Chapter Thirty
Ezra
Icouldn’t even lookat CC right now. I was so embarrassed. I never should have let Ty record that video. It was the stupidest thing I had ever done, and that was saying something, because I had done some really stupid things in my life. I turned away from him again to grab my pants and pulled them up over my hips.
“Hey, it’s going to be fine,” CC whispered as his arms wrapped around me. “We’ll fix this.”
I pulled away. “On what damn planet is this fine?” I exclaimed. “That’s not you on there? You don’t have to worry about everyone seeing you—oh my god, Leo!” Tears burned my eyes at the thought of that innocent kid finding out what I did. “Noel isn’t going to let me near his brother.”
“Ezra, stop for a second.” CC reached for me again. “Noel isn’t like that. He already knows about it, remember?”
I bit down so hard on my lip I tasted blood. “No, no, the things on there... It’s bad.” I tried to push him away again. “You’ll see.”
“Trust me, Ez. I won’t be watching that video,” he growled. “Stop struggling and let me hold you.”
I turned to look at him, tears spilling down my cheeks. “It doesn’t matter, boo. Everyone is going to know how fucking disgusting I am. What I let him do to me.” I caught the flinch in CC’s eyes.
“Ezra, what does that mean?”
“I thought you didn’t want to know?”
CC stared at me before he yanked me against his naked body. “I love you, princess. Whatever is on that video isn’t going to change how I feel about you. We’re a forever thing.”
“You promise?” I whispered, because I wasn’t sure he would feel that way.
He pulled back to look at me. “I promise.”
The shrill sound of his cell phone ringing from the hall had him releasing me, and I watched as CC went to go answer it. I bent down to grab my shirt and pulled it on.
“Are you fucking kidding?” CC yelled.
I grimaced as I moved to the doorway.
“That’s bullshit, Watts.” CC was trying to pull his briefs on and had his phone tucked under his ear against his shoulder. “That asshole released a video without Ezra’s knowledge. There has to be some sort of legal action.” He turned to see me standing there. “Princess, can you give me a minute?”
I felt my chin start to tremble as I backed away from him. This was all my fault. If Watts saw the video, that meant everyone else probably had, too. They saw what Ty had done to me. The outfit he had me wear for him. How I let him tie me to the bed, and the dirty things he’d said to me. The names he called me. I rushed to the kitchen sink just in time to throw up my dinner and then I rested my head against the counter. What if Watts fired CC because of this? He wouldn’t want this attention brought to Brooks Racing. Holt already hated me. Everyone else was going to hate me, too.
“Ezra.”
My head shot up, and I turned to see CC leaning in the doorway.
I scrubbed a hand down my face. “What happened?” My entire body began to tremble. “Did they see it? Everyone saw it, didn’t they? Are they going to fire you? I’m a whore, Carson.”
“Hey, what did I say about that word?” He moved to grip my shoulders. “I think we should wash up and go to bed. We’ll deal with this mess in the morning.”
“No, I can’t. I should go home.”
“You are home, boo. This is your home.”
I burst into tears, and CC wrapped his arms around me.
“It’s going to be okay, princess, I promise.” He pulled me closer. “No one is losing their job. Watts wanted to know who was in the video with you. That’s it. He has his lawyers looking into this.” That only made me cry even harder. “Ez, boo, come on.” He started to walk me into the hallway. “I want you to take a warm shower.” But when he tried to get me into the shower, I only clung to him, shaking my head. “Want me to take one with you?”
