Waiting for Better

Chapter Sixteen

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Chapter Sixteen~

~Adalyn~

"Callum? Callum!" When I realized my first cry was on deaf ears, I shouted again but louder.

I thought he had been joking. I didn't think he was actually planning to go downstairs to beat up my ex-boyfriend. As bad as it sounds, it touched my heart that he wanted to.

"Callum stop!" He was standing in front of the elevator waiting for the doors to open when I caught him. I first grabbed onto his arm and tried to pull him back to the office but when I saw that he wasn't moving, I moved to block the elevator.

I heard the elevator ding as the door slid open silently. Every time Callum moved to step into the elevator, I pushed against his chest and refused to move out of the way.

"You know I can just pick you up and move you, right?" Callum crossed his arms in agitation.

Ignoring his response completely I said," Callum, you can't go down there."

"I can't?" He raised an eyebrow in challenge.

"If you go down there like this you're going to make a scene and get yourself arrested."

"I'm going to get arrested?" Callum's eyes blazed as he gave me a ludicrous stare. "That man hit you. He should be in jail." The door tried to slide shut but Callum put a hand over my head and forced them back open.

Curse being so damn short!

"But it's done. It's over with," I pleaded. "It's not important anymore."

I think that only made him even more infuriated.

"Doesn't matter anymore? Of course it still matters Adalyn!" He practically exploded at me and his raised voice startled me.

Callum ignored my reaction and began shaking his head. "It all makes sense now. Why you're so quiet, why you're so withdrawn." He looked disgusted. "How any man could slap a woman like that," he cut himself off with a soft growl.

Though he didn't notice, his words really got to me. The blame wasn't all on Jared in that department and though I didn't want to defend him, I knew I had to.

"You're wrong," I whispered with sad eyes. What Jared did was bad but I was fucked up long before he even came into the picture. I hated to say it but Jared actually helped me come out of my shell more.

Callum was clenching his jaw in anger and wouldn't look at me. When he went to push me aside, I held my ground. This time when the doors tried to slide shut, he let them.

I let out a breath of relief and embraced him tightly. "Thank you," I mumbled into his chest.

His arms came up to tighten around my waist. "If I see that prick again, I'll -"

"Do absolutely nothing." I gave him a stern look. When he began to shake his head I continued, "If you care about my feelings then you'll ignore him."

Callum wouldn't look at me and he wouldn't confirm whether he would leave it alone or not.

I was happy that he cared to the point he was willing to assault Jared but it wasn't what I wanted. I didn't want Callum to make a scene and if he started this with Jared, it scared me that Jared might continue to give me trouble. Jared for the most part had left me alone to live my life and I was happy about that. If Callum tried to fight him, I feared he would ruin that.

In the back of my mind a small part of me was concerned for Callum's safety but I also knew Jared didn't stand a chance against him. I don't know how considering I've never seen either of them fight but I just knew. Callum would have Jared laid out on the floor.