you know you love her, you don’t have to push her away.”
He set me down on the top landing, and turned the key in the door.
“Hey, how did you get my keys?”
“Get inside.”
I searched for pajamas while Tanner made himself comfortable out on the couch. I tossed my hair into a bun, and stumbled into the living room. “Where’s my purse?”
He held it up. “Go get some rest.”
“I just want my phone.”
He shook his head. “You’re not getting it tonight.”
I put my hands on my hips, swaying from the unsteady feeling inside me. “I said I want my phone.”
“And I said you’re not getting it tonight.”
I felt anger burning in my stomach, and it began to make its way up into my chest. My hands were in fists, and my jaw clenched under my skin. “Why can’t I have my phone?”
“Because you don’t need to text Chase in the state you’re in right now.”
“You’re not in charge of me. I can text him if I want to.”
