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I was stupid for thinking she was my best friend.
He smiled big and wide, not fazed by her response in the least. “You mention her daddy again, I won’t stop her from beating your ass this time.”
“What game are you playing, Dylan?”
“That would imply that I don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t play fucking games. This is your first and last warning. You fuck with Aubrey again, and I’ll give you something to cry about.”
“Well, I’ll be damned. Aren’t you just her knight in shining armor? You’re a modern day hero. I can’t wait until she’s the one who’s crying and I’m here to pick up the pieces.” A combination of anger and hurt came out of her in waves, but McGraw surfed every one of them with ease.
The irony was not lost on me.
“Darlin’, the only reason she’d be crying is from fuckin’ happiness.”
He walked over to her, each step precise and calculated. Each stride more unnerving than the last, his conviction never wavering, right in front of me. He didn’t care who saw. He was a man possessed with his heart on his sleeve and I waited, holding my breath with my heart on mine.
“See, you oughta’ know that I love her. That I’m in love with her so when you fuck with her you fuck with me.”
Just. Like. That.
The words fell off his lips for the first time into the face of a girl that wasn’t me.
“Now scurry along, we’re done here.” And with that he turned around and left her standing there without a bit of guilt for what he just shared.
I vaguely heard Lily whisper in my ear, “Told you,” before Dylan made his way over to me with a confidence I couldn’t quite place.
“You okay, sug—”
I. Cold. Clocked. Him.
DYLAN
“What the actual fuck?” I roared, gripping my jaw, glaring only at Aubrey.
She slowly stepped back with her hand out in the air. “Don’t follow me, McGraw,” she ordered with a pissed off look on her face.
“You gotta be shittin’ me,” I gritted out.
“I mean it.” She shook her head, her body shuddering with every step she took away from me. “I’m out of here.” She took one last look at me and left.
I peered around the beach for the first time. Everyone was standing around with wide eyes, frozen in place.
“The show’s fucking over,” I growled out to our audience, glancing over at the boys who were grinning like goddamn fools. “You say one fucking word, one fucking word, and I will knock you the fuck out,” I warned, my fists at my sides.
I could see it in their eyes, they wanted to laugh and give me shit, but they just shrugged their shoulders not breaking eye contact.
I spun around and Alex gripped my wrist.
“I don’t think—”
I glared at her, letting her know that now was not the right time.
She let go immediately, stepping back. “Okay.”
I got in my Jeep, throwing it in drive before the door even shut. Tearing through the parking lot and down the street until I saw her. She was walking with her arms folded over her chest, her pissed-off stance still very much alive and thriving.
I pulled up next to her. “Get in!” I barked.
She looked over at me, surprised. “No!”
