Page 53 of Break Me
Fifteen
Shoving Cadenagainst the wall while he’s fully dressed and I’m still in my boxers, my dick not quite soft yet, is not how I wanted to spend my morning.
Truth be told, I wanted to spend it banging Ava and his fiancé, so I guess I can’t be too pissed off at him dragging me out of bed and putting his hands on me, but still.
I sigh, dodging his fist.
“Stop, man,” I say.
“Caden,” Riley calls out angrily behind me. “It isn’t what you think.”
Caden’s face contorts with rage, his blue eyes on mine.
Actually, it’s exactly what he thought, except Riley did the right thing and bowed out. Something I didn’t particularly want to happen, but I understood it.
“Hey man, we can all go right now, if you want?” I say as I press my hand against Caden’s chest, dodging another punch. He’s slower than he used to be, thank fuck.
His hands ball into fists at his side and he’s breathing hard under my hand, but at least he’s got his hands down. He bites his lip, closes his eyes, takes a deep breath.
Then his eyes lock on mine. “What happened.”
So I tell him. About me drinking too much with Riley, which he gets pissed off all over again about and that’s fair. But I tell him, too, that Riley was just leaving when he decided to show up.
“Quit fucking taking pills,” he yells at me, his eyes narrowed. I still don’t move my hand from his chest because he looks like he still wants to bash my brains in. “Just fucking quit. And stop fucking drinking while you’re at it, you fucking idiot.”
I cock my head to the side. “Is that all?”
“Caden,” Riley says quietly. I haven’t heard Ava since Caden burst into this room, but she’s somewhere back there. “Caden, it’s okay. Nothing happened.”
Caden’s eyes look past me, to Riley. I see him soften. He deflates under my hand and I let go of him, stepping back. Riley walks past me, puts her arms around his neck.
He doesn’t touch her, but he looks way less pissed.
“Baby girl, he’s not your responsibility.”
Well, that’s true. She’s actually my responsibility, but the thought of leaving Ava had me fucked up. If I had come back here, and Rolland had found her…
I turn around to see her while Riley and Caden work it out.
Ava is leaned against the wall, wearing a white t-shirt and sweatpants, and she looks almost…amused.
“Ready, Princess?” I ask her.
She frowns as I step closer to her.
“I’m not going with you, I already told you.”
I shrug. “I’m not leaving without you, and you almost got me punched in the face, trying to start a threesome like that so damn early in the morning.” I crowd her against the wall, looking down at her beautiful blue eyes. I tilt her chin up with my hand. “You owe me.”
She smirks, trailing a finger down my chest. “I didn’t want a threesome,” she admits quietly. “I just wanted to make you feel good.”
Good God.
My hands go to her waist. “You can do that just fine all by yourself.” I pull her against me and I hear her breath catch. “Come with me,” I plead with her. “We’ll be back before dark. If Caden doesn’t push me off the plane.”
I hear him mutter something to me from across the room, but I ignore him.
“On one condition,” Ava says, bitting her lip, eyeing me up and down.
I press my brow to hers. “What’s that?” I ask her.
“Throw away that fucking prescription.”
Of course she’d go in for the kill.
