New Beginnings (Marie) by Mel Steele novel Chapter 33

Chapter 33

“Oh hello Colton. How is your date with Abby? I said, smiling up at him.

“It’s not a date. She just wanted to talk and have closure.”

“You’re here with Abby? What the F*CK Colt.”

I reached across the table and grabbed Hunters hand and smiled

“It’s OK Hunter. Really it’s OK.”

“Marie, I should have told you. I..”

“Colton, as you can see, I am having dinner with Hunter and our food has already been delivered Allow me to tell you from experience..it’s rude to leave one woman waiting while you talk to

another.”

“Please let me explain.”

“You should go, Colton,” I said, and began eating my dinner.

He stood next to our table for another couple of minutes before walking away.

“F*ck Marie, I had no idea.”

“I knew.” I said casually.

“You knew? How?”

“I picked up his phone to take it to him yesterday and she messaged him as I picked it up.”

He just looked at me but remained silent.

“I hoped I was wrong because it only stayed on the screen a second and he never said he was cancelling, so I prayed I read it wrong.”

“How did he know we were here?”

“I saw them when I came out of the bathroom.”

We continued to eat and Hunter changed the subject and I found myself laughing harder than I had laughed in a long time.

Hunter refused to let me pay for dinner and as we walked out we had to pass Colton and Abby. I chose not to look at him because, honestly, the pull he had on me was fading. He was the only one

to blame.

“Do you want me to take you home?”

“I really don’t want to go home. I have a feeling I might punch my idiot brother.”

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“You can stay at mine and take my jeep in the morning.”

OK, but can I stop and get clothes?”

We drove to Hunter and Colton’s and I waited in the car while he ran in and packed a bag.

As I was waiting, my phone started ringing and I looked down to see Colton’s name on the caller’s

1. JD.

I did not want to talk to him right now and hear his excuses.

He called 3 times while I waited for Hunter.

Finally, Hunter emerged from the house on the phone. I could tell he was pissed and he ended the

call before he got in the jeep.

“Colton?”

“How did you guess?”

“He called me 3 times and I ignored him.”

Hunter started laughing. “Explains why he is even more freaked out.”

Once back outside of my place, I found Bella and Emily were already in bed. I got Hunter a blanket and pillow and was sitting on my bed putting on lotion when he came in and sat next to me.

“How are you feeling? I know you really like Colton.”

“Do you really want to know the truth?”

“I asked didn’t I?”

I laid down on the bed and pulled the covers closer. Hunter laid next to me on his side and propped himself up on his elbow.

“I have never been attracted to man the way I am to Colton. From the moment I made eye conta

I wanted him. Getting to know him made me want him more……. at first anyway.”

I rolled to my side to look at Hunter.

“But after tonight that pull…..I didn’t feel it when I saw him with Abby again. Don’t get me wrong, he is still sexy but the want to get to know him and be with him..”

“It’s gone?” Hunter asked.

“Yeah and for the past two days I had this awful feeling in the pit of my stomach and when i thought about him and Abby I could feel it in my chest. But seeing them tonight. All of those feelings were gone.”

“Do you think he can fix this?”

“Fix what? We never went on a date. It was over before it started.”

“You don’t want him to try and fix it?”

“How does he fix this, Hunter? I already have trust issues and, yeah, he didn’t lie to me, but he did

choose her over me. He also chose not to tell me the truth and it’s not the first time. Actions speak

louder than words.”

“Come here.” Hunter pulled me to him in a hug and kissed the top of my head. “You are the

strongest woman I have ever had the privilege of knowing.”

We laid in our hug for only a few minutes before he got out of bed. “Get some sleep. I will see you

in the morning.”

The following morning, I woke up and made breakfast for me and Hunter before heading down to

work.

As usual, I stayed busy through the day. As much as I wanted not to think about Colton, he filled my

mind.

Punching out, I was only two steps out the door when Colton pulled into the parking lot.

He jumped out and made his way to me.

“Hey.” I said, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. “You’re off work early

“I left early to talk to you.” He said, rubbing the back of his neck.

“Oh OK, I guess you can come in.” I said, making my way to my apartment.

“Would you like something to drink?”

“Water would be nice.”

I got him a glass of water and sat at the kitchen table and waited for him to speak

“I messed up again, didn’t I?”

“What do you want me to say, Colton?”

“Yell at me….tell me I’m an a**hole.”

“I’m not Abby. That is not how I handle situations.”

“Let me make it up to you.”

“Colton I can’t. Your actions speak louder than words.”

“Please.”

“No and honestly, part of this is my fault. I knew I was going to be a rebound but I thought we would actually make it to one date.” A laugh escaped my lips.

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“I still want to take you on a date.”

“I don’t want to go. I’m done being hurt. I just don’t want to try anymore.”

We sat in silence looking at each other.

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“I think, Colton, you need to deal with how you really feel about Abby. It’s clear you aren’t over her. Before you try and start something new, you need to end, and I mean really end things with Abby. Or if you want to be with her, then be with her and stop playing games.”

“I don’t want to be with Abby.”

“It doesn’t look that way and you have picked her over me more than one time.”

He didn’t respond, he just looked down at his hands

“I think it’s time for you to leave.” I stood up and waited for him to make his way to the door.

“I will make this right, Marie. I have never been attracted to a woman the way that I am attracted to

you.”

I gave him a soft smile and opened the door.

“I hope you figure out what you really want. Because what you say and what you do are opposite.”

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“OK, so it has nothing to do with me as to why you don’t want to be home?”

1 mean you make me feel normal, but I’m not avoiding Colton.”

“He talks about you all the time

“He needs to deal with how he feels about Abby. He can’t seem to let her go and I always end up

the runner up.”

“I think he is finally realizing it.”

I shrugged my shoulders, not knowing what to say.

“Let’s go to the movies.”

“What?”

“Let’s go to the movies.“He said again, smiling at me.

“OK….let’s do it.”

The closest movie theater was an hour away and we decided to grab food close to the movies.

“I don’t understand how such a tiny woman can eat so much food.” He said, smiling at me.

“I run every morning.” I said, shrugging.

He reached across the table and helped himself to my fries.

“How are you feeling about the whole Becca situation?” I asked as I pushed my plate towards him.

“It’s getting easier every day. Since we broke up, people keep telling me about all the times she

cheated on me.”

“Doesn’t that make it worse?”

“No, it actually helps me realize she had some issues. I have been chasing after her for years. I only dated one other woman and it didn’t last long.”

“The good news is you are free now to date whoever you want.” I said, smiling at him.

“I think I’m good for now. I don’t want to date.”

“So if Becca came to you right now and said she was sorry and changed her ways you wouldn’t

take her back?”

“Nope, I want a girl to look at me the way you look at Colton.”

“The way I looked at Colton. I don’t look at him the same way.”

He smirked at me. “You can’t turn those feelings off and on like that. I know he hurt you, but I know deep down you still like him.”

“Maybe, but I used to want to jump him when I would see him and now it’s more of a sad feeling.”

“Let him work through his feelings and I know he will come running back to you. I mean he already wants to run to you but I have kept him away.”

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