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“Not much longer now. Before you know it, you won’t be able to hide your belly anymore.”
According to Beau’s roommate Joel, he’s been crashing at his parent’s house. So, it made sense I would hunt him down because enough is enough. I gave him time to process, weeks in fact, but being the stubborn egotistical man he is, he’s still avoiding me like I’ll go away for good.
At first, I felt bad and gave him space. Now, I’m like, grow up. Yeah, I’m pregnant to another man, and nothing will change that. We need to talk, so of course, I’m going to ambush him where he least expects it.
Rocky lets me in, informing me Beau is inside the media room. I thank him before heading down the hall and turning left toward the room.
My hand reaches out to open the door, all the while taking a deep breath to remain calm.
I find him lying across the sofa, on his phone, even though the movie is blaring inside the room.
Grabbing the remote, I turn the volume down, which catches his attention. The minute he sees me, his eyes widen in disbelief. Then he turns away like a petulant child.
“You can’t ignore me. I’m right here.”
“Try me,” he drags.
I throw my hands up in the air in frustration. “Will you stop being a selfish prick and think about me for a second? Have you ever thought about how hard it is to go through this alone? To not have your best friend by your side because he’s too busy screwing every girl on campus.”
“It’s not every girl…”
“Well, I hope you get your dick checked and don’t catch a disease!”
Beau sits up to look at me with burning eyes. “How very rich of you to lecture me on sleeping around. Like, you give a shit, Alexa. You’ve never cared. I was only good for revenge, and even then, you were probably thinking about him the whole time.”
“You asshole,” I bellow.
“But hey, now you have something to remind you of him every single day for the rest of your life.”
“That's a low blow, even for you,” I argue back.
“Yeah, well, it’s the truth.”
He sits back in the lounge, grabbing his phone to ignore me. I stand here, shocked and in silence over his callous words. Maybe, it’s time to give up. End our friendship because I’m sick of fighting over the same things. I’ve come to realize his jealousy over Hunter will unlikely go away anytime soon. Not when the baby will arrive in six months, and there’s a good chance it might not even look like me.
“I guess we’re done. Goodbye, Beau.”
I leave the room to quietly exit the apartment as I don’t want to speak to Rocky or Nikki, worried I’ll let the cat out of the bag. The fact that I haven’t told my parents or sisters is a miracle. Ava still blows up my phone like crazy. Lying to her has been challenging but necessary at this point.
Pressing the button on the wall, I wait with a heavy heart for the elevator to arrive. When the door pings open, I slowly enter and press for the lobby. The doors begin to close, but then all of a sudden, they spring back open.
Beau’s hand pushes the door.
“I’m sorry, okay? I’m a jerk, and you have every right to be angry at me.”
I cross my arms, gazing at him with my lips pressed shut.
“You are a jerk. And I am angry at you. But I miss you, okay? I know I’m not who you wanted me to be. I’m like those vintage records you buy from second-hand stores. You hoped you found a gold mine, but you play it, and it’s scratched. Broken is more like it. Unable to play the song.”
A smirk graces Beau’s lips as he leans against the door. “That is by far the worst analogy you’ve ever had.”
“Nah, remember once when I compared a donut to making love?”
Beau chuckles. “You said it was soft on the inside, sweet on the outside, and at the end, your hands were left sticky.”
I laugh with him. “I have no clue how I adult sometimes.”
“Me neither,” he agrees, then gazes into my eyes. “I miss you too.”
