“Don’t be stupid. You deserve to have anyone, and they’d be lucky to have you,” I reply with a frown.
Tate smiles sweetly and pulls my head closer for a quick kiss on the top of my head. Even though I’m a woman, he still likes to show me his affection. “Thanks, now do you have your cell?”
I get it out my pocket to show him. “Yep.”
“You have a message.” He points to the screen, and I see it’s from Paige.
“She wants to come over,” I say as I read it and Tate nods.
“Good, I don’t like you being alone,” he answers.
“You’ve had extra guards and security hired, I’m perfectly safe,” I point out. “She’ll be here in about an hour.”
He nods and as we say our goodbyes I wish him luck on his date. When he leaves, I go to charge my cell in my room and I lie on the bed for a while, thinking back to when I’d worry about Tate finding out about Booker. As it turns out, apart from Tate punching him in the face, I didn’t really have to worry at all.
With my heart feeling lighter, and my smile becoming wider as Booker runs through my mind, I run down to kitchen and turn the radio. Dancing around as I clean. It seems since I’ve been gone, Tate hasn’t been very tidy, and so I decide to do a general spruce up for him. I’m in the living room collecting cups and glasses that have been left scattered around when I hear the front door close.
“I’m in here, Paige,” I shout, finishing up the living room. Paige doesn’t answer, so I quickly stop. “Paige? Sorry, I’m cleaning the place. It seems Tate’s been a little messy since I’ve been staying over at Booker’s.”
However, when I exit the room and look around, it’s not Paige I see… it’s Troy.
“Hello, Crystal.” Troy smiles. He’s dressed in a suit, his lips tilted in a smirk and his chin lifted showing me just how smug he’s feeling about this whole situation. His dark hair looks freshly cut and his eyes piercing as he watches me react to his arrival. “Are you going to congratulate me on my new job?”
Looking at him closer, he’s dressed as one of the security guards that are supposed to protect us.
How on earth did he manage to get the job?
But I don’t ask him that, I want him gone and well away from us all.
“Get out,” I order. “Get out. Now!”
My heart beats faster as I look around for something to use as protection.
“That’s no way to talk to me,” Troy speaks calmly as he takes a step forward.
“Stay there!” I scream. “Don’t you dare come any closer.”
Thinking quickly, I drop the glasses I’m carrying on the floor and they smash. I hurriedly grab a broken piece and hold it out in front of me, pointing it toward Troy.
“There’s no need for that.” Troy looks to the weapon in my hand. “Put it down, I’m not going to hurt you.”
“My friend will be here soon, so you should go unless you want to be arrested,” I threaten.
Troy then laughs and I frown. “You mean, Paige?” He laughs again.
A chill spreads throughout my body, I don’t like the sound of that. “What have you done?”
“The stupid girl loves male attention doesn’t she?” he adds.
“What have you done, Troy ?” I shout.
“I gave her the attention she wanted, told her to keep quiet because nobody would like her getting close to a guy like me. I didn’t want you to see me because then you’d ruin my plans. She bought it all, the dumb bitch.” He laughs some more. “She was with me today and I gotta say, she comes a close second to you Crystal. So if this doesn’t work out, I might have to take Paige instead.”
“Leave her alone,” I order, beginning to shake. “Leave us both alone.”
“That isn’t going to happen,” he threatens. “Tell me, did I make you believe Paige was actually coming?”
I begin to feel sick. He said he was with Paige. Did he send that text message?
“She is coming,” I insist, still holding out the broken piece of glass toward him.
“No Crystal,
Tate smiles sweetly and pulls my head closer for a quick kiss on the top of my head. Even though I’m a woman, he still likes to show me his affection. “Thanks, now do you have your cell?”
I get it out my pocket to show him. “Yep.”
“You have a message.” He points to the screen, and I see it’s from Paige.
“She wants to come over,” I say as I read it and Tate nods.
“Good, I don’t like you being alone,” he answers.
“You’ve had extra guards and security hired, I’m perfectly safe,” I point out. “She’ll be here in about an hour.”
He nods and as we say our goodbyes I wish him luck on his date. When he leaves, I go to charge my cell in my room and I lie on the bed for a while, thinking back to when I’d worry about Tate finding out about Booker. As it turns out, apart from Tate punching him in the face, I didn’t really have to worry at all.
With my heart feeling lighter, and my smile becoming wider as Booker runs through my mind, I run down to kitchen and turn the radio. Dancing around as I clean. It seems since I’ve been gone, Tate hasn’t been very tidy, and so I decide to do a general spruce up for him. I’m in the living room collecting cups and glasses that have been left scattered around when I hear the front door close.
“I’m in here, Paige,” I shout, finishing up the living room. Paige doesn’t answer, so I quickly stop. “Paige? Sorry, I’m cleaning the place. It seems Tate’s been a little messy since I’ve been staying over at Booker’s.”
However, when I exit the room and look around, it’s not Paige I see… it’s Troy.
“Hello, Crystal.” Troy smiles. He’s dressed in a suit, his lips tilted in a smirk and his chin lifted showing me just how smug he’s feeling about this whole situation. His dark hair looks freshly cut and his eyes piercing as he watches me react to his arrival. “Are you going to congratulate me on my new job?”
Looking at him closer, he’s dressed as one of the security guards that are supposed to protect us.
How on earth did he manage to get the job?
But I don’t ask him that, I want him gone and well away from us all.
“Get out,” I order. “Get out. Now!”
My heart beats faster as I look around for something to use as protection.
“That’s no way to talk to me,” Troy speaks calmly as he takes a step forward.
“Stay there!” I scream. “Don’t you dare come any closer.”
Thinking quickly, I drop the glasses I’m carrying on the floor and they smash. I hurriedly grab a broken piece and hold it out in front of me, pointing it toward Troy.
“There’s no need for that.” Troy looks to the weapon in my hand. “Put it down, I’m not going to hurt you.”
“My friend will be here soon, so you should go unless you want to be arrested,” I threaten.
Troy then laughs and I frown. “You mean, Paige?” He laughs again.
A chill spreads throughout my body, I don’t like the sound of that. “What have you done?”
“The stupid girl loves male attention doesn’t she?” he adds.
“What have you done, Troy ?” I shout.
“I gave her the attention she wanted, told her to keep quiet because nobody would like her getting close to a guy like me. I didn’t want you to see me because then you’d ruin my plans. She bought it all, the dumb bitch.” He laughs some more. “She was with me today and I gotta say, she comes a close second to you Crystal. So if this doesn’t work out, I might have to take Paige instead.”
“Leave her alone,” I order, beginning to shake. “Leave us both alone.”
“That isn’t going to happen,” he threatens. “Tell me, did I make you believe Paige was actually coming?”
I begin to feel sick. He said he was with Paige. Did he send that text message?
“She is coming,” I insist, still holding out the broken piece of glass toward him.
“No Crystal,
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