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I don’t want to see him again. Not to go to the movies, not to go for ice cream, not for a free afternoon or a free dinner.
“I think we’re done here,” I breathe out. “You need to figure out your shit. What you really want. If it’s not me, and you’re only after some calculated move, then we have nothing left to say to each other.”
“Margot, come on.”
“Margot, come on,” I repeat. “That’s all you have to say?”
He nods. “I’m scared to keep talking because I don’t want to get yelled at.”
Oh my God.
I almost laugh—almost.
At least he’s honest.
“Please just get out of my house.” I stand aside so he’s able to walk out of my room without touching me. The last thing I want are his lying, traitorous hands on me.
He stops in the foyer, turning to face me, and from the looks of him, he’s going to plead his case one more time. “Margot ...”
“I saidget out.”
Chapter 31
Dex
I am a fucking idiot.
For real.
Why was I stupid enough to take that phone call with Trent with Margot in the room?
Why didn’t I lie to her to spare her the details?
Because, asshole, you’re a fucking idiot!
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that you shouldNevertell a woman you’re dating her because someone told you to because it would be good for business.
I am seriously a bona fide jackass.
Spiraling into self-loathing typically isn’t my MO, but today I haven’t been able to stop myself from wallowing in my bad decisions.
My cell phone rings, snapping me out of my thoughts. It’s Trent, again. Of course it is, the timing of his call not lost on me. God must be punishing me for being a douchebag.
I hesitate before answering. Take a couple of cleansing breaths.
“Yeah?”
“You said you were going to call me back when you were alone,” he barks, getting straight to it.
“I don’t recall telling you I’d call back.” And even if I had, it would have been a lie. “I don’t even know why we need to have a conversation about this in the first place. Things are going great.”
Are.
Were.
Past tense.
“The paps got a picture of you leaving her house last night, and you looked pissed, so we should get ahead of it. Damage control.”
