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he pulled me to him and hugged me carefully. “Thank you, I don’t deserve it after how I reacted with the pictures.”

“Of course you do, I know you would never keep anything from me.” I said, trying to gauge his reaction.

There it was; a small flash of guilt crossed his face. He quickly hid it, but it confirmed that there was something he wasn’t telling me.

He pulled away and I winced as he brushed against my ribs. His eyes dropped to my shirt as he lifted it slowly, revealing the wrap.

“How bad are you hurting?”

I shrugged. “I’m fine, just a little sore.”

“With a cracked rib, I’d say a little sore is an understatement. Want to tell me what happened?”

I tugged my shirt back down. I really didn’t want to talk about my mom right now; I’d had enough stress for one day. Bringing up the fact that my own mother had tried to drown me was not going to help the situation any.

“Not really, it’s not a big deal anyway. The cops are looking for her, so hopefully I won’t have to deal with the drama anymore.”

“It’s a big deal to me. Please?” He asked as he brushed the hair that had fallen back around my face away.

I sighed. “She got really mad and threatened me when she found out that she wasn’t getting anything. Jordan stuck close to me, but she left and he needed to make a phone call. I was with Kadi, but she had to leave too, so it was just me by the pool.” I stopped as I realized what I had just said. “You know what? Kadi left right before my mom showed up. I would bet every dime my aunt left me that she passed her when she was leaving and didn’t even warn me!”

As I realized just how much of a manipulative bitch Kadi really was, my temper flared all over again. There was no way I was letting her get away with all of this. And then she’d had the nerve to come up to my room and pretend to feel guilty. All while taking pictures of me and Jordan in bed to show Drake. She just kept digging that hole of hers deeper.

“That doesn’t surprise me; Kadi is twisted and always has been. I was young and stupid when I met her, and I regret ever getting involved with her. I was still in high school and blown away that some college girl was interested in me. She hid the crazy side of herself well at first though, in my defense.”

I cringed at the thought of Drake with Kadi. She was a perfect example of the type of girl I always worried about when it came to Drake doing shows without me around. Knowing he had been with someone like her didn’t help my self-esteem one bit.

“Why are you so quiet over there? What’d I say?” He asked with a confused look on his face.

I couldn’t help but smile at his obliviousness. “Knowing you’ve been with girls like her hurts a little bit, I won’t lie. You have all those girls at shows fighting for your attention and I always feel like I don’t add up.”

He looked at me like I’d lost my mind. “Are you kidding me? I noticed you the minute you walked into the room that first day. I’d never seen anyone as beautiful as you were. I can’t change my past or the things I did, but I don’t want that to hold us back,” he frowned, “You know, you’re really good at distracting me.”

“Huh?”

“You never told me what happened with your mom. Don’t think I didn’t notice that so start talking.”

I groaned. “I thought I had you. She got me when I got out of the pool; she snuck up behind me and threw me to the ground. She kicked the shit out of me, beat my head against the concrete and then tried to drown me. Jordan showed up around then and got her off of me. Allison called the police and paramedics and I spent a couple of days in the hospital. No one has seen her since.”

I thought that was a good summary of what happened. I didn’t want to get into the details with him; I knew it would only make him angrier and I didn’t need him chasing after my mother. If I had any luck at all, she’d just disappear and leave me alone.

“I shouldn’t have left you there