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He looks up at me, his lower lip trembling when I wrap my hand around his neck. “I’m sorry. I’mso fuckingsorry, Hudson. It justhappened!”
I tighten my hold on him and inch closer until we’re nose to nose. “Having sex with someone doesn’tjust happen.It’s not an accident that slams into you in seconds that you can’t stop. You had time to stop. You could’ve walked away. Shit, not only did you screw her behind my back, you proposed to her while she was engaged to me. That sure as fuck doesn’tjusthappen!”
I’m burning up inside, and it’s taking every bit of restraint in me not to barrel my fist into his face. Cameron is vain enough that she’d dump his ass if he weren’t a pretty boy anylonger.
He tilts his head down and stares at the ground. “I loveher.”
Those three words add fuel to the burning fire. He grunts when I pull him in closer and slam him against the wallagain.
“She wasmine!”
I release him and take a step back when the door flies open, and Cameron comes out. I hold in my breath with a snarl. We haven’t talked in months. I never replied to her pathetic letter. She’d said enough for the both ofus.
My skin crawls. Being this close to her brings back all of our memories. It reminds me of the plans we’d made for when I got home. She was supposed to be my wife. The mother of my children. The woman I grew oldwith.
“Don’t … don’t do this, Hudson,” she begs. “We only came here to do the right thing and clear the air.” Her voice lowers. “I’m sorry if I hurt you. We bothare.”
I’m a tough guy who’s withstood a lot of shit. But fighting back the pain and hurt of this betrayal from the two people I trusted with my life kills me more thananything.
We lock eyes, and words neglect me while I stare into her baby blues. I might be able to push out all of my anger on Grady, but I can’t withher.
Tears start to fall down hercheeks.
“He was there for me when you weren’t,” she cries out. “I begged you! I begged you not to leave me again. I told you how difficult it was to be alone. I wanted to start a family,but you didn’tcare!”
“It was my fucking job, Cameron!” Iscream.
“You’re right, and the job of being a military wife wasn’t for me. I’msorry.”
“It is what it is,” I mutter. “You two stay the hell away from me. You deserve eachother.”
I turn around and walk away without another glance atthem.
A few months away from this town might be what I need to clear my head and get my shitstraight.
Let’s only hope this chick is easy to dealwith.
Chapter 2
Hudson
I departfrom the terminal after landing in LAX and stroll through the mob of people rushing around and talking on their cell phones. I’m not a fan of crowds. Solitude is more my thing, but I have a feeling I better get used to the contrary. Dallas has told me the stories. Fans and paparazzi follow Stella around like ashadow.
I never went back into the pub last night. Instead, I ditched my party and walked back to Dallas’ place to spend the rest of the night watching Disney movies withMaven.
I’d gone from plans of coming home to fuck my fiancé senseless to sitting on the couch watching a cartoon about a nitwit teen who trades her voice for legs to get laid by Prince Charming. I didn’t get shit for sleep, and the cherry on top was Dallas waking me up at the ass crack of dawn to drive me to theairport.
I snag my luggage and sweep my gaze over the large area. Dallas texted me before my plane departed saying that Stella’s driver would be here to give me a ride. I scan the signs held up by people waiting until I see one with my name on it. I make my way over to a grey-haired older man wearing asuit.
“You Jim?” Iask.
He nods. “YouHudson?”
“Suream.”
We shake hands, and I stop him from taking my luggage before he leads me out of the airport to a black SUV with windows tinted so dark I’m sure it’s illegal. My bag gets tossed into the backseat, and I settle myself in thefront.
“You worked for Stella long?” I ask when he starts the car and reverses out of the parkingspot.
