Chapter 15: Words hurt sometimes.
Aileen's POV:
I looked at him as I continued to dance.
Then suddenly I made up my mind.
I shook my head vigorously as I pulled away.
"This feels wrong, I'm sorry." I said to him as he looked crushed.
"It's ok." He said as he sat back down at the table.
"Will you still have dinner with me though?" I asked.
"Yep." He said with a small smile.
His smile faded and his mouth opened to say something.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well, you know how I said not to give up on Caleb???" He asked me.
I took a deep breath.
"Yeah....." I replied.
"Well, I just said that...He's.....he's not gonna come back." He told me.
I clenched my jaw to keep from crying and I replied to his little comment.
"He is gonna come back. He's alive." I said.
I didn't even sound like myself anymore I always said things that weren't true.
Caleb asked me when I was at the altar with him if I was following my heart and if that was what I really wanted to do. He said I should always follow my heart and never let my brain take over. Actually letting my brain take over would have been kind of a hard thing to do especially since it was messed with almost all my life.
I told him that it was all I ever wanted we said our I do's and my lips met his.
It was probably the worst kiss we ever had our whole marriage because he got nervous in front of people. We never had a good kiss out in public because of that reason.
"Aileen, come on think about it. You have been waiting forever for him to come back and he hasn't. I know it's hard for you to think that he's even hurt but it's more than that HE IS GONE!!! THAT Ba***d is not gonna come back he left you like you were trash." He said.
Those words pierced through me.
They hurt bad....
"Go, Paul!!! STAY AWAY FROM ME!!!! GO!! BEFORE I DO SOMETHING I REGRET!!!" I yelled.
"Aileen, I know this might be the wrong time to tell you but...."
"I said go!!!!!" I said punching him.
"Ow!" He said grabbing his ear.
"GO!!!!" I yelled again.
He ran to the door and on the front porch.
"I like you." He said as I froze on the spot.
No. He can't like me. Caleb loves me and he's gonna come back.
I can't believe that Paul could say such a thing about Caleb.
"Goodbye. PAUL!!!" I spat out as I slammed the door in his face.
I leaned against the door and sat on the floor as I cried.
"Aileen, just open up the door, I'm sorry. Aileen please open the---"
"Go away!!!!" I screamed.
"Alright see you at work tomorrow." He said sadly as he walked away.
"ok." I said quietly as I leaned against the door and cried.
I called Penn.
"Hello, Mr. Pace here who am I speaking to?" He asked.
"Hey, Mr. Pace could we talk tomorrow?" I asked him.
"Oh, are you the grocery lady?" He asked.
"Yeah, my names Aileen." I told him.
"Alright yes, we can speak tomorrow. What time and where at?" He asked.
"At your office around 2:30 or 3:00? Depends when I get off work." I said.
"Sounds good just keep me updated." He said.
"Alright. Bye." I said.
"Bye."
Click.
I put my phone away after closing it.
The leftovers were put away and then I went to bed.
I laid there trying to fall asleep but I couldn't.
Why would he say something like that to me? About Caleb? It's so mean. He told me not to give up on him and now he is saying I should just forget about him because he dead.
I'm confused. What could I do?
I'm defiantly avoiding him at work tomorrow.
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Aaron's Revenge: The Aileen Riley Series Book 3 (Completed)
RomanceIt's been almost 4 years since Caleb died in the explosion that Aaron caused, and he's out to get her again! Will he catch her and finish her off once and for all or will she get away before he does?