“No! Not to be rude, Garrett, but you have no idea what happened between us back there. Josh is a womanizer. He will never change, and I was crazy to think that I might be the one he would change for. ”
I started to think about my father telling me how someday my prince would come for me. I felt the tears welling up in my eyes again.
I missed my mother and father. Why did they have to leave me all alone?
***
We drove up to the house just as Gunner and Ellie were pulling up. I flew out of the Jeep and started to make my way over to Ellie. The moment she saw, me she knew something was wrong.
“Ari?” Ellie asked in a panicked voice.
Oh shit. How could I forget about Ari? What kind of friend
am I?
I shook my head and tried to smile. I needed to pull it together. Ellie didn’t need to hear me bellyache about Josh.
Fucker that he is.
“What’s wrong, Heather?”
“I guess I’m just thinking about Ari. Have you heard from her since you left?”
Ellie’s eyes filled with tears.
“No, but I did talk to Jeff. He’s not doing so well. He’s blaming himself. He was crying so hard on the phone that I could hardly understand him. ”
“What happened with the whole Rebecca thing?”
“Oh god, I’ll fill you in on the ride over to the club. ”
Gunner let out a laugh. “Ells, it’s not a club. It’s a honkytonk. ”
Ellie shrugged her shoulders. “Whatever. ”
As we walked up to the house, I heard someone pulling up the driveway. I turned around to see Josh’s truck. I started to walk faster, taking the steps of the porch two at a time, only to run right into Lynda.
“Jesus, watch where you’re going, Heather. ”
I took one look at her and wanted to puke. She was dressed in a low-cut, very low-cut light blue shirt. I could see her bra through the shirt, and her shorter-than-short skirt was damn near up to her crotch. Her black cowboy boots rounded out the whole hooker-looking outfit. I ran my eyes up and down her.
“You think Josh will like what he sees?” She asked, giving me a wink.
I had an incredible urge to knock the crap out of this girl. I was just about to say something back to her when I heard Josh behind me.
“Heather, I really need to talk to you. Please. ” His voice was practically begging me.
I turned around to face at him. Damn. He looked good in his white button-down shirt, jeans, and boots. I had the most intense feeling between my legs, I actually felt myself pushing my legs together.
What the hell is wrong with me?
“Heather, please don’t walk away from me after what happened between us. You have to let me explain. ”
I glanced over at Ellie and Gunner. They both looked very confused and looked at me and then at Josh.
“Wait…what do you mean what happened between y’all?” Lynda asked glaring at me.
I didn’t want to air my dirty little secrets in front of everyone, especially the tramp standing next to me. I started to walk toward the barn and Josh followed me.