Ted groaned. “You stupid bitch! I am so sick of you fucking up my life! Mary’s accepted our breakup, so when the hell are you going to? I don’t want anything to do with that flat-chested, ugly bitch or her brat, so fuck off and leave me alone! And if you’re so concerned about the baby’s shitty diapers, then you buy them for her, bitch!”
“Listen, you-”
“Haley, please!” Mary, suddenly by her side, pleaded as she tried to pull Haley away. “Let’s just go!”
“There you are! You need to tell her to mind her own fucking business!” Ted said, pushing Mary’s shoulder hard enough to make his point.
“Oh, no, you didn’t, you son of a bitch!” Haley said just before she released her fists of fury on the bastard.
Chapter 13
“Would you two cut the shit? We’re here to have a guy’s night out, not a pissing contest,” Brad said to the two men glaring at each other. He looked heavenward and sighed, “This is fucking ridiculous.”
“He’s the one being an asshole,” Mitch said, shoving Jason.
Jason shoved him back harder, sending his friend into a parked pickup truck. He pointed a finger at Mitch. “Stay the fuck away from her.”
“Oh, fuck off, you sanctimonious asshole. You don’t want her, but you don’t want anyone else to have her? She’s not your property!”
Jason felt his jaw clench tighter.
“What are you going to do when she starts dating some other guy? Huh, tough guy?” Mitch pushed him. “Someday soon, this little friendship of yours won’t be enough for her and she’ll go to another guy and you won’t have her anymore. Have you thought of that?” Mitch snorted. “She’s a beautiful, funny, and sweet woman. A lot of guys would give their right nut for a girl like her!”
Jason felt all the blood drain out of his face. He stood there as the reality of Mitch’s words slammed into him. One day, it would be another man Haley would talk to, watch games with, or just sit in absolute silence with her, and worst of all, it would be another man holding Haley in his arms at night.
“Fuck…” he gasped.
“Oh great, you broke him! Are you happy now?” Brad demanded. “Come on, buddy, we’ll get you fixed up with a cold beer and a plate of hot wings. How does that sound? Does that sound good?”
Numbly, Jason nodded.
Brad scowled at Mitch, who looked shocked by Jason’s reaction. No doubt, the man probably expected a good shoving match and a few outbursts. Jason suddenly going quiet was absolutely frightening.
“I hope you’re happy!” Brad yelled at Mitch. “You broke him!”
“I was just pissed…I didn’t know…I…” Mitch trailed off, shrugging helplessly as he helped Brad steer a very numb Jason into the bar. “Look, I’m sorry. I just thought you didn’t think that I was good enough for her. Shit. I didn’t realize that-”
His words were cut off when Brad shook his head. Mitch looked at Jason and nodded. He clearly wasn’t ready to hear any of this. Jason wasn’t aware his friends were talking. He couldn’t focus past the idea of another man touching Haley.
His Haley.
“Please, stop!” a woman screamed as they pushed a still frighteningly quiet Jason inside.
They spotted a familiar-looking tall woman being held back by two women who were trying to calm her down while they looked nervously at a small group of men. Suddenly the group parted.
All three men stood in shock as Haley hit, well, sort of slapped with her fists in a windmill-type fashion, a large man who looked more pissed with her assault than actually hurt.
“You don’t ever touch her again!” Haley yelled as she continued her weird-ass assault.
“Shut up, bitch!” the man said, shoving Haley away. She stumbled back and hit the floor hard.
Jason saw red as he stalked over to the asshole and punched him, sending him slamming back into the bar.
The man bent over in agony, cupping his nose. “You broke my nose, asshole!”
“If you ever lay another finger on her again, I will fucking kill you. Do you understand me?” Jason promised with barely restrained fury.
The man tried to glare only to wince. Finally, he nodded.
