Total pages in book: 61
Estimated words: 60940 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 305(@200wpm)___ 244(@250wpm)___ 203(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 60940 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 305(@200wpm)___ 244(@250wpm)___ 203(@300wpm)
“Hazel,” Chance warned. “Don’t fuck with me.”
“After I offered your best friend my virginity and kissed him like I’ve never kissed anyone, he turned me down. But I couldn’t take no for an answer, so I took off my clothes and told him I’d been in love with him since I was eight. You remember the day I got pushed off the monkey bars, and Ledger came to my defense? Well, instant fucking crush on him!”
Chance jerked back. “How did I not know this?”
“Because I pretended it didn’t kill me every time he was with another girl! And you and I both know—Ledger always had some chick he was fucking. Except me, of course!”
He shook his head. “I can’t believe this.”
“Well, believe it. I tried to get over him, but I couldn’t. He was part of the reason I moved away for college in the first place.”
It was my turn to jerk back. I didn’t expect her to say that.
“Thanks to you, he turned me down like I meant nothing. Okay? Your best friend, the one you’re furious with right now, broke my heart for his loyalty and friendship with you. He chose you over me. So the next time you start throwing blows, remember I was humiliated to think that he’d love me over you.”
Chance’s stare moved to me. “Is this true?”
I slowly nodded, trying to process everything in a matter of seconds.
“To make matters worse because I wasn’t heartbroken enough, he fucked Marie right after he kicked me out of his bedroom. That was super fun to watch.”
I instantly spoke up, “I didn’t fuck her.”
We locked eyes.
I added, “I just made you think I did.”
“Because you hadn’t destroyed me enough?” she baited.
“I wanted you to hate me.”
“Mission accomplished.”
“So you lied to me?” Chance questioned, bringing our attention over to him.
“I asked you point blank what happened with Hazel in your bedroom.”
“What?” She gasped, meeting his gaze. “You knew?”
He shrugged. “I saw you come out of this room crying minutes after Ledger left. What did you expect? That I wouldn’t confront him about it?”
“Oh my God.” She placed her hands on her face. “It was all a show.”
I drawled, “Something like that.”
Chance understood. “I guess that explains why you never like to come home.”
“Ledger made sure of that when he kicked me out of his life after his mom’s funeral. Now let’s fast-forward to three months ago, shall we? This jaunt down memory lane is just so much fun.”
Chance paid attention to her every word.
“I revenge fucked your best friend and wound up pregnant. There,” she bit. “Now you know everything. Happy now?”
Taking a deep breath, I was at a loss.
“This has nothing to do with you, Chance. I’m not a little girl anymore. I don’t need your protection, so back off!”
The only thing he replied was, “What now?”
It was my turn to shock the shit out of him, sharing, “Your sister’s marrying me.”
Hazel
“It’ll be a cold day in hell before I ever marry you, Ledger.”
Immediately furious, he snidely remarked, “That’s right, you’re already engaged to someone else.”
I rolled my eyes. “I already told you I’m not engaged.”
“Were you?”
“I’m not having this conversation with you. It’s none of your business.”
“My baby in your stomach says otherwise.”
“Our baby!” Out of nowhere, a sharp pain hit my belly. “Ow!”
Ledger and Chance rushed over to me as I was stricken with it again.
“Ah!” I fell forward, touching my abdomen. “Something’s wrong.”
“Shit.” Chance grabbed his cell phone. “I’m calling 911.”
“Fuck 911.” Ledger picked me up wedding style, and I didn’t put up a fight as he carried me out of the house through the back door.
He softly set me in the passenger seat of his truck while Chance jumped into the back.
“Ah!” Sharp pains kept hitting me, one right after the other as Ledger hauled ass off their estate, speeding through the roads.
“Hey, Felicia,” Ledger suddenly greeted on his cell phone. “Yeah, I need a favor. My girl’s pregnant—”
“I’m not your girl. Oww…”
He glanced at me. “Looks like my baby disagrees with you.”
“Our baby,” I hissed, cramping again and falling forward. “Ah…”
Ledger continued. “She’s experiencing sharp pain in her stomach. Can you meet me at your hospital?” He paused. “Thank you. I owe you one.” He hung up.
“Who was that?” I asked, breathing through the discomfort.
“She’s an OB-GYN. She can be your new doctor when you move in with me.”
Chance instantly asked, “You’re moving in with him?”
I shook my head. “No.”
“Yes,” Ledger corrected me.
“I can’t deal with either of you right now. Can we please just take a break from this conversation?”
They both nodded as Ledger placed his hand on my belly, and I resisted the urge to move it. For some reason, it helped, and he noticed.
When he pulled up to the emergency room entrance, he goaded, “Baby already loves me.”
I mumbled, “Whatever.”