Page 26 of Pucking Rebound
“I think I’m going to be okay,” she finally whispers. “Living with Wade might be a bit odd to begin with, but we’ll learn to live together.”
“Everything will work out, you’ll see. Someone better will come along.”Hopefully, not too soon.
Part of me wishes that it might be me.
Shut up, Jordy.
Not. Happening. Ever.
I ignore my wayward thoughts and add, “Thinking time and space at Wade’s is exactly what you need.”
Lola nods in agreement before sharing her next update with me. “I texted Graham and told him it’s completely over betweenus, that I never want to see him again, and I’ll be over after he closes the shop to pick up my things.”
Confused, I flinch. “Wait, I thought we said we were leaving here at eight in the morning.”
“Duh, but he doesn’t know that, does he? He will definitely go to work now.”
“Diversion. Clever girl.” I tap the side of my nose.
“He’s made me look like a fool for so long. It’s time I played him at his own game.”
He must have lost his mind. It’s the only explanation for cheating on this sensational woman. If she was mine, I would hold on to her so tight and never let her go. She’s a catch and a half, with a side order of amazingness, and she’s sexy… so fucking sexy, it’s almost too painful to look at her without getting a hard on.
“No one will think you’re a fool, Lola. He’s the idiot.” I want to say he’s a motherfucking piece of shit for cheating on her but restrain myself.
She bites her trembling bottom lip. “Doesn’t stop the doubts he’s implanted into my brain, and I feel so stupid, Jordy.” The tears she’s been holding in since we left Wade’s spill down her cheeks. “I’m not stupid,” she stutters, her chest heaving.
I move in, and without any protest from her, grab her waist and clumsily lift her off the floor, into my lap, forcing her to straddle me, ignoring how my cock reacts as her pussy lines up perfectly with my boxer-covered dick.
She feels so tiny in my arms.
And good.
“Let it all out, Lola,” I coo, rocking her.
“I hate him.”
“I know you do.” Running my hand up and down her back, I let her get it all out, hating how broken he made her feel.
Crying into the crook of my neck, her tears wet my skin, and I can't shake the feeling that her being here tonight is meant to happen for a reason. It feels right. Which is complete bullshit. I know she’s only here because she needed a place to sleep for the night.
Her sobs subsiding, I lean out of our embrace and try soothing her with my words. “Let this be the moment you fucking rise above, Lola. Make him see what he’s lost.” Brushing my thumb across her cheek, I wipe her tears away.
I fucking hate it when girls cry, hate it more when men make girls cry. It’s the worst feeling knowing I can’t take it all away with the flick of a magic wand, but I still wish I could.
I’m not a violent man, and I don’t even know Graham, but what I would do to that guy if I had five minutes alone with him. For a start, I would knock out his vanity teeth Lola said she paid for. Maybe then I would feel better.
Cradling her beautiful face, I remind Lola what she said to me in my truck. “You have a big fucking heart too. It might take longer than you’d like for it to heal.”
“There’s no place in my heart for him anymore.” She bows her head, making my hands squish her face.
“You say that, but it’s normal to still love him.”
Her eyes snap up to meet mine. “I really do hate him, Jordy.”
I push her hair off her forehead and tuck a lock of it behind her ear. “That’s okay, but you might change your mind in a few days. You discovered your fiancé screwing another woman less than twenty-four hours ago, so you’re allowed to hate him, but don’t hate him for too long. Forgetting him is a much healthier way to help you move on. Hate will poison you from the inside out. It doesn’t matter how much you feel like he betrayed you or how humiliated you feel, don’t let him take control of your emotions.” I wish I could take all her pain and self-doubt away.“I want you to heal your heart, and when you’re ready, give it to someone who deserves it because he didn’t.”
Enjoying having her in my lap, I want to draw out this moment for longer than I should.
