Hendrix - Kelsey Clayton Page 0,59
did last time? I'm stuck with him for the rest of my life, and I can't be the reason he leaves Brenna again.”
“No, no,” she stops me. “There is no again. As much as he was a total dick for that letter, he didn't leave her because he didn't even know she existed. He left you, and that sucks, and I hated him for it for a long-ass time. But now? If you honestly believe that he would let something between you two affect his relationship with Brenna, you haven't been paying attention.”
Like usual, her words make sense, but I just can't bring myself to do it. “Maybe not, but she would never forgive me if I messed this up for her. Hell, I wouldn't forgive myself.”
“Fine,” she caves. “But at least don't miss out on a killer party. Or at least don't make me miss out on a killer party.”
“Do you want the address?”
Finishing a text, she puts her phone down on the couch and stands up. “No, because you're coming with me. Kylie is on her way over to watch Brenna.”
Kylie is a girl Maddie works with, and someone I've trusted to babysit Brenna before. There goes my excuse to stay home tonight. And Maddie must know it, too, judging by the smug grin on her face.
WE PULL UP TO the house, and I look over Maddie while she touches up the makeup she just applied before we left. I roll my eyes, because there's nothing to touch up, but she clearly has an agenda, and I'm just her decoy.
The whole place is packed as we go inside, and it only takes a few minutes before we see Griffin.
“Saige!” he greets me. “Colby said you weren't coming.”
I shrug and force a smile on my face. “I changed my mind. Hope that's okay.”
“Yeah, of course. He's around here somewhere.” He glances around the crowded room and then focuses back on my best friend. “Hey. Maddie, right?”
She nods. “Thanks for getting me to my car yesterday.”
He smiles. “No problem. Any friend of Colby is good with me.”
The flirty giggle that comes out of her mouth makes everything clear, and it's no surprise when she makes some excuse about needing a drink and the two of them venture off together, leaving me alone. Thanks, Mads.
I navigate through people as I try to find Colby. Even Tessa or Asher would be fine at this point. But when I finally spot the familiar face, my stomach drops. He's leaning up against the wall, with a girl right in front of him. He grins down at her, saying something I can't figure out, and my blood boils.
Just as I'm about to leave, he looks up, and his eyes meet mine.
“Saige?”
I shake my head, not wanting to hear a word he has to say. I turn around and push my way through people on my way to the exit. Colby is just as fast, though, because as soon as I get outside, he's right behind me.
“Why are you leaving?”
I huff. “Why do you care? You looked like you had all the company you needed right inside.”
He throws his head back. “Come on. Don't be like that.”
“I'm not being like anything, Colby. You go do what you do best. Like you showed me yourself, you've got game.”
Running his fingers through his hair, he throws his hands in the air. “I have no idea what you want from me. You rejected me, remember? And now you're jealous because I'm having a conversation with someone?”
I'm out of line, I know, but there's so much adrenaline coursing through my body that I can't even reason with myself. “I'm not jealous.”
“No?” He smirks and steps closer. “Then look me in the eyes and tell me you didn't wish for a second that it was you I was flirting with.”
My mouth opens and I try to say it, but I can't. I groan in frustration and step backward.
“Do you think I want to feel like this? That I want to be afraid of letting my guard down with you? Dammit, Colby, I would do anything to take the way it felt when you left and erase it from my memory. It changed me in ways you can’t even begin to comprehend. So, fuck you very much.” I stop and take a deep breath, feeling all my vulnerability rushing to the surface. “But fuck me for still loving you anyway.”
His expression softens, and in one swift move, he grabs the back of