Page 275 of The Perfect Spiral
I pull my seatbelt until I hear a click while watching him move around the car to get to his door. He ignores the flying questions and keeps his head down.
I hear the muffled screams from the paparazzi outside, wanting any kind of information from us.
Slipping into the car he ignites it and reverses out of the eye line of the cameras that were circling us.
His hands resting on my thigh stroking it, he takes my hand and kisses my knuckles whispering “I love you” to me.
I smile lovingly at him. Seeing the twinkle in his eyes makes me happy that I’m with him right now. He rests our hands back down on my thigh and continues to drive back to my house.
I stare at him the rest of the way home, while he tries to focus back on the road ahead making sure we’re not going off track.
I’m with him. I’m dating Knox Carter. I’m his first and only girlfriend and he loves me; in love with me. Me. Alex Thompson.
I’m definitely dreaming. This can’t be real.
He’s my boyfriend. How did that happen?
Reaching my house, we see bodies run through the front door to greet us. We slide out of the car and get hugged by our families.
“About damn time you admitted it son! I thought I was going to have to confess it for you. All these years and you finally said it. But you said it to everyone else too.”
Delilah gushes over her son’s brave heart to admit it to not only me but the entire world. Making her way over to me and my mom hugging each other, she joins in with us and whispers to me. “I’m so glad he finally told you, sweetie. You both deserve happiness” I thank her but I see Wes standing crossing his arms at Knox.
It looks like a showdown.
He steps closer and holds out his hand for Knox to shake it. “You hurt her Carter, I’ll come after you. Treat her well, you’re one lucky bastard. If you don’t, I will. Mark my words.”
Loosening his grip. He walks over to me and kisses my cheek, “He’s one lucky guy sweetheart. You’re one of a kind Alex. You deserve some happiness, even if it is with him”
Smiling at me I kiss his cheek back and reply with, “Thanks for understanding Wes. You’ll find the perfect girl for you. I know you will. Then you’ll be the lucky bastard” making him chuckle.
He smiles and backs away from me. Seeing his eyes grow a darker shade, I feel the guilt that he has gone through this. But I love Knox. I feel like I always have.
Seeing my two brothers they hug me tighter than ever and shake Knox’s hand patting his back telling him good luck. “I’ll protect her” he assures them.
I see Kyle standing at the door with his arms folded and a deep frown on his face. He looks pissed. I need to talk to him. I head up to meet him, seeing Andy by his side.
I hug her and smile. Getting the message she runs over to hug Knox. I turn on my heel to see my brother’s frown furrow deeper into a hard line.
“Can we talk?” I ask him as he shifts to the side to allow me to pass him. Sending Knox a hard look to show he’s not happy with him.
We walk back into the kitchen and sit at the table facing one another. Kyle starts to look around the room resting his finger on his lips like he’s trying to control his emotions.
I reach across the table to try and take his arm only for him to back it away from me. That hurt.
“Kyle.... please. We didn’t mean to hurt you....” he scoffs at me and leans forward on his elbows. He scratches the table with his nail like he used to do as a child.
“How long?” His tone is cutting and uninviting. When I don’t answer immediately he repeats the question raising his voice, “How! Long?!” I flinched at his roar, making me sit back.
“We only went on one date,” I whisper out feeling scared like a little mouse. I feel like I’m in trouble and getting scolded for it.
“When?” He grits out through the gaps in his white teeth. “When we were in New York together...” he cuts me off mid-sentence.
“Jesus Christ Alex! What did I say to you about staying away from my friends! I’ve seen the way some of them have looked at you over the years. I thought I could trust you not to go there with any of them.
Especially Carter. My fucking best friend! Alex what the hell were you thinking?! My best friend! And I know about you and Wes too! You just had to go there with both of them didn’t you?”
I start to feel the sadness in my body pulse around. I stay silent trying not to cry.
