Chapter 16
SIXTEEN
FIX IT
Gabe
Fuck!
Even though she tries to be quiet, I still hear her sobbing from the other side of the door.
I hurt her, I know I did. Maybe Manny’s right and I don’t know what the fuck I’m doing.
What can I offer her anyway? My dick and some orgasms?
I’m not a safe bet because all I have is money and some time. But that’s it. Everything else inside me is dead.
And the last thing I want to do is fuck things up again.
“Honey, open the door.”
“Ohmigod,” she sobs. “Please, just go.”
“I can’t. I need you to let me in.” I beg even though I’m not sure what I’m asking for.
“No.”
“Please, baby. I hurt you and I need you to let me in so that I can fix it.”
There’s silence on the other side of the door and I hold my breath for what might come next. When she finally speaks, it’s not what I expect.
“You did hurt me, Navarro. And I might be slow to learn lessons, but I do learn them.”
“That’s different—” I start but she doesn’t let me finish.
“It’s really not,” she says.
“Let me in, Adrienne. Open the door.”
“No,” she repeats. “I can’t risk it, no matter how much I want to.”
“Please, baby. Open the fucking door for me. I need to hold you.”
“And I need you to leave,” she says, her voice breaking on the last word. “Just go already!”
I’ve done enough damage for tonight, but tomorrow, we will fix things. Because whatever this is, I’m not ready to let her go. Even if I should, I just can’t.