Wanna Bet? (47 page)

I watch as
the woman takes a step towards me, she’s the same height as me,
maybe a few years older but looks as though she has definitely been
in a fight before. I haven’t.

“
What, setting
your dog on me?” I ask the man standing behind his woman “Can’t
solve things yourself?”

“
Who are you
calling a dog, bitch?” she asks taking another step closer so we
are nose to nose.

“
You honey” I
smile tauntingly at her.

“
Louise...”
Catherine says warning me to back down; she only ever uses my full
name when she’s nervous.

“
Put a lease
on your dog” The man advises her.

“
I think I
made a mistake” I say taking a step back from the woman in front of
me and shake my head “I shouldn’t have called you a dog”

“
Yeah back
down, bitch” the woman smirks.

Seriously
where does she come up with this stuff?

“
I was wrong
to call you that, I’m pretty sure I just offended all dogs. I can’t
group someone as vile as you with that animal class. No you’re
definitely more like something that would block a toilet and as for
your boyfriend over there, I’m not even sure he constitutes as
being called that”

The man steps
in front of his woman so he’s now in my personal space, he’s a lot
taller than me so I have to look up to see him.

“
Pay up” he
says clearing his expression.

“
You drove
into me!” I shake my head at him.

“
You weren’t
looking where you were going” he starts poking me in the
chest.

“
Get your
finger away from me before I break it” I advise looking pointedly
at his hand.

“
Sure you
would want to risk breaking a nail?”

I move my
head to the side so I can see around him; the woman is watching us
looking proud.

“
It’ll be
worth it trust me” I smile at her.

“
Is there a
problem here?” I turn at the sound of another mans voice and look
up to see Travis assessing the situation.

“
No problem,
this man drove into me” I shrug at him.

“
No this
spoilt little princess wasn’t watching where she was going and
refuses to pay for the damage on my car” The man in question
insists pointing a finger at me.

“
Spoilt?”
Travis asks raising an eyebrow at me; I roll my eyes in
answer.

“
Yeah, she
probably doesn’t want to part with the money that was for her
manicure or something” his girlfriend speaks up.

I start
twirling a strand of hair around my finger and adopt my best
airhead impression, taking my voice a few octaves higher. “Well you
see I was a bit worried about that. I mean, I have a party tonight
and I really do need another manicure, this one just doesn’t match
the dress that daddy bought me earlier” I let my eyes fill up and a
few tears fall down my cheeks “Daddy’s just going to be so upset
with me if I don’t look my best, what am I going to do?” I
cry.

I hear Louise
snort and Travis looks at me as if I’ve grown another
head.

“
See, I knew
it!” the man shouts and points a finger at me again.

“
Screw you
asshole” I say back in my normal voice turning off the tears once
again “You drove in to me. I was stationary! You know what means?
It means my car wasn’t even fucking moving moron!”

The man takes
a step towards me but Travis stands in front of him so the woman
comes to me instead.

“
Trav? What’s
going on?”

I freeze on
the spot hearing that voice that I never thought I’d hear again. I
don’t take my eyes off the woman advancing on me, not needing to
see him to confirm it. I know that voice well enough that it is
permanently engraved in my mind.

“
Lou? Is that
you?” he asks now he is close enough to see us all.

“
Hey Kyle” I
greet him still not taking my eyes off the woman.

“
Princess
called her own dogs in the end” the man notes.

“
What?” Kyle
asks him confused.

“
He means me”
I mutter still in shock at seeing him again. “What are you doing
here?” I ask and manage to say it without sounding mean.

“
I moved back,
what’s going on here?” I can see from the corner of my eye that
he’s looking at all of us. “Hey Cat, how’s things?”

“
Uh …” she
replies looking just as lost as me.

“
They’ve had a
car accident, both pointing the blame at the other” Travis
explains.

“
I was parked!
He drove into me!” I scream beyond frustrated now.

“
Hey, calm
down princess, wouldn’t want you’re crown to slip” The man smirks
at me so I fully turn on him now and stomp over to him poking him
in the chest like he did to me earlier.

“
Listen here,
any more princess comments from you and I swear to god you will
feel these pointy shoes I’m wearing in places you wouldn’t even
imagine you had inside you because I will shove it so far up your
ass that you will have a gap in the top of your head. And
princesses don’t wear crowns, they were tiaras!”

I have no
idea why I add that last bit, but I feel the need to point it
out.

“
You would
know bitch” he girlfriend notes so I turn on her.

“
And you, I
get it your some big bad girl from a rough neighbourhood but
really, calling me bitch every two seconds, it’s amusing not
threatening. You sound like a bad version of some girl gangster
wanna be. Get over it and call me a bitch once more and I really
will show you how much of a bitch I can be”

“
Please,
you’re just about as real as your tits” she announces, her
boyfriend laughs.

“
Babe, my
breasts are real, unlike that diamond on your finger” I point my
eyes at her ring and her boyfriend turns bright read, cheap shot I
know but I’m loosing it here “I am not paying for something that
you did, what about the damage on my car? I’ll ignore it if you
walk away now. I don’t want to hear from you ever again. But if
your drive your POS car into mine again, I’ll sue for destruction
of property”

I hear them
mutter things about bitches and princesses and daddy’s as they get
in their car and drive away. Cat lets out a big sigh.

“
You okay?” I
ask her not forgetting what he called her.

“
Are you? I
wasn’t the one he was shouting at and touching and I never almost
got attacked by his psycho girlfriend”

“
He touched
you?” both Travis and Kyle ask at the same time.

“
Just before
you came he was poking her” Cat tells them looking at me
worriedly.

“
I’m fine,
honestly” I shrug and turn to Kyle.

My memory of
him did not do him justice, from his jet black bed hair to his
silver/blue eyes that you can get lost in and that mouth that can
make you loose your panties if he turns his trademark slanted grin
on you, he is still just as perfect as he always was. My feelings
for him are still present as well, if anything the time apart has
only made them stronger. He’s giving me the same attention with his
eyes.

Amber walks
over to us and wraps an arm around his waist. “What’s happening
baby?” she asks him then turns to me “Oh, hey Louise” she
smiles.

I have to
blink to break the connection between Kyle and me before I turn to
smile at her.

“
Hi, how are
you?” I ask getting my emotions in check.

“
I’m good
thanks, we’re going down to the beach” she smiles and Kyle wraps
his arm around her returning the hold. My eyes move down as they
catch the movement.

“
You two know
each other?” he asks looking down at Amber.

“
We met a few
days ago and got chatting” she smiles at me so I nod my
agreement.

“
Well, we
should get going” I turn to Cat and motion with my eyes that I’m
uncomfortable, she picks up on it and turns to the
others.

“
Thanks for
coming over when you did Trav, it could have gotten
ugly”

“
It’s not a
problem, try to stay out of trouble Lou” he smiles at
me.

“
Yeah me and
my big mouth” I roll my eyes and jangle my keys “right well, I’ll
see you all around” I smile at everyone and walk back to my
car.

“
Did you know
he was back?” Cat wastes no time talking before I’ve even started
the engine.

“
Nope, I met
Amber a few days ago in the library, she mentioned moving into town
with her fiancé but she didn’t offer a name and I didn’t ask her
for one. He’s back for good” I quickly fill her in on what I
know.

“
They’re
engaged?” she asks stopping to clip her seatbelt on.

I look out my
rear window and reverse out of the space I was in, offering a small
wave when we drive past Travis, Kyle and Amber. “Yeap, didn’t you
see her ring? That’s definitely not fake”

“
How do you
feel after seeing him again?” She asks watching me
warily.

I let out a
big breath “Honestly, I’m hoping that that bump we just had in the
car was a lot worse and right now I’m unconscious dreaming, none of
this is real”

“
Well he has
Amber now and you’re happy with Chris. You two separated for a
reason” she pats my leg but I’m not sure if she’s doing it as a
warning to stay away from him or to reassure me that everything is
going to be fine.

“
I know” I nod
at her but can’t do anything to stop the memories of how Kyle and I
used to be together from running through my mind.

“
I wonder how
Chris will take the news” she says mindlessly as we drive towards
her house.

“
He will be
fine; he has nothing to worry about. Kyle and I have history that’s
all, it’s not like he doesn’t have any ex girlfriends around here”
I say firmly.

“
Yeah but you
and Kyle were … everyone thought you two were forever” she sighs
not helping at all.

“
Thanks Cat” I
mutter.

“
Right, sorry.
You’re right, you have Chris and he’s engaged to Amber so obvious
he has his forever with someone else now” she says as if trying to
convince me but I think she might be trying to convince
herself.

“
Do you think
I should tell Chris? Amber told me the other day that she’s going
to the party tonight so he will obviously be there as well, shall I
tell him that I know he’s back or just let him find out for himself
tonight?” I ask worrying now.

“
I don’t know,
If you tell him before hand then he could think you’re making a big
deal out of it but if you leave it and then he finds out you saw
him but didn’t mention it that you have something to
hide”

“
I know why do
I have a feeling this just got very complicated?” I ask the clouds
when we get out the car.

“
Come on,
don’t worry about that now. You’re not going to see Chris until you
meet him there so you have that excuse, but if he rings you mention
it in passing when you tell him about the bump in the car” I just
nod my agreement and head into the house to get ready for the party
hoping it doesn’t cause any problems, I don’t need anymore
arguments right now.

As predicted
Chris rings me an hour before the party.

“
Hello” I
answer smiling automatically.

“
Hey, are you
going to break every guys heart tonight or what?” he teases making
me laugh.

“
I look
presentable, I guess”

“
Babe you
could go in your pyjamas and still be the most beautiful woman in
the room”

“
I had a bump
in the car today” I sigh changing the subject and getting it over
and done with.

“
Are you okay?
Did you get hurt?” My heart squeezes at his concern.

“
I’m fine, the
guy was an asshole though, Travis came over and interrupted it
before he could set his girlfriend on me, it was close but then
Kyle came over and it got solved once the man was outnumbered” I
hold my breath hoping that he picked up on the way I casually
dropped Kyle in there not drawing attention to them.

“
Kyle’s back?”
he asks quietly.

“
Guess so, I
met his fiancée a few days ago, didn’t know who she was engaged to
though” I shrug even though I know he can’t see the
gesture.

“
Should I be
worried?” he asks making me frown.

“
Of course
not, they are very happy and so are we. The past is the past. I
love you and don’t want anyone else” I assure him.

I hear him
let out the breath he was obviously holding “Okay good, I guess
I’ll see you in an hour then. Don’t be nervous about you’re speech,
I know how you hate public speaking”

“
I know” I
smile “I love you, see you soon”

“
Love you
too”

“
Well that
went well” I note once I’m sure he’s no longer on the
line.