‘‘I came to talk to you,’’ I mumble out through garbled sobs and stutters and watch as his jaw tightens and his brows furrow devilishly. He looks anything but happy to see me and now I know what severe foolishness feels like as it floods through me at speed.

‘’There’s nothing to say. Look at the state of you … what the hell, Cam?’’ Alexi stalks towards me at speed and I instinctively skate back on my arse and raise the bottle defensively. All he does is swipe it out of my hand and slam it on the counter over my head as he stands over me, ignoring the fact I am curling into a little ball as he leans back to look at me.

‘’How much have you had to drink? Drunk and soaked … Do you want to get sick again?’’ He demands, sounding like an angry dad, and leans down to scrutinise me by grabbing my chin with two fingers, so he can angle my face and get a proper look at me. He pulls my face from side to side while he scrutinises me and I slap his hand away, abhorring his touch and hating him for everything, shoving him in the shoulder to get my space back, but he doesn’t move.

It never dawned on me that maybe I got this horrendously drunk because I was still sick, and it could account for how weak and weird I feel on top of plain pissed.

‘’What does that matter? I’m a grown up, I can do what I want!’’ It’s a childish slurring mess and barely coherent as it falls out of my mouth thoughtlessly. I’m digging in my heels because he is being his boorish cold self and he snarls at me with distaste.

‘’Sloppy drunk and irresponsible added to your list of assets. Well done, Cam.’’ He sounds like the bastarding sarcastic prick he always is, and I wonder why I even thought I could have this out with him and get any attitude other than this. I try and ignore his insult even though it bites and suddenly makes me ashamed of being this drunk.

It was stupid and not me, but isn’t this what he has done? Ground me down and made me become someone I never thought I would be. I don’t even know who I am anymore!

she obediently trots over and sits down while eyeing him up adoringly. Brainless, submissive, awaiting his every command with pathetic enthusiasm. I cannot even look at her as Alexi looks out of his apartment door to check if

hating what she represents and why she is here. I was a fool for this

pulls my attention back to him. I gaze at that enquiring, angry frown for a moment and then sigh

credit for.’’ I pull myself up with the help of the cupboard handle and get to my feet while reaching for the vodka bottle. I feel knocked by his appearance and reverting to my plan of staying sloshed to get through this. I need something to give me the strength to deal with him and his fuckbuddy. I pull it over and lift it to take another drink. Right now death by

my lips when it’s yanked out of my hands, a firm grip on my upper arm pulls me back

to steady myself, clinging to him as he throws the bottle into the sink with a clattering

doing?’’ Alexi swings me to face him, so my hands meet his hard chest automatically to steady myself, and it is like an emotional trigger. Close proximity, touching him, and

drunkenness. I have no idea why this sudden declaration is what I choose to answer with, but he freezes and looks at me with a completely deadpan expression that pretty much kills all weird hopes that maybe, just

my arm and just stands looking at me until I feel like I may shrivel from the exposure

of skill you have? A love declaration, drunken tears and an

disgusting to the touch. He steps back and just glares at me as

hear it, and I cannot stop the torrent of tears rolling down my cheeks. I have never allowed myself to be this way in front of any man since Rick raped me in my own home. He

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