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many times those very hands had caused me so much harm. If she noticed my reaction, she didn’t acknowledge it.

“I’m here too Jen. How are you feeling today?” She asked in a soft voice I had rarely ever heard her use.

My aunt’s eyes fell on her. “Andrea, what I need to say to Chloe needs to be said privately. You can come back and visit me after we’re done.”

I flinched as my mother’s nails dug into my skin. “Are you sure? I don’t want her staying too long and bothering you, I’d feel better if I was here.”

I knew her game. She was afraid of what I would say if I was left alone with her. My mother might be a horrible person, but she wasn’t stupid.

“I’ll be fine, now go. I’ll have her send you in once we’re done.”

My mother wasn’t happy, but she nodded as she turned and left the room.

“Can you close the door for me Chloe? Wandering ears you know?” Aunt Jen asked.

“Of course,” I said as I walked to the door. I caught sight of my mother standing just a few feet away as I shut the door. I knew she would be standing outside the door trying to listen as long as I was in this room.

“Is she still out there?”

I nodded as I sat back down. “Yes of course. I don’t think she trusts me to be alone with you.”

“Of course she doesn’t, she knows you’ll tell me all the horrible things about her that she is trying so desperately to hide. I might be dying, but I’m not stupid.”

“You’re right Aunt Jen, that’s why I’m here. I can’t let you give her anything, she’s a horrible person and doesn’t deserve any of it.”

“I know what she is Chloe, and don’t you worry. She isn’t getting a dime.”

Chapter Four

Drake

Chloe was obviously not thinking clearly to leave Jordan and me alone in a room together after our little incident on the beach. I was still pissed over the whole ordeal, but I held my tongue as he grabbed the remote and started flipping through the channels. The television was a nice distraction; he stopped on a wrestling match and I glued my eyes to it.

I heard him sigh a couple of times, but I pretended not to notice as I waited for Chloe to reappear. I would leave him alone for Chloe’s sake, but that didn’t mean I was going to be his best buddy and sit down to have a chat with him.

We sat in silence as we watched the television for a few minutes before Jordan finally spoke. “Alright, listen. I know I was an ass earlier, but I only did it to protect Chloe,” Jordan said as he turned the television off.

I took my eyes off the now black screen to stare at him. “Exactly how were you helping her by telling her boyfriend you took her virginity?” I asked, dumbfounded by his logic.

“Chloe is a sweet girl, but she’s had a rough life and she’s been hurt. I don’t want to see her hurt anymore. I’m sure you’re a nice guy and all, but let’s be honest. You’re not really the relationship type, even I can tell that after knowing you for less than a day. I see the way she looks at you, she loves you and you’re going to break her heart. I’d rather have you do it while I’m around so I can help her out.”

“You have no idea what kind of person I am. No, I wasn’t the relationship kind of guy before I met her, but I am now. She’s important to me, and I’m not about to hurt her,” I said as my temper started to flare.

Who did this guy think he was? I knew he thought he was trying to be the good guy by protecting her from me, but he had it all wrong. I would never hurt her, I’d die first. There was something about her that had drawn me in from the beginning and I knew that I loved her. One look from her and she had thrown my world completely upside down, but I was ok with that. I didn’t need the world to be right side up if it meant she wasn’t there with me.

“Maybe not, but you will. Guys like us always screw up in the end, we can’t help ourselves,” he said as he laid his head back against the chair.

“I hate to break it to