Old Money - Rafe Cameron

Chapter 58

A/N: I was going to post yesterday, but I've been on vacation and was in a spot where I didn't have service for 24 hours! Sorry it's a little late.

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"I'll text you." Josh assured her as he threw his jacket back on and stepped on her balcony.

She nodded, still in shock from when she woke up beside him. She held the edge of the door tightly, waiting eagerly to shut it behind him.

"And keep this door locked." He said proudly. "I know how much my cousin loved to come up here."

She nodded emotionlessly and shut and locked the door, but once he was out of ear shot, she unlocked it. She didn't know why.

She turned around and stared at her room, Josh's imprint was still on her bed and she immediately stripped the sheets off, throwing them in the laundry. Though Josh was being perfectly nice to her, she still felt like she was cheating on Rafe. Not that that would be a problem, apparently.

She sat on her bare mattress and looked around her room, the collage on her wall catching her eye.

She slowly went over to it and immediately felt sadness, but then remembered what Josh said.

Throw it all out.

She grabbed an empty box from her garage and started to go around her room, taking all of Rafe's clothes out of her closet, taking their photos off her wall, not that there were many. The only real photo they had together was the one Charlotte took of them kissing in the pool that one time, and though it was probably risky, Audrey had printed it and put it on her wall.

There was also the note that Rafe had left her that one day, which she quickly folded and put in the box, but as she stared at it there, she knew she had to read it one last time.

Audrey,

I am completely proud that I get to call you my girlfriend. I can't wait to have you back in my arms.

She sighed and left it out of the box, putting his shirts in there instead, as well as the dresses that he'd bought for her.

She continued to think about the note and wished it was longer. She wished she had more of him.

It dawned on her that while he was away he also left her a voicemail or two and she quickly whipped out her phone.

"Hey, baby. Um... I figure that you fell asleep since it's past your bedtime. But I'll call again just to make sure. I just wanted to tell you that I've been thinking about you, even when it seems like I haven't. I can't stop thinking of you at home alone in your bed and I just want to be beside you. I'll try to call you earlier tomorrow but I'm not sure I'll be able to. Um... I miss you. And I can't wait to see you."

Audrey began sobbing harder and went to play the other two he left, but she just couldn't handle it.

She gathered anything and everything he may have given her and she picked up the box, dried her tears, and walked to her door, but stopped to look at herself in the mirror.

The necklace.

She gripped the locket in her hand, closing her eyes and breathing deeply, then set down the box so she could take the necklace off.

She wrapped it neatly and placed it on top of everything else, then finally left.

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When Audrey pulled up to the Cameron's, there weren't any cars there. She felt a sense of relief, knowing she could just leave the box and get the hell out of there.