apartment, and as soon as he was gone, I felt alone all over again.
9
Cortland
When I reached Flynn’s apartment, I banged my fist on the door like I was a giant. I wasn’t sure if he was home, but if he wasn’t, I’d hunt him down. I was on a mission.
He opened th e door, his hair messy like he’d been sleeping all day. “Cortland?”
I punched him square in the nose. “You piece of shit.”
“Fuck!” Flynn stumbled back then felt his nose. He stood up straight then wiped the blood away. “What the hell is wrong with you?”
“You.” My eyes were wide with anger. “Nobody fucks with my friends and gets away with it.” I reached for his neck but he stepped out of the way.
“I don’t want to hit you but I will,” he threatened.
“Give me your best shot.”
He stepped away. “What’s this about?”
“Is that a serious question?” I snapped. “I can’t believe you dumped her like that, leaving her high and dry. She didn’t even do anything wrong. It’s not her fault you don’t trust her and you’re a damn hypocrite.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?” he yelled. “I didn’t dump her.”
“She thinks you did.” My arms were shaking because I was so mad.
“Well, I didn’t,” he snapped. He wiped more blood away. “She told you that?”
“Yeah. And then she cried in my arms, shaking.”
Flynn lowered his hands. “We just had a fight…”
“And you kicked her out of your apartment? Now she has nowhere to go so she has to live with me?”
Confusion spread across his face. “What are you talking about?”
“You know exactly what I’m talking about. You ask ed her to move in with you, and then after she breaks her lease, you just change your mind? Now she has nowhere to go. I’m not sure why I liked you. You’re a fucking coward.”
He looked at the floor then ran his fingers through his hair. “I didn’t know any of that…”
“What?”
“She didn’t tell me she put in her lease papers. And we aren’t broken up. I didn’t say that either.”
“She seems to think you are.”
He sighed then gripped his head. “I was just mad at her and needed my space. I did n’t mean I didn’t want to live with her. I just didn’t want to move her stuff yesterday or today.” He grabbed his keys and his wallet and stuffed them into his pocket. “I’ll talk to her now.”
I grabbed his arm and stilled him. “Make sure you fix this.” I threatened him with my eyes. I wasn’t a fighter, strictly a lover, but when it came to my friends, I was a completely different person.
Flynn pulled out of my grasp. “I will.”
10
Hazel
When the knock sounded on my door, I was surprised Cortland was back so soon. He’d only been gone an hour. “Come in.”
The door opened, but it wasn’t Cortland who entered my apartment. It was Flynn.
I stared at him, trying to process his appearance. “What are you doing here?”
He shut the door then joined me on the floor. His hand grabbed mine and he squeezed it. “Baby, I’m sorry for everything.”
I was glad he was back in my apartment. I was elated he was holding my hand. Just seeing his face made me melt into a puddle. I thought he didn’t want me anymore, but here he was, apologizing. “It’s okay.”
“You forgave me easily…”
“I thought I’d never see you again.”
His eyes softened. “Hazel, we didn’t break up. That’s not what I said.”
“But you said you didn’t want to live with me anymore…”
“I meant for the past two days. Of course I want you to live with me.”
“Really?” I couldn’t hide how happy I was.
He sighed. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong impression.”
“I’m sorry I hurt you.”
Flynn kissed the side of my head. “You didn’t do anything wrong. I was just overreacting…”
“I’ve never seen you act like that…”
“I know.” He rubbed my knuckles with this thumb, just like he usually did. “I’ve never behaved that way before. I’m innately
9
Cortland
When I reached Flynn’s apartment, I banged my fist on the door like I was a giant. I wasn’t sure if he was home, but if he wasn’t, I’d hunt him down. I was on a mission.
He opened th e door, his hair messy like he’d been sleeping all day. “Cortland?”
I punched him square in the nose. “You piece of shit.”
“Fuck!” Flynn stumbled back then felt his nose. He stood up straight then wiped the blood away. “What the hell is wrong with you?”
“You.” My eyes were wide with anger. “Nobody fucks with my friends and gets away with it.” I reached for his neck but he stepped out of the way.
“I don’t want to hit you but I will,” he threatened.
“Give me your best shot.”
He stepped away. “What’s this about?”
“Is that a serious question?” I snapped. “I can’t believe you dumped her like that, leaving her high and dry. She didn’t even do anything wrong. It’s not her fault you don’t trust her and you’re a damn hypocrite.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?” he yelled. “I didn’t dump her.”
“She thinks you did.” My arms were shaking because I was so mad.
“Well, I didn’t,” he snapped. He wiped more blood away. “She told you that?”
“Yeah. And then she cried in my arms, shaking.”
Flynn lowered his hands. “We just had a fight…”
“And you kicked her out of your apartment? Now she has nowhere to go so she has to live with me?”
Confusion spread across his face. “What are you talking about?”
“You know exactly what I’m talking about. You ask ed her to move in with you, and then after she breaks her lease, you just change your mind? Now she has nowhere to go. I’m not sure why I liked you. You’re a fucking coward.”
He looked at the floor then ran his fingers through his hair. “I didn’t know any of that…”
“What?”
“She didn’t tell me she put in her lease papers. And we aren’t broken up. I didn’t say that either.”
“She seems to think you are.”
He sighed then gripped his head. “I was just mad at her and needed my space. I did n’t mean I didn’t want to live with her. I just didn’t want to move her stuff yesterday or today.” He grabbed his keys and his wallet and stuffed them into his pocket. “I’ll talk to her now.”
I grabbed his arm and stilled him. “Make sure you fix this.” I threatened him with my eyes. I wasn’t a fighter, strictly a lover, but when it came to my friends, I was a completely different person.
Flynn pulled out of my grasp. “I will.”
10
Hazel
When the knock sounded on my door, I was surprised Cortland was back so soon. He’d only been gone an hour. “Come in.”
The door opened, but it wasn’t Cortland who entered my apartment. It was Flynn.
I stared at him, trying to process his appearance. “What are you doing here?”
He shut the door then joined me on the floor. His hand grabbed mine and he squeezed it. “Baby, I’m sorry for everything.”
I was glad he was back in my apartment. I was elated he was holding my hand. Just seeing his face made me melt into a puddle. I thought he didn’t want me anymore, but here he was, apologizing. “It’s okay.”
“You forgave me easily…”
“I thought I’d never see you again.”
His eyes softened. “Hazel, we didn’t break up. That’s not what I said.”
“But you said you didn’t want to live with me anymore…”
“I meant for the past two days. Of course I want you to live with me.”
“Really?” I couldn’t hide how happy I was.
He sighed. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong impression.”
“I’m sorry I hurt you.”
Flynn kissed the side of my head. “You didn’t do anything wrong. I was just overreacting…”
“I’ve never seen you act like that…”
“I know.” He rubbed my knuckles with this thumb, just like he usually did. “I’ve never behaved that way before. I’m innately
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