Chapter 10

"Roger? What the hell are you doing here?"

"Wow. You look great." He smiled, scanning me from head to toe. If I didn’t know better, I'd have thought he was admiring me.

"You’re not fooling anyone. What do you want?" I snapped, my hands balling into fists. I knew Emily was in town, but I had totally forgotten that it meant this idiot was in town as well.

“I’m here for a while and realized you go to school here.” He smiled, scratching the back of his neck like old days. “I was wondering if you want to grab a drink or something.”

“Did you hit your head in an accident? You’ve got some nerves to return after six years and ask for a drink. Are you mad?”

“No, Ly baby.” he said and my face scrunched up. The rage that rose in me was beyond words could comprehend. All I could think of was: another minute with him could mean I’d be sentenced to life imprisonment if I took the volume of my fury out on him. “Leave.” Turning to take my leave, he grabbed my hand and scurried to stand in front of