I raised my brows at him and stepped back. “Well then, leave. I’m not stopping you.”
He slammed his fist right into the wall beside my head, turned on his heel, and stormed toward the elevator. “Have fun being a homeless fucking bitch,” he said and walked right into the elevator.
CHAPTER28
MIA
As soon as the elevator doors closed, I slumped my shoulders forward and felt so relaxed. It felt like the world had been lifted off my shoulders, and I could finally breathe again. It wasn’t really how I’d wanted that argument to go—because I knew he’d try to break me—but it was better than getting back together with him.
I walked into the waiting room, knowing that Melissa and Serena had heard every word of our conversation. Hell, the whole hospital probably had. I hoped Mom’s door was closed and that she hadn’t heard a word of it because that would hurt so much more than anything Mason could say to me.
“Are you okay?” Serena asked.
I slumped down in a chair next to her and rested my head on her shoulder. I didn’t have any more tears for that man, and I was glad.
Serena skimmed her fingers against my forearm. “He wasn’t good for you anyway.”
“Yeah,” Melissa said, trying to lighten the mood. “Tell us about this man you went home with last night.”
I hoped that Michael didn’t walk in anytime soon because … I didn’t know how I’d get any words out with him smirking at me from across the room. All I would think about was last night and the way he’d touched me so savagely as I talked to Mason.
“Um …” I said, rubbing my palms on my jeans. “I don’t even remember his name.”
Melissa rolled her eyes. “Ugh, don’t give us that. He had to be damn good if he got you to break up with Mason. So, who was he?” she asked. Then, her lips curled into a smile. “Was it Victor?! Maybe another guy?”
Serena furrowed her brows. “Why would she fuck your boyfriend?”
I rolled my eyes and gave Serena my bestyou will never believe what happened at the partylook.
But Melissa clapped her hands together, completely ignoring it. “I knew he’d be good for you.”
“It wasn’t Victor,” I said.
Melissa rolled her blue eyes and made a face. “Then, who was it?” She turned to Serena and narrowed her eyes. “Do you know? You’re awfully quiet.”
Serena shook her head. “No.”
Melissa looked at her phone flashing with text messages from Victor and rolled her eyes, yawning. “Victor wants me to come over.” She walked to the elevator and waved at me from inside it. “Try to get it out of her, Serena,” she said, winking at me.
And when the elevator doors closed, I blew out a deep breath through my nose. God, this was going to be so much harder than I’d thought it would be.
How did I even bring it up in conversation? Did I come out with it and say,Oh, hey, Melissa, I’m doing your dad?
“So,” I said, “how is your boyfriend’s sister’s baby? Boy or girl?”
Serena slapped me on the arm. “First, she had a girl named Anna. And second, come on! Spill the damn tea! I’ve been in joy since I heard you broke up with Mason! What happened withMichael?”
I looked around the room to make sure there were no prying ears and said, “Lower your voice. I don’t want anyone finding out yet.”
And then I dived into everything that had happened within the past twenty-four hours—from when she’d left me at the party to Melissa trying to get me to hook up with Victor to Michael answering my phone call with Mason.
When I finished, she stared at me with wide eyes and her mouth opened. “Oh my God.” She fanned herself and burst out laughing. “Oh my God! Mia! You got yourself a real man!” She jumped out of her seat and started pacing the waiting room with a huge grin on her face. “I don’t even have damn words for it. You are living an actual fantasy!”
I raised my brows and glanced down the hall in the direction of Mom’s room. “I don’t know about that.”
Serena sat back down next to me and grabbed my hands. “You know what I mean. Our best friend’s dad … you’re, like, dating him now?”
Dating? I didn’t know what we were exactly. “I guess you could say that.”
