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I grabbed his phone and checked it. The words seemed to move in waves in front of my eyes. They were a bit blurred, but they looked legit. Suddenly, for some reason, I felt like laughing.

He stared at me as if I had gone crazy.

“Oh, wow…” I muttered, still chuckling. “I can’t believe I sent you that. Must have made a mistake.”

My voice sounded slurred. I wanted to straighten up, but I couldn’t. I wanted to push him away, but I felt like I couldn’t control my arms.

“I’m sorry, Leigh,” he repeated. “I thought wrong, but I’m still hoping you can forgive me.”

I laughed again.

“Please forgive me for everything,” he begged, taking my hands in his.

His warmth was very comforting on a cold night. It seemed to inject some strength again into my body.

“If you and Carter have something going on…” he started, then hesitated just for a while. “… I can accept that. Just… I just want your forgiveness. That’s all.”

At the mention of Carter, I suddenly felt like laughing and crying at the same time. I glanced at his driveway next door. He wasn’t even there. He hasn’t been present for some time now. I should just accept the fact that he did not feel the same way about me.

It fucking hurt. I felt a sharp pain in my heart. Then I turned to Drake, who was looking at me with great concern.

“You’re drunk, Leigh,” he said. “Perhaps you should go inside, drink some water, and…”

“No!” I screamed, stepping forward. The sudden movement made me so dizzy that I felt the world around me begin to spin without warning. I stumbled to the side, but Drake caught me.

His strong arms wrapped around my waist. I looked up and saw his eyes staring at me. It was so alluring, so comforting.

He leaned closer and kissed me then. I found myself returning it, savoring it. His tongue licked my lips and then pushed through them to search for mine.

Somewhere at the back of my mind, I knew it wasn’t right. I should not be kissing this man. I had sworn to never have anything to do with him anymore. But a larger, stronger part of me wanted to take some sort of revenge on Carter.

Fuck you, Carter,I said harshly in my mind. I wanted to slap him, to kick him, to punch him. But right now, this would do.

I felt Drake’s hand snaking inside my blouse and caressing my breast. Our kiss grew more passionate. Hungrier.

“I’ve missed you so much, Leigh,” he whispered as his kisses moved down to my neck. “I’ve missed us. We belong with each other. We always have.”

His words were like a splash of cold water on my face. My brain suddenly started alerting me, making me pull away.

In that instance, even before I could say anything, I heard a car’s engine stopping nearby. Headlights bathed us in blinding brilliance.

My heart began to thump wildly as I realized that it was Carter. He’d arrived and had probably seen us.

I shouldn’t feel guilty, but I did. We did not have a relationship, right? And he did not even bother answering me tonight.

He climbed out of his car without glancing at us. He just kept on walking straight to his door.

My first instinct was to run after him, but I decided to hold my ground. I wasn’t going to chase him. If he did not want me, then so be it.

“Just leave, Drake,” I said to my ex, waving him off with my hand as I tried to walk back to my house without stumbling.

I felt immensely sick and terrible. And it wasn’t because of the alcohol in my system.

Chapter 24

CARTER

Iwaspacingbackand forth in the living room, wondering if I had done the right thing by just ignoring Drake and Leigh.

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