23. Excuse me?
I walked up the front porch steps and rang the doorbell. He answered. "Hey Cambrey!" he said. It was about four thirty after school Thursday.
"Hi Tanner umm I need to tell you something."
"What's up babe?" he asked confused and I winced when he said babe.
"You don't make me feel fireworks." I stated. What was that? That was the most idiotic breaking up line ever! I am such an idiot.
"Fireworks? Cambrey what in the world are you talking about?"
"I want to break up with you Tanner. Only Jace can make me feel fireworks I knew that all along I just thought you were better for me." I told him.
"What line did he use? The I am begging on my knees?" he asked angry. Nope that line happened a while ago.
"He kissed me and told me what happened."
"Oh yeah I'm sure he did," he said in a sarcastic tone. "He kissed another girl Cambrey! And now you are running back to him? That's not even logical! What if he does it again huh? Are you going to come back to me and have me be a stand in?" he said almost yelling as he finished. His mom didn't get home until six.
"You were not a stand in Tanner. And he didn't kiss Lori she kissed him. I honestly thought you were better for me than Jace was," I said. He looked at me with angry eyes. We stood like that for a long moment. "in that moment." I finished. "Tanner I'm sorry but I'm breaking up with you." I was walking away.
"No." I heard in an acidy tone. He grabbed my arm and pulled. I almost lost my balance.
"Excuse me?" I asked as I regained my balance.
"You are not breaking up with me." The acid still in his tone. He jerked me into his house the door still open and he slapped me.
"Cami where have you been? We have…" Blake didn't finish his sentence. He was looking at the huge red mark across my right cheek. Where Tanner hit me. "GUYS! GUYS!" he yelled while crouched down to my level. I heard hurried running feet at his yelling voice.
"What happened?" Devon asked. Mom wasn't home yet to see me.
"Who did that Cambrey?" Landon asked about to walk out the door. Tears drenched my face as if I had just got out of the pool. It stung when the salty tears touched my mark.
Landon took my hand and led me into the living room. He sat me down on the couch. "Did Jace do this? I know you guys got back together last night." I had told them this morning. I shook my head.
"I-I went over to Tanners house and broke up with him but he didn't like it so he pulled me into the house and he…he…" I broke off.
"I know what that little idiot did." He said angry. I heard Chase ask a secretary to speak to Mrs. Johnson. That is Tanner's mom's name. How did we have her work number?
I heard Chase talk to her and tell her everything.
I heard mom come in with her boyfriend. I had told her about me and Jace. She said if that is what I wanted than she was happy. "Where is everyone?" she asked loudly throughout the house. I could tell her.
We were in the living room and I was laying my head on Chase's lap. He had his arm draped over my shoulder. My other brothers were on the other couch and sitting on the loveseats. The T.V. was on and we were watching some mystery channel. I don't know who had the remote.
She walked in. She saw my scar and asked all the questions my brothers had. I went to bed while my brothers, mom and David stayed up. Mom was yelling angrily at Tanners mom on the phone in the kitchen. I could tell that she was mad at her son as well.
I opened the door to my bathroom and came out in my flannel pants and a tank top. I threw my clothes in the dirty laundry and undid my bed. I heard a knock at my balcony door and looked up.
"Hi." I said and smiled. Jace looked at me and asked everything my mom and brothers had. I went and sat in my bed. He sat down next to me and pulled me next to him. He was warm. He kissed my head and even though it was just the top of my head fireworks came. I fell asleep wondering what punishment Tanner was getting and if I loved Jace.