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“Why is this such a stretch, Cole? You were more than intrusive with my relationship with Josh when it first started, you were borderline stalking me for the first few weeks and you think it’s out of line for me to come to the conclusion that you would do something like this?”
He shakes his head, getting up from the couch and starts pacing.
“I also went to the cops,” I say, hoping that gets something out of him and it does.
He stops all movements and turns to face me.
“You went to the cops to what? Blame me?”
I shake my head and get up to walk to where he’s standing. The worry is washing off him and right now I have no idea what is happening.
“No. I went to the cops to see if they could help me find out who sent them.”
Cole peers at me as if I have all the answers when in truth, I have none, and that’s exactly why I’m here.
“And?”
“And the second they asked if I had an angry ex and they heard your name, they refused to help me.”
He chuckles at this, causing my back to arch up and my anger to boil over.
“You think this is funny? You think it’s funny that I have someone stalking my boyfriend and me to the point where they’re blackmailing me with these pictures so I’ll break up with him.”
He continues to smile.
“It sucks, yes. But I’m pissed that I didn’t think of it first.”
I groan, stomping my foot like a fucking toddler because he’s acting like a douchebag. I can’t handle this anymore, so I start walking away.
“You know what?” I say on my way out. “As much as I know you hate Josh, I thought you would care about me enough to see how much this is hurting me. But I guess the man I fell in love with is long gone, huh?” I open the front door and walk out with more questions than answers. Just as I get to my car, I hear my name called. I turn and see Cole come running out of his house, he stops at the edge of his porch.
“It’s not me.”
I tilt my head to the side and wonder what he’s getting at.
“The photos. I didn’t take them. As much as I hate seeing you with that guy and hate the fact that you’re happy with someone like him. I would never do something like that to you. I promise.”
For some reason the words paired with the sad look in his eyes causes me to believe him. So I nod, open my car door and get in, taking a deep breath and realize that I’m back to square one.
I have no idea who is doing this.
“Are you sure you don’t want to come see a game when I get back?” Josh asks as he packs his bag for his next road trip. I shake my head, looking away as I try and get the right words.
“Honestly? I would love to watch you play, but right now I don’t think I can go in there…” I chance a look at Josh who has stopped packing and is now standing right in front of me.
“Sweetheart.” His fingers trace the line of my jaw. “You have nothing to be ashamed of. I get it, you never have to hide your fears from me. You let me know when you’re ready and I will do everything in my power to make sure you’re okay.”
I have no words. This man keeps surprising me, and God, I love him.
Wait.
I love him?
Do I?
I look up and see only happiness reflected toward me and I know in my bones that I love this man more than I thought I could. Josh grabs my hips, bringing me closer so that almost every inch of my body is touching his.
“You gonna miss me?” he asks as I shake my head.
