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“I’ll be nineteen in a few weeks. And you’re twenty-one!” I yelled back, “You’re not much older than me Blaine! Stop treating me like a child.”
“But he’s twenty-five!” He threw it at me. “What could you possibly get out of being his toy, D?”
“I’m not his toy!” I rounded on him, “I’m his girlfriend.”
“Then why hasn’t he mentioned you to me or the other guys?” He questioned, “Why hasn’t he brought you to any of the parties or get togethers at the club?” He voiced the concerns I’d managed to ignore.
“Because he doesn’t want me around the club after how I was treated the last time. And I don’t want to be there, one time was enough for me.” I said meekly, deflating a bit in uncertainty. “It’s dangerous.”
“Not with him. Or with me at your side.” He challenged. “Admit it, D. He shows up here, only when I’m not around, uses you and moves on before the morning light. That doesn’t sound like a relationship.”
“Whatever.” I pushed past him and walked back through the house. “Your opinion doesn’t matter to me.”
“You don’t get it.” He stomped after me, “He’s using you.”
“He’s your best friend, do you really think so poorly of him? You’re the one that brought him around.”
He whitened a bit at that. “He’s no good for you.”
“Says who?” I cried, “You? You’re exactly like him!”
“And I’m a scum bag on a good fucking day, D. We both know we haven’t had a good day in years!”
“Don’t say that.” I sighed, standing at the bottom of the stairs.
“Don’t let him use you. You deserve better.” He said gently, lowering his voice like I did. “He’s not good enough for you.”
“He makes me happy.”
“It won’t last.” He sighed, “He doesn’t stick with one girl for long. Not in the four years I’ve known him.”
“It doesn’t mean he won’t settle down with me.”
“Yes, it does.” He shook his head and scrubbed his hand over his face. “That’s exactly what that means. Fox will never be the come home at night to the white picket fence home kind of man. And that’s the kind of man that you deserve, not someone like us.”
“You don’t know that.” I said, but even I could feel the doubt in my voice.
“Yes, I do.” He tried one more time.
Tears filled my eyes and I hated how he made me feel like he was right when ten minutes ago I was blissfully content with the status of my relationship with Fox. “I need some fresh air.” I said, grabbing my keys off the hook and walking out the front door.
He followed me. “Where are you going?” He put his hands in his front pockets as he stood on the porch.
“I don’t know.” I shook my head in defeat. “What does it matter? It’s not like you or Maddie will notice my absence even if I’m not here. Neither of you give a flying fuck about me, and you haven’t for months now, so go do what you do every night and so will I.”
I got in my car and tore off out of the driveway, leaving a fresh strip of rubber on the concrete.
He was wrong.
He had to be.
I drove around aimlessly for hours with my windows down and the music blaring loudly. I needed to clear my head and get away from Blaine’s disapproving glare or I was going to give in and let his doubts give life to my own.
Because he was right, in a way.
Fox wasn’t the settling down kind.
Right now.
