“Fuck!” T muttered.
Stone looked over his shoulder to see the waitress from the other night walking over. This was the same one that Sadie caught blowing T in the bathroom. When she looked up from her notepad her face transformed from easygoing into angry as hell. Stone turned back to T and it was his time to smirk.
“Speaking of balls, man,” Stone uttered. “She looks like she wants to rip yours off.”
She stopped abruptly at the edge of the table. Stone looked up to find her glaring down at T.
“Are you ready to order?” Stone could have sworn he heard her whisper “douchebag” but he couldn’t be sure.
“Where’s Sadie?”
The waitress looked over at Stone. “Not here.”
“I can see that. Where is she?” Stone asked again, growing annoyed at her tone with him.
“What’s it to you?” she snapped.
“You can lose that fucking attitude. She knew I was coming in to see her, so I’ll ask you again, where is she?” Stone’s tone was harsh.
The waitress stared at him and took a deep breath. She looked back and forth between him and T, who was now glaring at her. Her face paled slightly. T wasn’t a bad guy but even Stone could admit he was scary as hell, the last person you wanted to piss off.
Reluctantly, she answered with a sigh. “She came in for her shift but stormed out after talking to the boss. I tried calling her but didn’t get an answer, she seemed really upset. I know Pearl tried calling too but she just got her voicemail.”
Stone immediately got up from the booth and the waitress backed up.
“Let’s go,” he said to T, who was already getting up.
They stalked to the door and headed to the truck. Stone had a million scenarios running through his mind, all of them bad. Why wouldn’t she answer her phone? Did something happen with her boss? If he laid a hand on her, that guy was fucking dead.
They were just about to the truck when T grabbed Stone’s keys out of his hand.
“I’m driving, the last thing you need is another fucking ticket,” T said as they hopped into the truck.
****
“Sadie, c’mon, let me in. I’m freezing my balls off out here!”
Sadie stared at her bedroom ceiling. This was not happening. She heard more banging on the door. He’d been banging on her front door for about ten minutes now. Tyler Ripley. The first and only guy she ever thought she loved. The only man she opened her heart to, and the man who ultimately broke it. The bane of my existence!
“I know you’re in there, let me in,” he shouted followed by more pounding.
Sadie sat up in bed wondering how long before Mr. Baylor next door came out with his shotgun. The banging continued. She could call the police but they would take too long to get there, if they even bothered to show up at all.
She waited a few more seconds but the banging started up again. Mr. Baylor must be passed out drunk tonight. She got out of bed and grabbed her sweatshirt off the floor. The banging got louder as she walked down her narrow hall. Exactly ten steps and she’d be in the kitchen. She waited in hopes that Tyler had decided to give up.
Bang! Bang! Bang! It was not her lucky day it seemed. Sadie turned on the light and unlocked the door. She swung it open and Tyler stumbled in nearly falling face first onto her floor. He was a drunken mess. She shouldn’t have answered.
“Jeez, what took you so long? It’s fucking freezing out there,” he spouted off as he righted himself.
She sighed. “What are you doing here, Ty? It’s one in the morning.”
He smiled at her as he stalked over. “I just wanted to see you. I miss you, Sadie,” he slurred. He slid his arms around her waist and pulled her against his body.
Sadie was frozen.
There was a time when those words would have had Tyler in her bed, and in her good graces, in seconds. She really thought she loved this guy. He was her first for everything. For two years she spent making her entire life about Tyler Ripley, and in one surprise visit it was over.
They had just reached their two-year anniversary when she decided to surprise him with a full seduction. They had had sex plenty of times but she always felt like he led it in the bedroom. Sadie wanted to show him her sexy, and attack. She had started to read romance books in high school. She decided to live vicariously through books. After she met Tyler, she moved up to erotica. At first, she was shocked at what she read. Eventually, the shock became intrigue which turned into full blown arousal. So she did it. Saved up for some sexy lingerie, a red lacy bra and matching thong. She made his favorite dinner, lasagna, and headed over to his place.
He told her he was beat from work and wanted to delay their anniversary date until Saturday, which she agreed to. However, the sex kitten get-up was sure to wake him up. He lived in the Ash Brook apartments on the North side. It was a slightly better section than the trailer park but not by much. He had a ground floor apartment so she was just passing his open bedroom window when she heard, “Harder, baby.” When she peered into his room, her stomach dropped. He was naked on his bed lying on his back. An equally naked bleached blonde girl was straddling him and riding him. Sadie was completely in shock as she watched his hands reach up to tug on her nipples. She moaned even louder. In
