Unexpected

Chapter 8: Three Weeks of Silence

CADE

***3 weeks later***

I pushed through the double doors of North Hills nursing home greeted by smiles at the front desk.

“Hey cade, cafeteria duty?” Cindy asks.

I nod, “yep, then onto games” I say, my gaze flickering up to one of the residential halls.

A familiar head of blonde hair sits in a chair along the wall of the hallway. Her hands grip the edge of the seat on either sides of her body.

“Here again?” I ask. Cindy glances back then looks at me and nods. “Yep, she’s been coming in every Saturday and Sunday for the past few weeks. Doesn’t go in to the room. Doesn’t say anything. Just sits..” she says.

I’d been doing my best to avoid Logan ever since our incident in Dr. Mathews office. When I first saw her at North Hills I was pretty irritated. Of course she would have infiltrated the one place that I didn’t have to worry about seeing her.

I didn’t dare speak to her. It would only ruin my mood but after seeing her here the following week and now today, my frustration had turned to curiosity. Was I going to try to approach her? Hell no. We all know it would only end in disaster.

I drummed my hands on the front desk before heading off to the cafeteria.

LOGAN

I stared silently into the room across from me. The tv was on and I could barely see the top of my grandmas head in her chair.

“You sure you don’t want to go in and say hi?” A nurse said as she approached me. I sigh and looked up.

“That’s okay..” I’d been coming here for the last 3 weeks every Saturday and Sunday. I hadn’t been brave enough to actually go in though.

Instead I’d been torturing myself by sitting across from her room for hours at a time trying to scrape together the courage to shuffle my feet across the threshold of her doorway.

I looked at my phone. I had promised Kristen I’d attend the football game with her this evening. As much as I wanted today to be the day to finally go in, I decided to cut my losses and leave.

I stop by the front and swallow hard, “I uhm, I’ll be back tomorrow” I say before turning to leave.

…

The Wolfpack won the game and as usual multiple parties raged on off campus. With my arm tucked into Kristen’s we walked up to our favorite frat house.

It was a sight to be held. The game had only ended an hour ago but it was clear this party had been raging for far longer.

I personally would have preferred to party it up with the football guys at their house but Kristen is dead set on this particular frat guy, Gabe. He’s pretty attractive, if you like board shorts and sandals on a man all year round.

The issue with this party is that it sits across from a familiar apartment building. One that I frequented quite a bit freshman year. Why am I thinking of Cade? Ugh, even being in the vicinity of his home makes me angry.

We walk in and the music is booming. Crowds of people are shoulder to shoulder. The unmistakable odor of alcohol hangs in the air.

“Do you see Gabe?” Kristen shouts over the music. I shake my head.

“Not yet!” I yell back. We walk around a little more as I scope out potential guys to flirt with.

Kristen taps me excitedly, “there he is! I’m going to go talk to him.” She says before hurrying off.

My gaze falls to the backside of a nice piece of ass. His broad shoulders and muscular back bulge through his black t-shirt. My eyes scan the length of his body, settling on a magnificent ass resting in a faded pair of blue jeans. I bite my lip as I make my way over. My feet come to a halt as they turn around.

As they lift their head I’m met with a pair of light green eyes. My lust filled eyes suddenly fill with annoyance. Cades gaze is filled with indifference. I scoff and tear myself away from him quickly. Bullet dodged there.

I walk into the kitchen and grab a red solo cup filled with a rich golden liquid. I take a few sips before downing the entire cup. I’m going to need more if I’m going to be here for awhile, especially with the prickly prince around.

I grab another cup and make my way through the crowds trying to find Kristen again. Before I know what’s happening I feel a shoulder slam into me knocking me off balance. My cup goes over and dumps down the closest person to me. My eyes widen as my hands instinctively cover my mouth in horror.

“I’m so sorry” I spout off feeling incredibly guilty. The guy who knocked into me steadies me, “are you okay?” He asks.

I nod, “yeah I’m good” I say brushing him off turning to the person I just covered in beer. I pin my lips between my teeth trying to hold back laughter.

“Paybacks a bitch..” Cade says shaking the beer off of his hands. I cross my arms and suck a breath of air through my teeth.

“Can’t say that it’s not satisfying..” I say. My eyes travel up his shirt which is now clinging to his chest.

“Should’ve expected that an apology would be too hard of a concept for someone like you” he says walking toward the bathroom.

I stalk after him.

“First of all , I did apologize and second, what kind of person would that be? Let me guess. Narcissistic? Entitled? Or was it princess?” I say following him into the bathroom, the sounds of the party becoming muffled in the distance.

Cade grabs paper towel to try to soak up the alcohol from his shirt before turning to face me, “All of the above actually. Tell me something, do you ever actually take time out of your self-centered day to stop being a b***h or is it pretty much the only personality you have?” He shouts.

“Oh, that is rich coming from someone who has a stick permanently lodged up their ass!” I yell back.

Cade quickly closes the distance between us, “You are the worst person I’ve ever f*****g met!” He says, his face close to mine.

“I feel the exact same way about you. I cannot stand you, Cade!” I say, my eyes narrowed.

“Good, I can’t stand you either Logan. I hate you with every fiber of my being” He says as he steps closer. I feel the door shut behind me, my back now pressed against it. There is no f*****g way I’m going to let him get to me this time. I grip his shirt and swing him around so that he’s backed against the door.

“Thank god because I hate you too!” I say swallowing hard, our eyes lock onto each other.