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“Thank you. I’ll pay the fees for my protection if you need it to be black and white. I need you to ignore Cooper’s calls because this is no longer his concern.”
Wade’s eyes meet mine. “I technically work for him.”
“Do you want me to fire you?” I ask, praying he’ll say no. I need Wade more than ever. Even if I’m lying to him.
“Fine. Twenty-four hours, but after that, I’ll need to figure out how we’re going to handle this.”
He walks off the bus with frustration radiating off him.
Now to make the phone call that will officially destroy me.
Chapter Fourteen
Cooper
When I see Emily’s face flash on my screen, I answer. “Hi, darlin’, are you okay?”
“No. I’m not. I thought I was okay with everything, but I’m not.”
I sit up in my bed and turn the light on. She sounds angry again.
“I thought we talked about this.” I’m not sure what changed in an hour. We were fine, talking about me coming there, and now she’s pissed again?
Emily’s breathing quickens. “I don’t want you to come here. I want time alone.”
What the fuck? This is completely different from what she said before. “What changed?”
“Everything.”
I swear that women confuse the shit out of me. “Can you elaborate please?”
“This was just the eye opener I needed. This can’t work between us. We were fooling ourselves, and I think it’ll just be easier to sever things now. A clean break.”
Okay, now I’m completely fucking floored. She has never mentioned a damn word about having any doubts. We’ve talked every single day. Our conversations have been about how to make things work. Who could travel when and finding ways around the shit in our way. Both of us were on board. I don’t know where the hell this is coming from.
“I understand you’re upset, but—”
“No, it’s over.”
“No, it’s not,” I reply. “It is not over… We’re going to talk about this.”
She laughs. “There’s nothing to talk about, Cooper. We’re done. I’m done.”
“Well, I’m not done.” I’m not letting go of her. I love her, and I’ll fight to the ends of the earth to keep her. She’s the girl I’ve waited my whole life for. There’s no way I’m going to walk away because she has a few doubts.
Fuck that.
“It’s not up to you!” Emily yells. “I don’t want to do this with you anymore. I don’t love you. I was foolin’ myself.”
“Bullshit!” This is insanity. She’s lying to me, and I know it. I saw the way she looked at me. I hear it in her voice when we talk. “If you’re scared, I get it, but I’m getting on that plane in two days. You’re not goin’ to end this on the goddamn phone. If you want to end this, you need to say it to my face. I want to see you look me in the eyes and tell me you don’t love me.”
Her breath hitches. “Do you really want to see this, Cooper? Is that what you want? You want me to hurt you?”
My heart pounds against my ribs and two words stick out. “See what?”
“Look.” Emily sighs. “I...I didn’t want to... It just happened...”
“Just say it,” I say through gritted teeth.
