Page 39 of A Love So Wrong
After a few more minutes, the bus finally stopped at the stop his map app in his phone indicated and helped her up with her stupid pot and exited the bus.
Standing on the sidewalk, they both looked around the quiet neighborhood. The last vestiges of light were quickly fading over the terracotta roofs of the fancy houses around them. Looking at his map once more, Gideon looked to his right and began to walk down the sidewalk.
"Gideon, I'm serious, just what are we doing?" Jade ran up beside him and gave him a desperate look. "Please, talk to me. I know you're angry about the accident, and I know it will push our plans back a little, but—"
"I just want to see if something I heard pans out, that's all," he said, cutting her off.
"Gideon, please," her tone was desperate, and it killed him to hear it. “I'm tired, I want to go lay down, and Toby sent me the vouchers he had for two free night stays in downtown Vegas. This is nowhere near that, I think. I thought we were going there to—"
"No," he snapped, and he could feel her flinch next to him.
He was making his way to the large stately house at the end of the lane. Out of all the pictures he saw online, it looked just as good as any to try. Besides, he thought, the local gossip blogs said it was recently bought by some business tycoon bachelor and that most likely meant there was hardly any chance he was there right now.
Glancing down at her, pain jabbed in Gideon's chest at the sight of her hurt expression as she struggled to keep up with his long strides while holding that damn pot. He wanted to grab it from her and carry it himself, but he knew Jade, she would fight him for it. She would redirect her anger into stubborn pride and not let go of the stupid thing.
Sighing, he ran a hand along the back of his neck as he stopped near a couple of trees along the front of the rod iron gate of the mansion.
Gideon gave her a serious look. "I'm tired, Jade," he began. "I'm tired of playing by the rules and keep losing. I should've put Ron into a coma when he first stepped out of line. I should've told mom she was being weak like she always has been, and it was past time to grow the fuck up. I should have never let us run away and—"
Shocked, Jade shook her head with an expression. "No, Gideon," shifting the cooker into one arm, she placed her hand comfortingly against his chest.
Gideon looked down at her hand and placed his on top of it. That day when he kissed her, he shouldn't have stopped, he said only to himself. He was tired of playing it safe with her and life. He needed to take control again to grab it with both hands and not let go. Looking down at her worried face, he gave her a tired smirk. Life would have to be first, and then once he had it back under his control again and going in the right direction, he then was going to have to have a long talk with hissister.
