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A knock on the door causes my heart to leap from my chest.
Wade walks over and steps outside. I can hear his voice raise but can’t understand what he’s saying. The other voices argue with him, and then he storms back into the bus, furious.
“Everything okay?” I ask, my throat dry as I wait for him to answer.
“I’m going to find this motherfucker,” Wade says. “I’m going to tear him apart for what he’s done.”
“Done?” Fear grips me more than ever before as another possibility hits me. “Oh, God!” I sink down on the couch. “Please tell me...” Breathing is difficult as I gasp for air. I think about Cooper being hurt, or worse, because of me.
“Breathe, Emily.” Wade’s hands are on my shoulders. “I’m just upset.”
“Is it Cooper?” I look at him, waiting for the worst.
Wade’s warm brown eyes narrow. “Why would you think it’s Cooper?”
“I-I...” I stammer. “I just...”
He’s crouched in front of me and takes my face in his hands.
“Why would that be what you thought?”
Before I can answer him, the door flies open and my world goes upside down.
Chapter Seventeen
Cooper
Wade is holding her face as if he’s going to kiss her.
“Get your hands off her,” I say as I charge forward. I’m going to beat the shit out of him. Some fucking friend. “You son of a bitch!”
“Cooper!” Emily yells and moves in front of me. “Don’t do this.”
“What the hell is your problem?” Wade questions.
“You!” I bellow and push toward my target.
Emily tries to move me back, but there’s no stopping me. I saw her tonight. I heard her sing that damn song, and I stupidly thought it was about us. Seems I was wrong… It was about her and Wade.
“Please! Calm down, Coop!” Emily yells, but there isn’t a chance of that. “Please! It’s not... It’s not what you think.”
Her small hands pull at my shoulders, but I’m heading toward him, ready to fight.
“Not what?” I laugh. “Not walking in on you and Wade in your intimate moment?”
“Intimate?” Wade slides back a step, casually leaning a shoulder against a wall as if I’m not two seconds away from ripping his throat out.
“At least give me the respect of admitting to whatever the two of you are doing.” I shove closer.
Emily’s fingers press against my face and she tilts my head down. “I lied, Cooper.”
“Don’t lie to me now, Emily. I saw you!”
She shakes her head. “No, I lied before. There’s nothing goin’ on.”
“Can someone fill me in?” Wade’s voice echoes in the small space.
Without taking her eyes from mine, Emily says, “I told Cooper I had feelings for you.”
