Stuck With Him

Chapter eighteen [ 18 ]

Chapter eighteen: Battle Cry

This was it. I had to do it. There was no escaping it any longer. I picked up my phone and called Mary. She didn't answer so I left her a message telling her to call me as soon as she could. I kind of hoped she wouldn't call me back but I knew she would. She was very dedicated to her job, I had witnessed it more than once.

For the time being, I was pretty sure I was safe, well, as safe as I could be. Rusty wouldn't do anything right now, he was too smart to do something rash. I had a little time to come up with a battle strategy before his strike. But if and when Rusty did decide it was time to take me down, he'd do it quickly but effectively. My career was at stake. I couldn't keep waiting for the sky to fall on my head, I had to act now.

I let out a frustrated cry and dropped my phone on the table, half hoping it'd break. Why couldn't my life ever be normal? Sometimes I'd freaking kill for a boring life. I was so tired of having to slide from one crisis to another.

"What's up? You look even grumpier than usual", Jax said as he scanned my face, taking a seat next to me.

I made a face. "It's nothing."

He put an arm around me. "From what I've learned through various of fights is that when a girl says it's nothing, it's everything. Come on now, darling, tell me what's wrong."

"It's, uh, it's Alex", I finally admitted. "He is trying to get me back."

"Do you want him back?" he asked then, a strange feeling in his voice. I inspected his face carefully but there was nothing to find.

"No."

Jax cast me a piercing look. "You sure?"

I shook my head. "Yes. No. I don't know. I mean, I miss him but I don't want to be with him. He's just not right for me and I think I've finally accepted it."

"Wow", was all he said in response.

I felt a twinge of annoyance. "Wow what?"

"Nothing."

"I've learnt that when big-headed jerks say it's nothing, it usually is nothing. But because I'm curious, go ahead, tell me anyway."

"It's just amazing how good you are at lying to yourself", Jax said.

I opened my mouth to snap at him but a ring of telephone interrupted me. It was Mary so I had to answer. I scowled at Jax who just smiled in return before leaving the room. "Hey, Mary", I said after I was sure he was gone. I didn't want Jax to witness my agent slaughtering me. He was already enough amused by my occupation. I didn't want to get him more to laugh about.

"Harper! How's my favorite girl doing?"

I closed my eyes for a second. She sounded so happy. Soon she'd be fuming mad. "Uh, not so good. Alex and I broke up and now Rusty says he's going to destroy me if I don't take him back", I blurted out, talking so fast that only Mary could possibly make sense of it.

Mary was quiet for a while. For once I had left her speechless. "When did Rusty threaten you?" she finally asked, surprising me.

"When I talked to him about an hour ago."

Now this got the reaction I had been
anticipating. "You what?" Mary exclaimed.

I rambled on, desperately hoping that I could make her understand if I just talked enough. "Alex is here, too, he is trying to win me back so of course Rusty followed him here like a good little soldier. I wanted Alex to leave so I figured talking to Rusty would make him disappear."

Mary let out a long sigh. "Oh, honey. You're so young and naive. Talking to Rusty before talking to me was just about the stupidest thing you've ever done. Now you've given them the upper hand. Why in the name of seven hells didn't you talk to me first?"

A warm flush of shame washed over me. "I'm sorry, okay? I was just so mad at him that I wasn't thinking straight."

"No, you most certainly weren't thinking, that's for sure. Well, I guess what's done is done. So, Natalie--" The use of my forename didn't slip by without me noticing. Mary was really pissed at me. "I'll be coming there as soon as I can. Until I get there, don't do anything. I mean it, don't even leave the house. Don't answer any calls from Rusty or Alex. I'll call you when I get there."

She hung up and left me feeling like the biggest idiot on the planet.

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