Eternal Blitz

36. Family Dinner

Pissed off would be an understatement. I don't know whether to kick Blane's ass or Talia's. I don't know what the hell happened between him and Callie but he needs to figure it out and figure it out fast.

To me it doesn't matter how she did it just matters she did. Being around women is hard enough but being touched by one is crossing the line especially if you don't want it. His eyes pull back to me and I don't know what happened but his stutter is gone and his words are as clear as day.

"I was working. I kept pushing her hand away but...she wouldn't stop."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I was scared you would think I was weak."

Frowning at his words I pull him down to kiss his temple. "Push those thoughts right out of your head." With one more kiss, I release Blaze and make my way out of the water.

Just looking at Talia's face is enough to pull my anger further out. Blane senses my mood as I walk to them and releases his hold on her.

"Why did you come here? Because I know it wasn't for him." I'm livid, seething at her presence, and pissed at Blane for choosing her of all people to bring her.

Talia shrugs, "You honestly think I want what you have? Well I don't, we all know you will throw him away like the rest of them." She smirks her eyes flitting to Blaze who now sits on the dock with Gale.

"I'd watch it if I were you, cats may have nine lives but bitches who cross lines don't" Some part of me feels bad calling her a bitch but that quickly diminishes when I realize she's said way worse things about me. It doesn't make me any better than her but it makes me feel better in the moment.

She laughs at me walking closer and slapping Blane's hand away as he tries to grab her arm.

"What the hell is your problem? You weren't acting like this earlier, I don't know what the fúck happened but you can get your shit and leave."

"No." I hold my hand out, pushing Blane back so I can handle this on my own. "She's not going anywhere. Not until she tells me why she thinks it's okay to put her hands on my boyfriend."

A look of disgust paints Blane's face. "She what?"

"Oh fuck you, he wanted it."

My hand swings without another thought and I hit her throat with the side of my hand. She coughs gripping her throat and I step up pulling my fist back and launching it at her face. Blood drips from her nose and onto the dock as I pull my hand back, a slight searing pain stinging at the skin. I shake my fist out and miss her body running to me as she tackles me. My body lands with a loud thud hard enough to knock the wind out of me and I push her face seeing Blane and Gale running up to us.

"Leave her." My voice comes out breathless. I pull my back up feeling tiny pieces of the wood dock sticking to my skin and kick her off of me.

I stand, pulling her up by her throat until her body is standing at the edge of the dock with mine. Her hands move restlessly as she tries to get away from me. Without a second thought, I let her go, right off of the dock with a venomous smile on my face. She screams as she lands with a crash directly on her stomach. Her scream is captured by the water and I watch as the bubbles form, surfacing as she swims up.

Talia spits up swallowed water, coughing and dry heaving as she treads the water. I turn to Rhea and motion to her. There is no need for words as she knows exactly what I want and runs into the cabin coming back out with a bag. I take it from her and walk to the edge where Talia is still floating trying to catch her breath. I see Rhea set the rest of her belongings on the dock knowing that right now she is nicer than I would have been.