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“I said, give me your phone. Mine is turned off and it’d take too long to boot up. So, give me yours.”
He looks at me, his expression dubious to say the least. He does, however, put his phone in my hand.
“Thanks,” I mutter sarcastically. I angle myself so I can hold up the phone to his face and swipe up as it unlocks. Then, I go to recent calls and what I see doesn’t surprise me in the least. I quickly click hit redial and wait for Victor to answer. It just takes a couple rings.
“Did you catch that little asshole?”
“The only asshole I can think of that needs caught is you. I can’t believe you deliberately sabotaged my date with Caleb!”
“I don’t know why it should surprise you. We already talked about him and came to an understanding. You weren’t to see that prick. I don’t want him near you.”
“Jesus. Who do you think you are Victorio Davide Conroy?”
“Davide?” Zane snickers in the background.
“You know who I am, Kitten.”
“Oh, I remember. You’re not my friend. You’re more special than that. You’re family.”
“I never said we were family,” he huffs.
“Wow. So, you’re not my family and you’re not my friend because you’re more special than that.”
“Exactly,” he snaps. “Did you fucking forget that in the time I’ve been away? I told you I’m not fading out of your life, Gia. I’m here to stay. I won’t allow you to replace me, especially with a stupid idiot like Caleb Southwood.”
I blink. I think at this point my head is about to explode. “I’m not replacing you, you asshole. Caleb is my friend—youknowthat thing you don’t want to be. Since, I don’t knowwhoyou are to me thanks to your big speech about us not being friends, I don’t knowwhatwe are. So, I couldn’t replace you if I wanted to, and right now I really would like to!”
“Damn it, Angelina,” he growls and my entire body jerks because he uses my full name. It feels like something dies inside of me with his curse. “I told you that it’s you and me against the world. What the fuck do you think that means?”
“It’s a line from a movie,Victorio. I don’t know what it means. You were about as clear as mud. What I do know is I’m done with this conversation. I’m going to go in my apartment, call Caleb and apologize, and you better call off your watchdog. Whatever this game is you’re playing, I don’t want to play it.”
“You do not call me Victorio. That is not who I am to you.”
“It’s your name,” I breathe out, suddenly feeling very tired.
“To you I am Victor. That’s your name for me, and only yours.”
“I have to go,Victorio.”
“I’ll be home in two days. I won’t be able to stay. I know I’ll have to head out again, but I’ll be home, and you and I are going to hash this out, Kitten.”
“There’s nothing to hash out.”
“There is and you know it.”
“You’re right. You need to get it in your brain that just because you don’t see me as someone you want to be close to and have a friendship with, it doesn’t mean other people won’t. You can’t ruin that for me. I’ve cut myself off enough. I’m going to do what Deanna says and start living. I want to make a life for myself.”
The words hurt to say. I didn’t mean to cause more issues with Victor. I am only trying to do what I need to do so that I don’t go crazy and confess to him how much I love him. Victor is making that impossible and I’m starting to feel desperate. I was already on the precipice of telling him I’m trying to find someone I can spend time with, so I don’t make a fool of myself and kiss him.
“You can, but it will fucking be me in that life with you, Gia. Not some dumb fuck who wouldn’t even know what to do with a woman as special as you are.”
“I…Whatexactlyare you saying?” I’m trying to ignore that small hope that begins to bloom inside of me.
“You’re mine, Gia. You’ve been mine from the first moment I laid eyes on you. When I said it was you and me, that’s exactly what I meant.”
“But—”
“Two days, sweetheart. I’ll be home in two days and then we will have this out. Understand?”
