Aaron's Revenge: The Aileen Riley Series Book 3 (Completed)

Chapter 15: Words hurt sometimes

  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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