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“Get out. And ask yourself why your gut reaction was to immediately cut me down. You said you didn’t have friends, and I’m guessing it’s because of your attitude. Is your life really that miserable?”
My fists clench and then I’m pushing him backward. He stumbles slightly.
“Screw you!” I yell, moving to grab my purse from the couch.
He had no fucking right to say that shit to me.
I glare at him, already heading for the door when my phone pings. Graham’s does, too. We both pull them out and my eyes widen at the emergency alert notification. There’s a snowstorm rolling in. Graham grabs a remote from the table and presses the button to open the blinds. Sure enough, it’s starting to snow—heavily.
“Shit,” Graham mutters.
I look at him, my jaw clenched. “I’m still leaving.”
His eyes narrow. “By all means, go ahead. Walk into that and see what happens.”
He’s so fucking annoying. I turn around and continue my walk to the front door.
“Wait,” he calls out and I hear a sigh. He walks forward until he’s standing in front of me. “Where’s your hotel? What’s it called?”
I roll my eyes before giving him the name of the hotel.
“That’s twenty minutes away if you drive. But you don’t have a car here. You won’t get any taxis or an Uber right now because of the storm. Ho do you plan to get there?”
“I’ll walk if I have to,” I mutter.
“Really? You’ll walk. That sounds very efficient.”
“Whatever. It’s none of your business anyway,” I state, trying to sidestep him.
He places a hand on my shoulder, green eyes fixed on my face. “I’m pissed too, but I’m definitely not letting you walk out there right now. It’s dangerous.”
I shrug his hand off and he sighs again.
“Now’s really not the time to be stubborn. I’m sorry, but you’re stuck here until the storm passes. Understand?”
I glare at him for several moments. I know he’s right. It would be really irresponsible to walk out right now.
“Fine. But just stay away from me. Since my life is so miserable and all.”
He rolls his eyes. “Whatever. The house is big enough. Maybe you should get started on that lunch you wanted to work on.”
I scoff. “Read my lips, Graham. I’m not your fucking maid. Cook your own damn lunch.”
He glares, but he doesn’t stop me as I head back into the living room, taking a seat on the couch. He appears in the doorway a second later.
“Call your family or anyone that’ll be worried about you. The storm looks like it’s picking up. We could lose cell service.”
I don’t give him any indication that I heard. He doesn’t seem to want any. He leaves once he’s done talking and I hear him walking up the stairs.
Once he’s gone, I grab my phone to call Matthew and Maria. I tell them what’s going on and assure them that I’m perfectly safe but it’s possible they won’t be able to talk to me for a couple of hours, maybe more. I also make sure they haven’t told Enzo where I am.
I left without informing him and it must be driving him crazy. They promise to continue to keep it a secret and I hang up.
I really can’t believe my luck, though. I just had to get stuck in the same house as Graham Steele.
CHAPTER 7
Graham
