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What the fuck?
“Want some breakfast?”
He didn’t stop playing, didn’t look up. “No thanks.”
I stood there for a few long, awkward seconds, not knowing what the fuck to do.
Before I could say anything, he plugged in his headphones and put them on, effectively ending any hope of conversation.
Well, fuck that.
I couldn’t believe it.
I couldn’t believe he did that. That he would treat me like that, that he wouldn’t even fucking look at me, let alone speak to me.
Getting the message loud and clear, I walked out and went back into my cabin. I leaned against the kitchen counter, tried sipping my coffee, but gave up on the idea when my stomach churned.
I was so confused and hurt.
And angry.
This was utter bullshit.
“Fuck this,” I mumbled, pushing off and heading to the bedroom. I pulled out my duffle bag, threw my clothes in it—clean, dirty, it didn’t fucking matter—ignored the unmade bed, and tossed my bag by the front door, ready to leave.
You said you’d give him as much time as it took...
I began pulling everything out of the fridge when a familiar car pulled into the camp.
Fuck!
Maddox got out first, followed by Roscoe. Maddox let out their two dogs. Their fur babies, as they called them.
I wished they hadn’t come.
I wished I didn’t have to now explain what the fuck was going on, because I didn’t know where to start.
With a long sigh, I shut the fridge and went out front. “Hey,” I said, loud enough for them to hear.
Maddox gave me a grin as he headed over. “Hey,” he replied, trudging up the steps and giving me a hug. “What’s new?”
I barked out a laugh. “How much time you got?” I said bitterly.
His eyes cut to mine. “No good, huh?”
I shook my head. “Worse today, for some reason.”
Maddox frowned. “Did something happen between you?”
Something happen?
“No, we didn’t fight,” I replied. “I thought last night he was doing okay, but then this morning, he wouldn’t even look at me, let alone speak to me. He’s in the barn, working on something. I went in there and tried to talk to him, but he put his headphones on and ignored me.”
“Shit.”
“I know, right?” I shook my head. “Something’s not right, Madz. He won’t talk to me. Fuck, he couldn’t even look at me.” I pointed my chin to inside my cabin. “I was just packing up, actually. There’s not much point in my being here if he won’t even look at me.”
Maddox’s mouth pulled downward. “You don’t know why?”
