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“What?” she laughed. “No, girl. I left not long after you, and the neighbor called me to tell me about the commotion. I ran into Allison on her way out, and she got a taste of what I had to say.”
The look on Allegra’s face made me chuckle through my tears.
“I don’t know what I’m doing. That’s so wrong. They have been divorced for years. I don’t understand it,” I replied, wiping my face with the back of my sleeve.
“You did nothing wrong, Becca. Honestly, I was surprised by how James acted at the event. He is a strong-willed man and usually puts his foot down with things.”
“Yeah, well, I guess I’m not enough to stick up for,” I scoffed, shaking my head.
“No, I don’t think it was that. I think it was the fact there were so many eyes upon him, and he didn’t want to cause a scene at the event. He is one of the top contributors every year,” Allegra sighed, shrugging her shoulders.
Perhaps that was the truth, but at the end of the day, he should have said something last night and he didn’t. Instead, he agreed he shouldn’t have brought me there.
“Well, according to James, he agreed with the notion he shouldn’t have taken me there last night, and instead of coming here after the event… you can see he went home.”
Standing, I made my way towards my room, with Allegra following behind me. I wasn’t sure what to do, but now that Allison knew I was in this apartment, I didn’t want to stay here.
I didn’t want to have her constantly harassing me and following me around. It was a complete invasion of privacy, and I knew she would keep to her word and try to ruin things with Yale for me.
She was just that kind of person. A sadistic, twisted individual who took pleasure in tormenting others even if she won’t get anything from it.
Pulling out my suitcases, I started going around the room, collecting my things. There was no way I was staying here, and considering James hadn’t arrived yet and it was almost 3:00, I doubted he would be.
“What are you doing?” Allegra asked as she watched me pack.
“I’m leaving. Allegra, I am not playing these games with him. I care about him, yes, but I don’t have time for this drama. This wasn’t what I signed up for when I came to Miami.”
It wasn’t what I signed up for. I didn’t ask for him to want me.
Even if I didn’t stop it from happening.
“Becca—” she said again as she grabbed my wrist to stop me. “Don’t do this.”
“Why, Allegra? Is he here right now comforting me? No, he isn’t. You are, and I’m grateful for it, but this is just too much for me. I should have enough money to book a ticket back home,” I replied, zipping up my bag, and pulling it off the bed past Allegra and towards the door.
“Don’t be silly. You don’t need to book a ticket,” she said again as I collected a few things from the living room.
“So you’re expecting me to keep putting up with all of this, then?”
Rolling her eyes, she smirked. “No, smartass. I’m suggesting that instead of letting them ruin the rest of your summer, you just come stay with me until the day you leave. You can ignore him if you want, and me, you, and Neal can have fun instead.”
“The last time we tried to do that, he followed me to Velvet,” I sighed, remembering the night he showed up in Velvet and told me I was his.
Just thinking about that night made me want to cry. Everything about the way he treated me and possessed me broke my heart because it was one thing about him I fell in love with.
Who was I kidding, though? How could I honestly talk about love with him when I had only been here a few weeks?
“I don’t know. He will know that I am there.” I sagged my shoulders in defeat. “Why can’t my life just be easy?”
“Life isn’t meant to be easy, Becca. Now come on. We can take your stuff up to my place, and the good thing is… I have the room still ready for you,” she said with a smile.
“Isn’t Neal using it?” I asked, with confusion.
“No, he is in another room. I do have more than two rooms, Becca,” she replied teasingly, causing me to smile.
Of course, she did. I suppose part of me just wasn’t thinking straight.
“Okay, let’s go then,” I said, forcing a smile to my face. “You’re right. I shouldn’t let this drama get to me, and I only have like two weeks left, anyway. So I should make the most of it.”
With excitement, she took my large bag and began walking down the hall. However, I found it hard to take the step I needed to pass the threshold to the apartment.
Turning around, I let my eyes cast over the place, and the enjoyment I had experiencerd being here with James came back to me. He had done nothing but treat me like a princess, even though I never asked him to.
The idea of having to let go of him tore at me. The conflict weighed heavily on my mind as I tried to understand what the hell I had gotten myself into.
Was I really going to be one of those girls that clung to a man who had more drama than a TV sitcom, or was I going to stand up for myself and remind people I knew my worth.
Taking a deep breath, I pushed through my feelings and closed the door behind me. When I turned, I found Allegra was waiting patiently for me at the end of the hall, and while I never would understand why she was so kind to me, I was grateful.
Without having her around, I don’t think I would have been able to handle all of this. Dealing with the drama from Tally and Allison was mentally exhausting, but every time something happened, Allegra was there to pick me up when I fell.
She was becoming the friend I had always needed, and I was grateful for that.
Perhaps, with her by my side, I could get through everything after all.
James.
The night was supposed to be perfect, but once again, my ignorant ex-wife ruined it. It seemed, no matter what I tried to do with Becca, Allison couldn’t get it through her head that I was happy and didn’t want her.
After years of not dealing with her, the first time I take an interest in a woman like this, she acts out. Sitting in my office at my house, I chased back another glass of whiskey and looked at the clock.
It was close to 6:00 in the morning, and I still hadn’t found the courage to go see Becca. I should have followed her last night, but I couldn’t.
Becca was angry, and she had every right to be. One thing I had learned, though, is when a woman is angry, it’s better to give her space to calm down instead of constantly giving her something to be pissed off about.
So here I sat. Staring at this stupid f*cking photo on the wall in my office. I wasn’t sure why I bought it. It was gloomy and depressing, or at least I thought so.
Everything about its dark shadowed trees and lonely streets under the moon screamed exactly how I felt. Unsure and conflicted.
Did I walk down a street like this and do so alone?
Or did I allow myself to walk with another and brighten up the street with her smile?
Again, complications and conflicts weighed upon my shoulders, making it impossible to think straight. How was I supposed to be of use to her when I wasn’t sure about what I wanted myself?
Letting out a heavy sigh, I stood and proceeded upstairs.
Sleep was calling me, and it was the only place I needed to be. However, my phone ringing had me jumping to answer it, hoping that it was the brown-haired, blue-eyed beauty who had captivated me, but to my surprise, it wasn’t.
“Allegra,” I said with a sigh as I continued my venture towards my room. “What can I do for you?”
For her to be calling me, she had something on her mind, and considering how the evening had gone, I could only imagine what it was going to be about.
“Good morning to you as well. I take it you haven’t gone to sleep yet?” Her voice was filled with amusement, as if she was going to tell me something I would not be happy about.
“No, I haven’t. Why?”
“Oh, just curious,” Allegra teased happily.
“Allegra…” I sighed again before running my hand over my face, trying to keep calm. “You called for a reason. Can you please just tell me what it is so I can go to sleep?”
There was a moment of silence on the phone before I heard her sigh. Whatever she was going to tell me, I had a feeling I wouldn’t like it, but being as patient as possible, I waited.
“Well, I know a current beautiful brunette who isn’t sleeping where she should be sleeping,” she said, causing my heart to race.
“What the hell are you talking about? Becca’s not at the apartment?” I asked with panic setting into me. Where the hell was she, and why wasn’t she in the apartment?
“Allison showed up at the apartment, James.”
F*ck. Of course that bitch did. “Shit. Is Becca okay?”
“Do you seriously have to ask that question? Allison and Becca got into it, and the neighbor told me, so I went to check on Becca. She was pretty upset.”
This was the kind of news I wasn’t expecting.
Allegra’s words were like a knife to my gut.
Things had already been bad at the gala so to hear this had happened as well was not good.
I had expected Allegra would call and berate me after the way I acted tonight and perhaps tell me I was a selfish asshole for not putting Allison in her place at the gala.
If only they knew I was in a place where I couldn’t just act out. All eyes were on me because I brought Becca, and also because Allison and Tally were there.
They probably expected a shit show to happen, but of course, I kept my composure.
Yet, I find out Allison had other plans and had just made things worse.
“You’re serious?” I gasped, looking around my room in disbelief. “Is she—you know what? I’m on my way. I will be there in a minute.”
“It’s too late,” she said quickly before I could hang up.
“What do you mean, it’s too late? Where is Becca, Allegra?” Gripping my phone tightly, I waited to hear her say what I expected.
“You know what that means, James. Please don’t make me explain this. Your ex has put her through shit and then shows up at that place. She doesn’t feel safe there. Not to mention the threats that were being thrown around—”
“Threats? What f*cking threats? Where the f*ck is she, Allegra?” I all but shouted into the phone. My frustration was growing, and the need to seek revenge for Becca came to the front of my mind.
How could anyone treat her like that?
Shit… how could I allow her to be treated like that.