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I hung up before he could say anything.
Chapter 6
Corbin
Once Hunter hung up, I ran to my bedroom, pulled out my suitcase, and shoved clothes into it. I didn’t know how long I’d be gone, so I grabbed a lot just in case. I’d just talked to my grandpa the day before and he’d sounded great.
Why the hell is this happening?
“Everything okay?” William asked, walking into the room.
“No,” I answered, not looking at him. I went into the bathroom to grab a few toiletries before going back to the bed and shoving them in the suitcase. “My grandpa is in the hospital. I’m going to see him.”
“What? Seriously?” At his pissed off tone, I looked up at him. He stood with his arms crossed and the expression on his face matched his snappy voice. “We’re supposed to leave for Hawaii in two days. Are you going to be back before then?”
I gaped at him. Someone I loved was in the hospital and all Will cared about was our fucking vacation?
“Not sure,” I said, shaking my head before focusing back on my suitcase. “I doubt it, though.”
“Well that’s just perfect, Corbin. It’s not like you can help by going there, you know.”
“I can be with him.That’show I can help,” I snapped. “He’s the only family I have, Will.”
“You have me.” William walked over and slid his arm around my waist. “Don’t go.”
“I have to,” I said, pulling out of his hold. After shoving the last bit into the bag, I closed it and turned to him. “If you actually cared, you’d come with me. Or at least be a little more understanding.”
“Iamunderstanding,” he said. “But we’ve already booked everything for our trip and I was looking forward to it.”
“Fuck the trip!” I was losing my temper with him. “It can be postponed. This is more important.”
William rolled his eyes, and it was then I realized he didn’t care about me. I’d suspected he only wanted me for my money, but having the harsh reality of such a thing smack me in the face was overwhelming.
“Get out,” I said.
“What?” His brown eyes pinned me with a glare.
“Get the fuck out of my house, Will,” I repeated, trying to calm down. “And don’t bother coming back.”
“You’re dumping me?” he asked, and his surprise was almost funny. He honestly couldn’t expect me to be okay with him behaving like a total diva, right? “Think hard about what you’re saying, Corbin.”
“I don’t need to think about it,” I said, grabbing my suitcase and laptop bag before leaving the bedroom. “I’m sure it won’t take you long to find some other rich guy to leech off of.”
Once Will gathered his things and got the hell out of my house—and hopefully my life—I booked a flight to Arkansas and called for an Uber to take me to the airport. The fact I didn’t care that our relationship was over said a lot about how I felt about him. He’d been nothing but a brief fling, and it wouldn’t take any effort to move on from him.
Not sure if that made me an awful person or not. But oh well.
Hunter hadn’t called with any news, but he’d sent me a text saying Grandpa was in surgery. On the plane, there wasn’t much else I could do except for try not to stress. Which of course didn’t happen. I couldn’t shut off my brain. Every horrible scenario kept floating through my head.
Breathe. Calm the fuck down,I told myself.Focus on something else.
Hunter. The thought of him alone worked wonders. I’d finally get to see him again. My stomach flipped at the thought. The reason for us seeing each other again was a shitty one, however, the reunion was one I’d wanted for a long time.
There’d been so many times in the past few years where I’d imagined going to Willow and showing up at his doorstep. Not knowing how he’d react to that had stopped me from going through with it.
What if he had a boyfriend? Fuck, or a husband?
There’s my damn anxiety again.Can’t think of Hunter either.
