atmosphere, the front door swings open and Mills steps inside with a few more folded cardboard boxes in hand, Tike trailing in behind him. Mills looks at me and my unbuttoned jeans instantly and then down at Sharon who’s still standing close. “Well, I think we’re about done here,” Mills says, giving me a hard glare. “We’ll finish up tomorrow.”
Clearing her throat, Sharon takes a step back and pushes her hair b ehind her. “Tomorrow sounds great.” She grins then picks her purse up from the corner table. I grimace the entire time she pulls her keys out and makes her way towards the door. “Goodbye gentleman.”
As soon as she’s out of sight, Mills slams the door then marches for me. “I swear to fucking God if you screw this shit up I will beat your fucking heart out , Nolan!”
“What the hell are you threatening me for? She came onto me!”
Mills shoves me against my chest with hardened, intimidating features. “Just shut the fuck up. I know you and I know her. If we wouldn’t have come you would have fucked that girl, Nolan. I swear if we go to Miami for no fucking reason I’m beating your ass and I’m not kidding. You aren’t about to waste my fucking time and have me rushing around to get this house in order just to screw everything up. I don’t have time for your immature-ass games.”
“Oh yeah,” Tike says, butting in. “A chick named Natalie called your phone earlier. You left your phone in my car so I thought I’d just answer. She told me to tell you that “we’re done” . . . yeah . . . those were her exact words.”
“ What? ” My eyes narrow as I push Mills off of me and stomp towards Tyke to snatch my phone out of his hands. “What the fuck did you say to her?”
“ I just told her you were packing things with Sharon and—”
“Sharon! ” Mills and I yell at the same time. “Tike, what the fuck is wrong with you?!” I snap.
“Hey, I did n’t know! I thought she was a friend or something—well until she said that last sentence. I had no clue who she was!”
Ignoring him, I call Natalie immediately. I call again and again but each time it goes straight to her voicemail. “Great. Now she’s ignoring me. What exactly did you say?”
“I only told her Sharon was a student of your mom’s and an ex of yours who was—”
“Oh, come on, Tike! You fuckin g jackass!” Mills yells. “That’s the stupidest fucking move you’ve ever made.”
“Okay . . . s eriously, don’t blame me,” he says, his eyes wide as he holds his hands up innocently. “I haven’t dated in years. I know nothing about what to say to girls that call—and she was making me nervous. You two classify me as the damn geek anyway.”
I shake my head at him before taking a few steps back and sitting on the edge of the sofa. “Geek or not, Tike, you should have known maybe she was someone I talked to. It’s says ‘Bunny’ for Christ’s sake.”
“Well, shit, I’m sorry. If you want , I can tell her Sharon is a nobody . . . although she seemed like somebody by the way she was pushed up against you . . . and since your pants are still unbuttoned.” Tike scratches his head curiously before pushing his round glasses up the bridge of his nose. “Okay . . . I’m curious. Did you have sex with that Sharon chick recently or not?”
“ No,” I growl. “Fuck Sharon. I have no interest in her.” I rub my fingers against my temples, my elbows on my thighs. “Shit. That’s another thing I’m going to have to explain to her. I have to get the fuck out of California. The more I’m here, the more Natalie drifts away from me.”
“ I’m sure she’ll be alright,” Mills mutters. “We’ll be there in no time. If she loves you, she should trust you . . . but then again you do have a rep for breaking hearts and doing shit behind female’s backs. This one may take some work.”
“W hatever.” I stand quickly, raking my fingers through my hair. “I’ll do what I can to keep it
Clearing her throat, Sharon takes a step back and pushes her hair b ehind her. “Tomorrow sounds great.” She grins then picks her purse up from the corner table. I grimace the entire time she pulls her keys out and makes her way towards the door. “Goodbye gentleman.”
As soon as she’s out of sight, Mills slams the door then marches for me. “I swear to fucking God if you screw this shit up I will beat your fucking heart out , Nolan!”
“What the hell are you threatening me for? She came onto me!”
Mills shoves me against my chest with hardened, intimidating features. “Just shut the fuck up. I know you and I know her. If we wouldn’t have come you would have fucked that girl, Nolan. I swear if we go to Miami for no fucking reason I’m beating your ass and I’m not kidding. You aren’t about to waste my fucking time and have me rushing around to get this house in order just to screw everything up. I don’t have time for your immature-ass games.”
“Oh yeah,” Tike says, butting in. “A chick named Natalie called your phone earlier. You left your phone in my car so I thought I’d just answer. She told me to tell you that “we’re done” . . . yeah . . . those were her exact words.”
“ What? ” My eyes narrow as I push Mills off of me and stomp towards Tyke to snatch my phone out of his hands. “What the fuck did you say to her?”
“ I just told her you were packing things with Sharon and—”
“Sharon! ” Mills and I yell at the same time. “Tike, what the fuck is wrong with you?!” I snap.
“Hey, I did n’t know! I thought she was a friend or something—well until she said that last sentence. I had no clue who she was!”
Ignoring him, I call Natalie immediately. I call again and again but each time it goes straight to her voicemail. “Great. Now she’s ignoring me. What exactly did you say?”
“I only told her Sharon was a student of your mom’s and an ex of yours who was—”
“Oh, come on, Tike! You fuckin g jackass!” Mills yells. “That’s the stupidest fucking move you’ve ever made.”
“Okay . . . s eriously, don’t blame me,” he says, his eyes wide as he holds his hands up innocently. “I haven’t dated in years. I know nothing about what to say to girls that call—and she was making me nervous. You two classify me as the damn geek anyway.”
I shake my head at him before taking a few steps back and sitting on the edge of the sofa. “Geek or not, Tike, you should have known maybe she was someone I talked to. It’s says ‘Bunny’ for Christ’s sake.”
“Well, shit, I’m sorry. If you want , I can tell her Sharon is a nobody . . . although she seemed like somebody by the way she was pushed up against you . . . and since your pants are still unbuttoned.” Tike scratches his head curiously before pushing his round glasses up the bridge of his nose. “Okay . . . I’m curious. Did you have sex with that Sharon chick recently or not?”
“ No,” I growl. “Fuck Sharon. I have no interest in her.” I rub my fingers against my temples, my elbows on my thighs. “Shit. That’s another thing I’m going to have to explain to her. I have to get the fuck out of California. The more I’m here, the more Natalie drifts away from me.”
“ I’m sure she’ll be alright,” Mills mutters. “We’ll be there in no time. If she loves you, she should trust you . . . but then again you do have a rep for breaking hearts and doing shit behind female’s backs. This one may take some work.”
“W hatever.” I stand quickly, raking my fingers through my hair. “I’ll do what I can to keep it
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