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Chapter Six
Slade wasted an hour in the jewelry story making her try on piece after piece after piece. Cassie wasn’t and never would be a jewelry girl. At least, never again. There were a few rings she had liked, and they had felt amazing on her finger. Andrew had used jewels and told her every woman loves them. She refused to be drawn by such lies again.
She wasn’t in love with Andrew. Yes, he’d broken her heart, but he had also taught her some valuable lessons in life, and they were lessons she intended to stick to.
Taking a fry, she popped it into her mouth, and refused to look at the man opposite her.
“Are you still pissed at me?”
Cassie ignored him.
“Look, it was just a little fun.”
Again, she ignored him.
“We made that woman’s day.”
Finally, she glared at him. “Telling her that you’d invite her to our wedding was not funny, Slade. I don’t like lying, and what you did was just plain old stupid.”
“I didn’t pick the ring, now did I? You liked the large diamond with little stars in the band.”
She stuffed another fry into her mouth, and glared. “Is everything such a game to you?”
“It’s not a game. Not really. I don’t see anything wrong with having a bit of fun.”
“I didn’t think it was funny.”
He pointed his own fry at her. “I’m getting that. You’re very uptight. Have you ever just let loose?”
“Yes, I have. I got a broken heart, and mocked every time I walked down the school hall. Believe me, I know what it’s like, and I don’t intend to relive the experience.” She dipped her fry into some ketchup, and took a bite, releasing a sigh.
“Not every single guy is like Andrew.”
“I know that.”
He reached out and took her hand. “I want you to believe it. I know I have fun with these women, and you think I’m an asshole, but I never promise them more.”
“I don’t have a problem with that. I mean, yeah, I thought it was cruel, but I can see you’re not a complete ass.” She stared down at her plate. “I just … I guess I still let what Andrew did to me rule some of my decisions.”
“Have you ever been with a man other than him?”
Her cheeks heated even though she didn’t want them to. She shook her head. “No.”
“I don’t know what it must have been like to be a girl in high school like that.”
She shrugged. “The school hallways were the worst. I hated it more than anything else. They would pin panties to my locker, and words like slut, and whore. Trailer trash pussy. I don’t even know why I’m telling you all this. If it wasn’t for Jessica and William, I wouldn’t have gotten through that last year. In the beginning when I saw Andrew, he’d always have a new girl on his arm. He’d make sure that I knew he was having a much better time with her than he ever would with me.”
“This guy sounds like a total fucking jerk.”
“He was, and he is. His parents own half the town.”
“Do you still love him?”
She shook her head. “No. I don’t even think it was love back then. I think I was infatuated with him. He made me feel special, and with a father like Bill, well, it was hard to ignore that.” He stroked her hand, and she smiled over at him. “Thank you, for listening to me.”
“I think if I ever see this Andrew, I’m going to beat the shit out of him.”
“He’s not worth it. By the end of the school year, I had no feelings for him. I’d look at him, and instead of feeling hurt or heartbroken, the mere sight of him pissed me off. It was like I had finally woken up to the loser that he was. It was just too late.”
