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My first boyfriend is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
“Why do you even care if we’re together?” I cry out. “You can find a new girlfriend tonight!”
“You’re different than the others,” he says slowly … gently. “You were made for me. The other women, they wanted the thrill ofsleeping with a professor.” He snaps his fingers and points at me, moving his finger up and down over and over again. “You, on the other hand?” He steps in closer, his feet hitting mine as I fight to control my breathing underneath him. “You love me forme.”
“Loved,” I correct. “I’ll figure out a way to forget that stupid marriage ever happened.”
I go to stand again, but he pushes me back down.
“Want to know why we’re not done?”
I break down when he tells me.
* * *
Tears.Arguing. Threats.
I spent three hours at James’s house, experiencing all of the above until I promised to keep my mouth shut and he let me leave.
He’s broken me in every way imaginable.
I don’t even know who I am anymore.
As I grew closer with him, I became distant with Rex.
Ignored my parents’ phone calls.
Skipped a few classes.
Tears return at the realization of how dumb I’ve been.
How blind.
As soon as I get into my car, I pull out my phone and find a text from Margie, asking when I’m coming back to the dorm.
I ignore it.
How do I explain this to her?
Tell her we’ve been sleeping with the same man … and I’m his wife?
James made it clear that telling anyone, especially Margie, was a big no-no.
“She’s angry, and she’ll get me in trouble,” was what he said.
“Good,” was my response.
“She spills information; I spill information,” he fired back.
No telling Margie for me.
Putting my car into drive, I go to the only person who can fix me.
Regret barrels through me. If only I’d confessed to Rex during the dozens of times he begged me to tell him who I was dating, he’d have told me I was being stupid, being used, and to leave him.
Maybe I would’ve listened to him.
Too late now.
