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His hands are still up in the air. “Like she wants it.”
“And when she said no, you hit her?”
All the equipment the fishermen are holding falls to the deck of the boat, and they walk over behind me.
“I told you it was an accident.” He’s jittery, his eyes darting to the men behind me.
I appreciate the backup, but I’ll handle this myself.
“It wasn’t an accident. You fucking hit her, and now it’s time to learn what it’s like when someone a helluva lot bigger hits you.” I cock my fist back and nail him right in the left eye.
Satisfaction filters into my bloodstream and I give him a wicked smile. He teeters a bit to the side, but I want him to come at me. I want any excuse I can get to beat the shit out of him.
“I said I was sorry, man.” He touches his eye, blood squirting from where the skin broke open.
“Sorry isn’t good enough. Didn’t anyone ever tell you never to hit a woman?” I aim my fist for his face again, but he blocks me this time. So I hammer my left hand into his side. He hunches over.
“Fuck, man. If you want her, why didn’t you just say so? Just so you know, she’s a fucking cocktease though.”
This idiot must have a death wish.
I rush him, tackling him around the waist and taking his legs out from under him. My fists hit anywhere I can make contact and he’s trying to wrestle me to get me off him, throwing blind punches up.
“You touch her again and I will fucking murder you!” I continue my assault while he curls up in the fetal position, covering his face.
“Okay, Cam. Ease up. You made your point.” Porter and another guy grab my arms, struggling to pull me off him.
When Derek stands, he wobbles, blood dripping from his face onto his shirt. God, he deserves so much worse.
“Don’t call her. Don’t go see her. You forget she even exists, do you understand me?” I shout, wiggling to get free so I can go after him again. The guys grip my arms tighter, keeping me in place.
“Get the fuck off the boat, Derek,” Porter yells. “You’re fired.”
His head rocks back. “Why? Because of what this dipshit said?” He points at me.
“This dipshit owns the marina, you fucking asshole,” I respond. “Go find somewhere else to work.”
“He’s right. They own the marina, but regardless, we don’t let men who hit women on this boat. You got off easy, because if it was one of my daughters you hit, you’d be fish food.” Porter points at the exit. “Now get off my fucking boat.”
Derek shakes his head. “This whole town is a shithole. Good luck finding anyone else who would wanna live here and work for you.” He walks over to the exit and gets off the boat.
“Boys, go get his stuff. I don’t want any reason to have him coming back,” Porter says.
A couple guys walk into the opening to the barracks. They return with a garbage bag and toss it onto the dock where Derek stands.
We all watch in silence as he leaves the marina. Once he’s gone, I pull out my phone.
Cam: Drop Chevelle off at home tonight. Don’t let her leave by herself.
Nikki: Okkkaaayyyy
I can tell she doesn’t know why, but she doesn’t ask any questions. Maybe she hasn’t seen Chevelle’s face yet. Regardless, I know for sure if Derek is waiting on Chevelle’s doorstep tonight, Logan will deal with him appropriately.
I apologize to Porter for the disruption, then head to my parents’ yacht to clean up.
* * *
A banging sound wakes me. “Cam!”
