Page 73 of Love Unforgettable
“Trevor?” Elise calls, grabbing her belly.
“I’m right here, honey.” Trevor rushes to her side. “Are you okay? Is it the baby?”
Elise nods, biting her bottom lip.
“Her water broke, we called an ambulance, they should be here any minute,” Cole tells him, stepping away from the couple. Trevor continues to talk to Elise in a hushed tone, looking over at us every so often. I hear the word crazy come up a few times. As well as bitch. This from the same guy who told me he loved me and was moving here for me not two days ago. I can’t even wrap my head around it. Am I the only one who didn’t see what kind of person Trevor is?
“Hey, you want to tone down the name callin’? That’s not necessary,” Cole says to Trevor.
“I’ll decide what’s necessary,” Trevor says.
“Trevor,” I start. “I think we can both safely say that nothing will ever happen again. And that Elise has nothing to worry about. Am I right?”
“Sweetness—” Cole says at the same time that Kat says, “Lex, what the—” at the same time Remi says, “This is not the way—” and Mavis pretend coughs, “Isdreck!”
“It won’t happen again,” I say more firmly.
“Make sure it doesn’t,” Trevor returns.
I turn to look at my friends, all return my gaze with sympathy. Mavis and Babs included.
Cole comes over to me and touches my shoulder. “I’m gonna try to pretend I understand what it is you’re doing, sweetness.”
Kat comes closer. “What in the actual fuck, Lexie?”
“Why are you doing this?” Remi asks.
“I don’t expect you guys to understand—” I start.
“Oh, oh no, I don’t feel so good,” Elise announces. “I think something’s wrong.”
I look at her and see that she’s started to leave a trail of blood behind them.
Blood can’t be good.
“Trevor,” I call.
“Leave him alone,” Elise grunts. “Isn’t it enough, what you’ve already done? Just stay away from my family, please.”
Trevor looks at me, his eyes filled with something close to an apology. Even though I am fully disgusted by his behavior, I point to the floor behind them. He turns to look, his face blanches.
“Honey,” he tells Elise. “I’m going to take you to the hospital. We can’t wait for the ambulance.” He gently steers her in the direction of the exit as she collapses. Trevor stumbles under the unexpected weight and goes down to a knee. Cole rushes to the pair and tries to help Trevor up.
“Back off, man,” Trevor says through clenched teeth. “I got this.”
“Okay, okay, you need help, you let me know,” Cole says, backing away. I hear the sirens in the distance.
“You could be the last guy on earth, and I still wouldn’t turn to you for help,” Trevor says. “Just stay the fuck away.”
I look around the room and notice that it’s just a few stragglers at this point, the party forgotten. Those who are here are collected in little groups, mostly staring at what’s going on. Not a single other person has stepped in to try and help.
“I’m not sure what’s going on with them,” Cole says to the girls and me. “But there’s a light or two burned out on both their strings.”
“That’s one way to put it, cowboy,” Kat says.
My God, has Trevor always been such a dick?
“Yes,” Remi says.
