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“So, that’s a no then?”

I started up the stairs Ginger backed away from me and kept her eyes downcast She wouldn’t even look at me Fuck!

“Malcolm, let me pass”

“Can you just wait a damn minute Just talk to me”

“There’s nothing to say”

“Like hell there isn’t” I pointed to her suitcase “Is this how you always plan on handling things? Packing up and running away?”

“You said I had a choice This is the one I’o or not?”

“Fuck!”

I ranto colanced up at Ginger She stood back against the wall, her hands clutched her suitcase This was bullshit One sentence One fucking sentence had her running for the hills

“Baby…” I sighed and pressed my thumoment then turned away “I love you, Calida”

I turned and headed back down the stairs and headed toward the for room at the front of the house The very room that started it all The one where I professed my love for her in no uncertain terms Now I used it as a hideout so she’d have plenty of roo I’d try to stop her Every part ofin me said make her stay, to force her to listen to e when she wanted to go wouldn’t help matters

I sat in one of the stiff wingback chairs waiting for the sound of the door chi second The sound ca to keep me in place

Last night she told me she loved me Today she left That was one hell of a turnaround in less than twenty-four hours

I stood and peered out the large pictureGinger’s red SUV backed down the driveway Hollow Disbelief She drove away I turned and kicked the chair It slid across the hardwoods until it hit its mate I punched the air as I stalked down the hall back to the family room

“No No Fuck this She’ll talk to h the intercom at her place, I would explain myself to her