by Rowena
I brace myself.
I have seen her lose her temper a few times, and it’s both a hilarious and horrifying sight.
She looks like a totally different person when her face tightens in fury.
“It’s our anniversary!” she says in outrage. “Fuck those guys—you can always go out with them the day after, or even the day before. You can’t just move around the anniversary of your first date.”
Actually, according to my experiences, anything can be moved around—birthdays. holidays, names, and even parents.
I’m about to mention something along those lines, but I suddenly feel exhausted and don’t have the energy to fight her right now.
I sometimes give in to her demands just to calm her down, and I know it’s why she does it—why anyone who throws a tantrum does it—to get their way—but I can’t help it.
I’m all for excitement in life, and my arms are wide open to crazy new experiences, but I don’t like drama, which is yet another reason Beth and I are mismatched because she has it in spades. She loves it. Lives for it.
“I’ll see what I can do,” I say, which doesn’t give her what she wants, but she also has an image to maintain and can’t afford to escalate right now, especially since it’s time for my next class.
We part ways with her still pouting.
I’ll see what I can do indeed—about finally disentangling myself from her, freeing myself from her obstinate grip at last.
I relax into my chair, ignoring feminine glances darting in my direction as they realize I’m sharing their Economics class.
This class is more my speed; I’m not here because of some basic requirement, like that English class.
I thought I’d hate going to that one, but knowing I get to see Maddy almost every other day in it suddenly makes it my favorite class.
I realize it’s a bad idea to let myself get caught up in fantasies of being with Maddy, and an even worse idea to have every intention of making them become a reality since, no matter how quiet and unintrusive a girl might seem, having someone you actually care about is bound to bring in drama, and I know dumping Bethany will only be the beginning.
But I don’t care; I need Maddy.
And I’m going to have her.
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Lexi Gold is a pen name of erotic romance writer Rowena.
Under Lexi, Rowena writes full-length romantic suspense novels featuring darker bad boys—some of which have blood on their hands.
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