Page 5 of Tied In Tentacles
He stared, open-mouthed, as Simon smiled and slipped into the water. “Hey babe.”
“Hey babe?” Justin stood and got out, walking back inside and not giving a damn that he was wet or how cold he felt once he was out of the hot tub. “Get your shit and go.”
“Come on, Justin. Why don’t we talk and sort everything out? I’ve missed you and I know you’ve missed me. We’re good together.”
“How is Garry, or is there someone else now?” Justin held a hand up when Simon went to respond. “No, don’t. I don’t want to know. Get your things and leave, Simon. We’re done. We were done the second you decided you needed another man.”
Simon gave him a sad look and bit his bottom lip. “I made a mistake—”
“Which time?” Justin snapped. “And I know you cheated on the man you cheated on me with, so you can’t stay faithful at all. Why would I want to go back to that? Always wondering if you were being faithful to me or fucking around.”
“Justin,” Simon whined as he moved closer. “Don’t be like that. We all make mistakes. I made one but I’m here now and I want to try again. I miss you.”
“What? You make it sound like you picked the wrong laundry detergent. You slept around on me. We had unprotected sex, Simon. I had to get tested.”
“I always used condoms. I wouldn’t do that to you.”
“No, you just flashed your ass to any man who would have you.” Justin took a deep breath and then slowly released it. “I don’t want you here. We’re over. Get dressed, grab your bags, and go.”
Simon smiled and reached up to put his hands on Justin’s chest. “One night.”
“No.” He pushed Simon’s hands away, taking a step back, his jaw hardening. “Go, Simon. Now.”
“Look, babe. I know I fucked up, but we can start again. We can take things nice and slow. Learn to trust each other again.”
“What?” Justin spluttered. Did he hear Simon right? “Learn to trust each other? You need to learn to trust me? I wasn’t the one sleeping with any man who so much as looked at me. You cheated on me when I trusted you. I never cheated on you. I never thought about it because I loved you and thought we had a future together. There is no learning to trust each other.”
“You weren’t always open with me, Justin. Some days, I had no idea what you were doing or who you were with.”
“That’s because I didn’t need to share every second of the day with you. I never asked for details from you because I trusted you, and we might have been in a relationship together, but you were still your own person. I didn’t need to know about everything in your life because we were in a relationship.”
“You weren’t that interested in what I was doing.” Simon crossed his arms over his chest. “It made me feel like I didn’t matter.”
Justin’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets. “What the actual fuck! So, it’s my fault that you let any dick in your ass? Because I treated you like an actual fucking adult?”
“Don’t be like that. I didn’t mean it. You know you’re the one I want. We planned our future together. We can try again.”
“No.” Justin stepped back when Simon reached for him. “Get your things and go. We’re over.”
“I paid for this vacation—”
“And I gave you your half back,” Justin snapped. Taking a deep breath, Justin shook his head. “It’s over. It has been over for months. I don’t know what you thought you’d achieve by coming here. I could have been here with someone else, and you would have walked in on us together.”
“And joined in.” Simon smirked, then let it fall from his face when Justin glared at him. “It was only a thought.”
“Here’s a thought for you. Get the fuck out.” He couldn’t believe Simon had turned up after everything he’d done to Justin and their relationship and thought Justin would take him back. Delusional. “Get dressed and go.”
“Can’t I stay one night? It was a long drive here and I’m tired. I’ll go in the morning.”
“Oh, I get it. You’re hoping if you stay, then you can slip into bed with me later and I’ll be so hard up that I’ll fuck you because your ass is available. Not gonna happen.”
“You could never say no to me.” Simon smiled and sidled over to him, but Justin moved away. “Justin,” Simon whined. “Give me one last chance.”
“Just like you could never say no to any other man when you were with me. You can stay in a motel somewhere. I really don’t give a fuck what you do, but you’re not staying with me.”
Simon’s eyebrows drew low. “You don’t mean that. You love me. We had a great relationship, Justin, and we can get back to that if you just give us another chance.”
“No.” Justin didn’t add anything more. He didn’t think he needed to. He’d made his position very clear. Their relationship was over, and Simon needed to leave now. Justin walked over to the front door and stood watching Simon dress. He picked his bag up and walked over to Justin, a scowl on his face. Justin opened the door and held it for Simon to walk through, and when he had, Justin enjoyed slamming it shut behind him. Thesound held a note of finality to it, and Justin hoped Simon never appeared again. “Why did he come?”
