Tatum"You look like you had a good time over the weekend."I can't hide the blush and smile that light up my face as I see Addie for the first time since Remy dropped me off at work this morning. Thank God I only worked half a day, because avoiding Cash took everything I had. Every time he looked at me, I felt like he could see right through me. I climb into her car, doing my best to keep as much cool as I can before we drive off. As soon as we make it down the street, away from both shops, I let out the girliest scream ever. "It was absolutely amazing!"She turns to me, her eyes shining with laughter. "I'm excited for you and so happy that the two of you got to spend time together."There's a part of me that knows what she's getting at. She wants to know if we did the deed, and I also know if I want to tell her, now is the time. We both have appointments with Christine to get our hair done today, and since her husband and brother are members of Heaven Hill, we probably want t
Tatum"I promise you what we have now isn't like what happened before." I'm quick to try and assure her. "I made a mistake and I fully admitted that mistake, apologized, and prayed we could move on. Remy said we could, and that's what we're doing.""He's an amazing man who's only wanted to be loved his entire life. He missed out on that." Harper's voice is hoarse, showing a pain that I don't think she allows anyone else to hear. "I love him, Cash loves him, Maddie thinks he hung the damn moon, but he's always wanted a love for himself. You get what I'm saying?"I do because I've always wanted that too. I've looked around at all the couples in the clubhouse, including our parents, and I've waited my turn. Sometimes very impatiently, but when you're surrounded by love, you want to give and in turn receive it. "I know, that's what I was trying to do last year, show him that I loved him, but I went about it the wrong way.""No you didn't, Remy just didn't know what to do with it. I
Remy"How's it going?" I shuffle into Cash's shop, shivering slightly as the cold weather affects me now that I've started to cool off from the game. Caelin, who's his afternoon help sometimes when neither he nor Tatum can work the shop, is manning the front. His eyes are at half-mast as he looks up at me. A few minutes later and I may have caught him taking a nap."Boring as fuck." He yawns, leaning over so that he reads something on his phone. He's tall, much like Tyler, and when he straightens to his full height, I almost have to look up. "School was out today because of the 'snow'." He rolls his eyes as he makes air quotes with his fingers. "So I've been here since Tatum left, and only one person has come in to pick up their car. Most boring day ever. I can't believe Cash is paying me for this.""You could be working across the street and actually having to work to get paid," I remind him as I glance over my shoulder. Liam's shop is still hopping, and it looks like most of wh
TatumAs the couple, who I now know as Remy's parents, get into a late model truck and drive off, muffler roaring so loudly I'm damn sure the thing is going to come off, I lock the door. For some reason, I commit their license plate to memory, repeating it over and over softly to myself until I can close my eyes and see it. Only then do I turn back to the person who's become such an important part of my life. He doesn't look at all like the person I left yesterday evening. Gone is the soft way he'd gazed at me, the light tilt of his lips when he looked at me, and the absolute adoration written across his face.Looking at him right now, it doesn't even appear that he knows who I am. I'm frightened by what happened, but in the end, I'm not even sure what went down here. I have no idea what I stepped into and stumbled upon."Remy?" I whisper, afraid to speak too loudly.I don't want to scare him; his eyes are wild, chest is pumping, body is shaking. If I had to describe him, he'd
RemyIt takes everything I have to put Tatum in her SUV and walk to my truck. Letting us separate for the small amount of time it'll take us to get to her apartment is almost too much for me. My anxiety is at an all-time high, letting her out of my sight is about to make me crawl out of my skin.I'm on her bumper as we turn out of the shop parking lot and travel down the road. She does as I ask, keeping us together on the road for the roughly fifteen minutes it takes us to get to where she lives.The time went by in the blink of an eye. That itself indicates how out of it I am. Any other night I would have been checking our surroundings, making sure no one was following. Truth is, I just want to get inside and hold her in my arms, let her hold me in hers. I need that tonight; I need her softness and the absolute light that radiates around her.I park next to her and jump out before she can open her door and slide out. "Let's get inside." I grab her hand and all but drag her wit
TatumIt's cold when I wake up, and immediately I can tell that Remy is no longer in bed with me. I'm definitely not cuddled up to him in the way I fell asleep against him last night. I fight against the instinct to open my eyes. As soon as I do, I know I'll have to face the fact that he's gone. Even after we shared what we did last night, he left. As much as I wish I were surprised, I can't bring myself to be. This is what he told me he'd do. He'd be a dick and push me away. This time it's up to me to be the mature one, to keep his stubbornness from messing up our lives. I'll do it, but damn he's going to feel my wrath. No matter how mature I may have become, I still have a fucking temper, and he's totally going to feel it."Damnit, Remy." I sigh, as I fully awaken. "Why are you doing this? Why are you going to make me get angry?" I ask the empty spot next to me on the bed.It's no longer warm, which means he left like a thief in the night, taking my heart with him. I knew as so
RemyFor the first time in a long time I'm not excited about the alarm waking me up. No matter how disheartening life was before, I knew I always had a chance to make it right with Tatum. There was always that hope in the back of my mind. This morning, I know that hope is gone. I know without a doubt it's gone. I broke both our hearts yesterday, and I did it in front of everyone. I'm expecting Liam to come for my patch today. I won't stop him when he does, because I'm the most deserving recipient of bastard of the year, ever.There's a knock at my door, and I think about acting like I'm asleep and didn't hear it. Whoever is there, though, won't allow me to; they bang on the door harder. Why delay the inevitable? I get up and put some sweatpants and a shirt on."Yeah?"Jagger comes in through the doorway, worry apparent on his face. He's been a good friend, and I've appreciated every moment we've spent together. Realizing this may be one of the last times I'm allowed to talk to
RemyMy heart is in my throat as my gaze travels up and down Porter Pike. Steele warned us that Tatum had wrecked, but she couldn't say where she was, and she couldn't get loose from the confines of her seat belt. It jammed, and if I know my girl she's mad as hell.Drew's driving as carefully as possible, but I know he's dying, wanting to speed up and down the roads, to get to her as quickly as possible.Coming out of a straight-stretch, I look to the right, noticing an SUV rolled over on it's top. "That's Tatum." I point, knowing with everything I am, that it is her.We get as close as we can, bailing out our doors, sliding and slipping as the sleet continues to come down. Making our way over to her, we yell for her. "Tatum!""I'm okay!" Her voice is a balm to my soul, the best sound I've ever heard in my life. "The blood is rushing to my head, and my seatbelt is jammed.""We'll get you out in a second," Drew promises her as we race to the driver's side.He reaches down