“Something like that,” Kenzie says.
“I’ve always wanted you,” Brody states.
“This is so sick and twisted. What the hell is wrong with the two of you?” I yell, as I feel my eyes fill up with tears. “I trusted you both. You’re my fucking sister, how could you do that to me?”
“Because you had something I wanted,” she answers without an ounce of compassion.
“This isn’t a game, this is my life,” I yell as the first tear falls.
“Babe, let’s go,” Liam says as he holds his hand out for me.
“And you, how could you not tell me what she was doing?” I ask through tears to Liam.
“I’m sorry, I should have told you,” he says apologetically.
“Yes, you should have. What else aren’t you telling me?” I yell through the tears.
“Nothing, you know everything else.”
“Yeah right,” I say as I continue to back up towards the street.
“Hails, let’s go inside where we can talk in private,” Liam states.
“No, I want away from all of you right now. Leave me alone,” I yell as I run across the street to my house. I run inside knowing one or all of them are going to be following me in, I grab the car keys and head out the garage door, needing to get away from them all.
“Baby, talk to me please,” Liam pleads as I jump into the car and lock the doors. “Haley let me in,” he yells. I wait for the garage door to finally open before hitting reverse and fly out of the garage. I don’t even bother waiting for the door to shut, as I race out of there. I need space. I need to figure shit out on my own.
The tears continue to fall as I make the drive to my secret spot at the beach. It’s April, so the weather isn’t too bad. I park, grab a blanket out of the trunk and head towards the beach. After the tears finally subside, I try to figure out how the best day of my life just turned into the worst.
How does Kenzie, my twin sister, do that to me? She wanted to date Brody because he liked me, but why? Why did he say yes? Why did they stay together for so many years? Why didn’t Liam tell me about Kenzie trying to sleep with him for over a year? Why am I so stupid?
I didn’t bother to grab my phone, purse, anything, so all I have on me is what’s in the car and on me. A few hours to myself sounds good right now. I sit the blanket down and take my seat by the pier watching the waves crash one after another.
I end up sitting at the beach for a good four hours before deciding to head home. I have no idea what I’m going to do. I want to punch Kenzie, slap Liam, and kick Brody. Right now, I just want to not have to think about what they have done to my life. I need to talk to Quinn.
Pulling into the driveway, I notice all the lights are off in the house except for one, which means someone’s waiting up. I’m really not in the mood to have to tell my parents what happened, but I’ll deal with it I guess. Walking into the house, I never expect to see Liam sitting in the chair.
“What are you doing here?” I ask as I walk into the house. He rushes over to me and hugs me, “Damn it Hails, I was fucking worried.”
“I told you I needed space,” I say as I pull away from him. I’m happy, yet irritated with him.
“You took your space, you’ve been gone for hours. I think we need to talk,” he says all serious.
“You’re right, we do,” I say as I lead us into the living room.
“Baby, I’m so sorry for not telling you about Kenzie. At first I thought she was only joking, but when I realized she was serious, I just ignored her. I didn’t think about what it would do to you; I honestly tuned her out. Please do not let those two destroy what you and I have.”
“Is there anything else you aren’t telling me?”
“No, there’s not. What are you going to do about Brody and Kenzie?”
“Nothing. Those two deserve each other.”
“You’re right on that. Are we okay?” he asks softly.
“We’re okay, but if something like that happens again you better tell me,” I scold.
“Absolutely babe,” he says with a sexy smirk, “Can we go to bed now, I’m exhausted?”
“Yes, let’s go,” I say as I lead him towards my bedroom.
“Sex tomorrow, definitely tomorrow, I don’t care if it’s in the car, outside, hell anywhere I don’t care, but we are having sex tomorrow,” Liam says as he strips down to his boxer briefs.
“Sounds good to me,” I say as I change into a tank top and shorts before crawling in bed beside him, “I love you, Liam.”
“I love you too baby,” he says as he kisses the top of my head. I snuggle into his side and wrap my arm and leg on him as he wraps his arms around me. I could get used to this.