Page 119 of How to Get Revenge on a Cheating Ex
This was the last piece of the puzzle for our big five-year plan.
And yes. Fine. I do have a five year plan. I basically started working on it approximately three minutes after I officially told Zack I was cool with going with the flow.
I am not, in fact, a go-with-the-flow sort of person. And I’m okay with that.
And for some reason, Zack adores that about me.
His fingers slide into my hair and he pulls me back gently so he can meet my eyes. His are warm and soft, and sparkling with laughter…and those gold flecks I love so much. “I take it you’re happy?”
I smile. “The happiest.”
“Mmm, that’s what I love to hear.”
We both hear the cars pulling up and Zack sighs. “That’ll be the cousins. Now’s the time to make a run for it, baby.”
“Nope. Your mom would kill us.”
He flinches, like he hadn’t thought of that.
These family get togethers have become a more common occurrence, and I, for one, love them. And so do Toni and Janie, who love to join.
In fact…I crane my neck. “That might be Toni. She said she’d drive out after her shift.”
Me, Toni, and Zack are all back at Windy Falls for one last summer.
Grayson didn’t apply this year. Which is too bad. I’m a manager again, and I was really looking forward to putting him on puke duty at Tilt-A-Whirl again.
Not that I’m still harboring any anger in that area, really.
I mean, I’ll never forgive the jackass, but these days he’s too pathetic to worry about. He’s kinda sad, in a cautionary tale sort of way.
Like,look kids, this is what happens to manipulative narcissists who prey on others’ insecurities. At the end of the day, they end up sad and alone.
And that’s exactly where Grayson’s heading.
So no. I’m not angry. But I’m definitely not above petty revenge either, as I believe I’ve proven.
“Come on.” Zack’s getting to his feet.
“Where are we going?”
He doesn’t pause to answer, just leans down and scoops me up into his arms. His eyes are so bright, and there’s a lightness to him these days that’s so at odds with the brooding, snarky ass he was only a year ago.
I cling to his shoulders as he carries me over to the dock. “Zack…”
I know what he’s planning. I know it before he even turns that wicked grin my way.
I pretend to scowl. “Don’t even think about it.”
“Oh I’m not thinking.” He strides out onto the dock. “If I recall, last summer you threw me into this lake...”
“Zack.” I’m kicking my legs, but I can’t stop laughing either so I’m not really fooling anyone.
Truth be told, I’d been burning up under the sun and a dip sounds kinda awesome.
But I don’t want to ruin Zack’s fun so I half-heartedly swat at his shoulders. “Put me down.”
“You know what they say about payback…” His smile is the best. So playful and cute, even as it makes my belly dip and a whole new heat spread through my limbs.
