“First off, you don’t fucking know me. We are not friends. Don’t call me Cam. Second, I don’t need to tell you shit. You came to my fucking house uninvited. So, with that said you need to fuck off,” I say and step back to shut the door.
Jason’s hand shoots out to stop me from closing it. “Look here,Lezzaro,” he emphasizes my last name with a sneer, “Lexi is my girlfriend and she will be coming back home where she belongs.”
I throw my head back in a wicked laugh, holding the door where it’s at. I have to laugh in order not to strangle this motherfucker. “Let’s get one thing straight right now,Webb. Lexi is no longer your girlfriend. She dumped your sorry, woman beating ass. And if I have anything to say about it… she won’t be going back,” I finish in a growl.
Jason chuckles darkly and steps closer to the door. “Well then,” he starts and looks me up and down before continuing, “I guess it’s a good thing you don’t have anything to say about it.”
I open the door once again and step into him. “I have everything to say about it,” I say with an evil smirk on my lips. His brow raises and he guffaws at my words.
“Oh really? And how do you figure that?” He asks with a sneer on his face and in his voice. He’s challenging me right now. And I don’t want to take the bait, telling him that she’s with both me and my wife. It could cause Lexi even more issues than weexpect. Right now, Jason seems to be calm. But we all know he’s a hot head and will lose his temper. I don’t want to think about what he will do if he doesn’t just leave well enough alone.
My lip curls in disgust having to bite back the words that I want to spew at him. But I know it’s for the best right now.
“Because she’s in my house. She’s my wife’s best friend and that means she’s under my protection. And you… you worthless, piece of shit, aren’t getting near her,” I growl out not moving an inch from standing in the way.
We stare down one another for what feels like several minutes, before he gives a little laugh and steps back a half step, dropping his arms. “We’ll see about that,Lezzaro. Lexi will be crawling back to me soon enough,” he says, taking a few more steps back. “Because she’s nothing without me and she fucking knows it. Nobody will want a used up whore like her anyway.”
I drop my arms with my hands in tight fists by my side and take a step towards him. Who the fuck does he think he is and how dare he talk about Lexi like that. He steps backward down the front porch stairs laughing. “What are you gonna do, Lezzaro?” he asks, holding his arms out wide as he takes another step back. I can tell he’s trying to egg me on to get me to do something. I move to take another step forward toward him, to show him what I’m going to do. I’m going to beat his ass until he forgets Lexi’s name all together.
I feel a soft hand grab my upper arm and I halt looking down into Shayna’s eyes. She shakes her head slightly. “It’s not worth it. He’s not worth it,” she says loud enough for Jason to hear, making him stop with his last foot on the bottom step. Then whispering for only me to hear, “Lexi is scared. Don’t give him the satisfaction please. Just let him go.”
I look back over to him, staring down from the top of the stairs now. “Don’t fucking come back,Webb. Next time I will beat your ass then call the cops and show them the pictures of allthe bruises you left on Lexi,” I finish taking a step back and then another.
Jason is fuming now. His hands are balled into fists and eyes are narrowed. “We will see about that,” he growls out. Then raising his voice to make it known he wants Lexi to him, “I will be back to get Lexi. She is coming home with me, whether you and your bitch like it or not.” He turns on his heel walking down the driveway to his car. We stand just inside the door and watch as he leaves, only closing the front door when we know he’s out of sight.
The door clicks shut and I lock both locks as I hear Shayna move quickly back toward the living room. I look through the little square glass in the door, making sure he doesn’t come back. Once I’m satisfied that he is actually gone, I move to where I know both of my girls are.
Walking through the entry into the living room, I see Lexi leaning forward with her head in her hands while her elbows are resting on her knees. Shayna is sitting on the coffee table right in front of her, rubbing the outer part of her thighs trying to soothe her.
“He’s gone, babes. Shhh… it’s going to be okay,” Shayna whispers to her.
I walk over and sit next to her on the couch. I put my arm around her back, making her jump, lifting her head quickly looking to make sure who is next to her. Shayna looks at me with sympathy in her eyes.
“Come here,” I whisper and when she leans back, I grab her waist with both hands and lift her to sit on my lap. She gasps at the sudden movement, but then the tears begin to really fall as she lays her head on my shoulder and covers her face with both hands as she silently cries.
I wrap both of my arms around her and rub her back gently. Shayna moves to sit on the couch next to us and she grabs Lexi’s hands pulling them away from her face.
“Don’t cry, Lex. Everything will be okay. We won’t let him near you,” Shayna says, trying to calm our girl down.
I bring my hand up and wipe the tears from under Lexi’s eyes. Placing two fingers under her chin, I angle her head to me. Her red swollen eyes meet mine hesitantly. I give her a serious look and her tears calm down a bit.
“Do you trust me?” I ask her. Shayna still holds her hands, rubbing her thumbs over the soft flesh there. Lexi hesitates a minute, probably wondering exactly what I’m going to say. I lift an eyebrow, and she nods slowly.
I wait, still staring at her. She knows what I want now. “I-” she begins, her voice cracking and she clears her throat. “I trust you, Cam,” she finishes in just barely a breath.
We sit staring at one another. My thumb softly begins to rub over her chin, then moves to graze over her bottom lip. Allowing my eyes to drift down to her lips, I continue to run my thumb over it. Her mouth opens slightly on an intake of breath as her breathing picks up. My eyes move slowly back up to meet hers.
“Trust me when I say, I will do everything within my power to keep you safe and as far away from him as possible,” I say. She gives me a small smile and nods in understanding. I lean forward and kiss her lips softly tasting the saltiness of her tears still lingering there. Releasing a deep breath, she lays her head on my shoulder looking over at Shayna with a smile. My wife leans over me, kissing Lexi softly. Their kiss deepens for just a moment until Shayna sits back down pulling Lexi’s feet into her lap.
We hear the door knob jiggle and Lexi tenses in my lap. Shayna’s head turns quickly toward the front door, until we hear the key enter the lock. Knowing it’s the boys back fromtheir store run and picking up Landon, we all relax. I kiss Lexi’s temple. “It’s just the boys. You’re safe,” I say softly next to her ear and she settles even more as the boys pass through, oblivious to what has happened. And we plan to keep it that way.
CHAPTER 21
Lexi
Thursday afternoon
It’s been several days and no other contact from Jason since Sunday. Monday morning Camden was hesitant about leaving but Shayna and I told him we would talk to him everyday and night to let him know how things go. We have our guard up still but I can tell as the days pass, my nerves aren’t as on edge.
