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She freezes and stares at me with wide eyes. Shit! Obviously that was the wrong thing to say. “Come on, Addison! She was already under the covers when I woke up. It didn’t take me long to figure it out!” I grab my hair in frustration.
“Fuuuuck!” I roar, balling my hand into a fist and slamming it into a wall. I hear a crunching noise. I’m not sure if it’s from the hole I put in the drywall or the bones in my hand.
“Aiden!” Addison runs to me as I pull my hand out from the wall. She softly holds my hand in hers, inspecting it. The simple touch of her hand has my heart beating fast. Emotions overtake me as my eyes well up with tears.
I look down, pinching the bridge of my nose, ashamed of the whole situation. “I’m so sorry, Addison,” I choke out. I hear her take a deep breath, exhaling slowly. I lift my gaze to hers meeting those beautiful blue eyes. I blink back the unshed tears, “I love you.”
A tear falls from her eye. I cup her face, wiping it away with my thumb. “Aiden, I know it wasn’t your fault. I get it, I do.” She looks away momentarily, pulling her face out of my hand. Blowing out another breath, she continues. “But walking in on a girl who’s just had her mouth on your dick is making me want to do things that I shouldn’t want to do. I just need a little space.” She looks down at her hand cradling mine. “I’ll get you some ice,” she says, turning toward the kitchen. My brows furrow.
“Can you define space?” Concern fills my voice as I follow her. “If you need to be alone for a little bit, that I can do, but if you need to take a break from us, I’ll take two steps forward,” I warn. I’ve worked hard to get her to finally admit her feelings, I will not back off now.
She comes back and places the bag of ice on my hand. “Go take a shower, I’ll make us some breakfast.” The resignation in her voice worries me. I narrow my eyes, assessing her. “I promise I’ll be here when you get out,” she responds. I reach down to kiss her but she backs away. She shakes her head. “Not yet.”
Chapter Forty-seven
I KNEW THE bitch wasn’t finished with Aiden. I can’t stop thinking about what I saw. Walking in on Aiden having his dick sucked by Jessie makes me want to scream and kill someone. My body trembles with anger. How do I move past this? Rationally I know that Aiden was tricked, but irrationally it’s destroying me that he might have enjoyed it for the couple minutes she had her mouth on him.
I take deep breaths in and out. I need to calm down. Grabbing a water, I head out to the patio. I’ll deal with breakfast later. I lie down on the lounger facing the ocean trying to focus on something else. The sounds of the waves calm me. My hand brushes over the spot where Aiden lay yesterday, where we made love. The warmth from the sun helps me relax. I’m still in my sports bra and running shorts. Aiden looked so peaceful sleeping this morning, I didn’t want to wake him up so I decided to go for a run without him. I should’ve woken him up.
“Excuse me, are you Addison?” I jump at the sound of a male voice.
“Holy shit, you scared me,” I say with my hand over my chest. I look at the man standing in front of me. The police. No she didn’t. Anger builds in my chest as I stand up. My body tenses as I bring my hands to my hips.
I should’ve shot her when I had a chance.
“What was that?” The officer asks with a raised eyebrow.
My eyes go wide. Oh, shit! Did I say that out loud?
“Nothing.” I wave my hands around. I need to pull my shit together or I’m going to end up in jail. “Officer, what can I help you with?” I say flatly. His eyes move all over my body. It catches me off guard. I clear my throat. “Eyes up here, buddy.” I don’t care who he is, he’s being unprofessional.
“Yes, Officer Gates, eyes fucking up there,” Aiden growls as he comes outside. The officer turns toward him with a wide grin. Aiden laughs and shakes his head walking in the direction of the officer. They embrace in a hug, smacking each other on their backs. “Good to see you, brother.” My body relaxes, realizing this is a friend of Aiden’s.
“Don’t you know how to pick up a phone and call? How long have you been back?” the officer asks.
Aiden chuckles. “A few months. I’ve been busy,” he says, looking over at me, smiling.
“So I’ve heard.” He turns his gaze onto me. Again, I feel like I’m on display. What is it about Aiden’s friends’ assessing eyes? Not in the mood to entertain today, I roll my eyes and recline on the lounger.
“Ryan, this is Addison. Addison, Ryan.” Ryan walks over and shakes my hand. Aiden sits next to me as the officer grabs a chair, straddling it backward while he rests his arms on the back. “Why do I have a feeling you’re not here for personal reasons?” Aiden leans forward with his elbows on his knees.
Ryan looks at me, twisting his lips. “So, Addison, I hear you work for NYPD’s forensic department.” He doesn’t really ask, it’s more of a statement. So I just nod wondering where he’s going with this. “Do you have a department-issued firearm?” Ah, there it is. That bitch did go to the police. I open my mouth to answer, but Aiden speaks first.
“What the hell, Ryan? Stop beating around the bush. What did Jessie say?” he says, raising his voice as he stands up.
“Aiden, what the hell am I supposed to do? Jessie comes in and reports being held at gunpoint from someone in your house. I didn’t even know you were in town, let alone have a serious girlfriend. I had to call Max and ask who the hell she was before coming here.” He pushes off the chair and paces. “I don’t want to arrest her, but fuck my hands are tied.” At those words, I jump off the lounger.
“Arrest me? How about you arrest that psycho who broke into Aiden’s house and sexually assaulted him!” I yell, throwing my hands up. “She wouldn’t leave and I felt like I was in danger because she’s psychotic.” The last part was a bit of an exaggeration, but hell if I’m going to jail for that woman.
His brows furrow, and he glances to Aiden. Aiden nods his head in agreement. He tells him what happened last night and this morning. I stare out to the ocean, trying to block out the details. It’s not working. I close my eyes and cringe when he begins to tell him about this morning. I can’t do it. I can’t listen to it. I turn around to walk into the house.
“Addison,” Aiden calls out. His voice is thick with emotion.
I stop but stay facing away from them. “I can’t listen anymore, Aiden, but continue. He needs to hear it. I’ll be inside if you have any questions, Ryan,” I say over my shoulder before walking away.
I decide to take a quick shower. Walking into Aiden’s room, I notice the entire bedding has been ripped off. I look around, but don’t see it anywhere. Hopefully he burned it. I’m a little relieved that we’re not staying here tonight.
The guys have made it inside by the time I’m done getting ready. The shower did very little to help me relax. I need to leave this place. Get as far away from Jessie as possible. My bags are packed and ready to go. I hear laughing coming from the kitchen as I walk out of the hallway. I lean against the wall, watching the two guys joke with each other. Aiden’s telling Ryan the story of how he got me to go on this weekend date. He catches me watching him and flashes a sexy half grin. I softly smile back.
