Page 44 of Take My Heart
‘Yes, but that doesn’t mean I’d sleep with him.’
‘Okay. This is bad. You need to get out of there.’
‘I can’t. Cam’s car is in a ditch and buried in a foot of snow and the only two hotels in town are booked.’
‘So when are you getting out of there?’
‘I don’t know. A day or two.’
‘A day or two with a guy you think is hot at a time when you’re feeling lonely and confused. That has all the ingredients for a hookup.’
‘I’m not hooking up with him. And even if I did, why do you care? I’m single. I can do what I want.’
‘You’re not single. You’re still engaged to Cam.’
‘I’m not engaged to Cam. It’s over.’
‘It’s not over. In a few days, when you finally get your head on straight, you’ll see that he’s the guy for you and you’ll come back here and get married.’
I let out a frustrated sigh. ‘Okay, well, I can see this was a mistake calling you.’
‘I’m just being realistic. You always have your head in the clouds. You’ve been that way forever. You need people who care about you to tell you when you’re being crazy.’
‘I’m not being crazy. What’s crazy is that the people who are supposed to care about me won’t listen to me. You. Mom. Dad. Cam. Nobody listens to me.’
‘Because you live in a fantasy world. You need to come down to earth with the rest of us and do what’s best for you and what’s best for your future.’
‘I know what’s best for my future and it’s not being with Cam. I wish you knew how unhappy I was with him. All he did was criticize me and pick apart everything I did.’
‘Then why didn’t you say anything before now?’
‘Because I knew nobody would believe me. Everyone thinks Cam is perfect. But I never felt good around him. I couldn’t relax. I felt like I was always having to put on a performance in an attempt to get his approval.’
‘He’s a perfectionist. That’s just how he is. He’s that way with everyone.’
‘Yeah, well, I don’t want to be married to someone like that. Can you imagine a lifetime of having to be perfect?’
‘Mom and Dad expect us to be perfect. You should be used to it.’
‘I don’t want that to be my future. I don’t want to live that way. Hey, would you consider going to Cam’s apartment and getting my stuff?’
‘I’m not doing that. You need to come back here and talk to Cam before you move your stuff out of his place. I’ll talk to Mom and Dad and see if one of us can go up there and get you.’
‘I’m not going home. Not yet. I need more time, at least a week.’
‘Where are you going to stay? And how would you get there? You don’t have a car.’
‘I don’t know yet. I’ll figure it out later. I need to go. I need to give Brody his phone.’
‘Call me tomorrow so I know that guy didn’t kill you in your sleep.’
‘He’s not going to kill me.’
‘Just call so I don’t worry. And call Mom and Dad. They’re worried about you too.’
‘You guys don’t need to worry. I’m fine.’
‘Are you going to call Cam?’
