she turned to get out of the car. “He said he didn’t have anything to hide, so that is why I’m telling you. I don’t believe him.”
“Well, if he didn’t have anything to hide, why didn’t he tell me he was coming home? Why the fuck is he with that bitch? He knows I hate her for starting all that shit last year.”
“That’s what I was wondering.”
I got out of the car, walked out of the garage door and looked over at Alexis’ house. Dominic’s car was not there. I quickly sent him a text message.
Me 10:58am: Hey, where u
Dominic 10:59am: Home
Me 11:01am: ur house or school
Dominic 11:03am: House, was on my way to surprise you
Me 11:04am: Nice surprise it was 2 see u leave Alexis’
Dominic 11:06am: She said she needed 2 talk 2 me, she caught me on my way out
Me 11:08am: Y didn’t u tell me u were coming home
Dominic 11:10am: Where r u
Me 11:11am: Hails
Dominic 11:13am: On my way
I looked up at Hailey and said, “He’s on his way here; he said she caught him on his way to surprise me.”
“You believe him?”
I just nodded at her. “I don’t exactly have a reason not to.”
Shaking her head, she huffed and said, “I’ll be in my room.”
I sat on her front steps for about ten minutes before he pulled up. I walked over to his car. He motioned me to over to his window.
“Hey, baby.” He leaned out of the window and kissed me.
“So, why didn’t you tell me you were coming home?”
“I told you, I wanted to surprise you. I thought maybe you needed some help packing.”
Did I believe that was the reason he was here? No, not really, because I knew he was up to something. He had changed so much after having only being gone a few weeks. “Oh, well, I wish you would have told me last weekend that you were coming home. I could have used some help this morning.” I tapped my finger on the door of his car. “So, what did Alexis want?”
“Sorry, I guess maybe I should have told you. She just wanted to talk about the party last weekend. She asked if I had been there cause she hadn’t seen me.”
What the hell! “Why would she care if you were at the party? She’s trying to start shit again.” The more I thought about her, the more pissed I got.
“I said the same thing to her.” He turned his head to stare out the front windshield. “She was going on about seeing Hunter with his hands all over you, and you guys walking out of the party by yourselves.” Then he turned back to me. “I don’t care if you did. I told her I trusted you.”
“That’s good, because you should trust me.”
“I know. That’s why I’m not worried about it.” He didn’t sound very sure of himself. Dominic knew I had feelings for Hunter. He knew what happened between us last summer.
“Good. Look, I have to go help Hailey pack, and then we are going to lunch with my brothers. I wish you had told me you were going to come home. Let me see if they would mind you coming to lunch too. Or, if you want, I can hang out with you when I’m done.”
“No, don’t worry about it. It’s my fault. I’ll head back. I’ll see you tomorrow at school.” He leaned out of the window again to kiss me. “Love you.”
After he left, I went inside to help Hailey pack the things that she was taking with her. After convincing her she didn’t need to pack her whole room, we headed to the restaurant for lunch with my brothers.
As nice as lunch with my brothers was, I couldn’t wait to see Hunter.
He picked me up after six, and we went for pizza at my favorite place. It was just a little hole in the wall, but I loved it.
I put my pizza down and wiped my face with my napkin, “I’m going to miss this place. Thanks for bringing me here.”
“You’re welcome. So, Dominic is home, huh?” He asked, watching me take a bite of my pizza.
“Christ! How did you know?” How did everyone know this, and I didn’t?
“I saw him and Alexis together, walking into her house last night?”
What! I snapped my head up to look at him, hoping he was joking. “What? He didn’t come home until this morning.” At least that is what he told me.
Glaring down at his