Love Me Back (27 page)

“Listen Gabe, I know the situation isn’t ideal but its fine.  I will be fine.”

“I’m sure you will be.”  He sneers.

“What does that mean?”  I bite back at him.

“When it comes to Trent you are always ok with him being there.  It just sucks he doesn’t feel the same.” 

“Gabe…why are you saying this?”  I say.

“God Maddy, seriously?  You honestly don’t see this as a bad idea?”

“No.”  I shake my head but he can’t see that through the phone.

“You know what, whatever.  Go ahead and go.  Have a great time.”

“Gabe, don’t be like this.”  I beg.

“Maddy, we aren’t a couple.  I have no say whether you go or not.”  He is back to being angry.

“I want you to be ok with this.”

“Sorry Maddy, I’m not.”  He is curt and short.

“Please Gabe.”  I plead one last time.

“Listen, I have to go see a house, I am going to be late.  Have fun at the cabin.  Give my brother my best.”  The phone goes dead. He hangs up on me without saying good-bye.  That isn’t like Gabe.

I wait for him to text me he is sorry but a week later I am still waiting for it.  He hasn’t called me, emailed me or Skype me.  I don’t know what to do, I miss him but think I should let him cool off a bit so I let him have his space.

A week later we are all in my Jeep on the way to the cabin.  There is a caravan of five cars including Trent/Gabe’s truck.  He has brought a few friends which helps tremendously with the cost. 

“So Maddy funny thing happened the other day.”  Bryan says putting his head between me and Kenna in the front.

“Yeah?”  I turn down the music a little.

“Gabe called me.”  He smiles.

“Really?”  I act like I wouldn’t know why.

“He chewed me out for letting Trent come to the cabin.  He must have screamed at me for ten minutes.”  He says.  “Do you have any idea why he would call
me
?

“I told him it was you that said he could come.”  I admit smiling at Kenna.

“That’s what I thought.  I wish you three could get your shit together.”  He says leaning back down in his seat next to Colt.  I turn the radio knob up again.

I keep my distance the first night even though Trent is following me around asking to talk.  I have refused him enough times my hand starts automatically going up when he comes around.  Colt tries to run interference but he is trying to get with this girl named Kristi and he seems torn so I tell him I can handle Trent Basso.

“I know you can Maddy but I hate what that asshole did to you.  If I had my way he wouldn’t be up here with us.”  Colt puts his arm around me.

“You will be happy when you have money left for the semester.”  I say.  I have to keep justifying why he is here.  It is for the others not for me, right?

He shrugs going over to sit next to Kristi.  Of course he is replaced with Trent by my side again.

“Do you need any help?”  He asks.

“No, I don’t.  Just go and have fun.”  I shoo him with my hand.

“I want to talk to you.”  He begs.

“I don’t.”

“Come on Maddy” he puts his hand on my arm.

“Listen Trent, I didn’t want you here.  You are here to keep the cost down.  If your plan is to keep hounding me all week, I will leave.”  I tear my arm away from him.

“You keep telling yourself that but I am pretty sure things will change by week end.”  He whispers in my ear making goose bumps travel my body.

No, No, No.  Don’t fall for his tricks Maddy.

By day three I can’t take it anymore.  Every time I walk out of the room, he follows to get me alone.  I am trying so hard but I feel myself losing my willpower.  Gabe was right, he won’t keep his distance.  I should have listened to him.  Maybe I should leave.  Everyone has been drinking but I have refrained not wanting to lose my control.  Then Kenna decides it is a girl’s night and the boys go into town to some bar for the night and the girls stay in playing drinking games.  I forgot how much fun this trip was supposed to be.

When the boys get home it is late and I am plastered along with the rest of the girls.  So, when Trent comes sitting next to me putting his arm around my shoulders I don’t protest.  Kenna is staring holes through me and Colt looks sympathetic to what is happening.  He probably sees it before I do.  I relax into his body snuggling next to him.   It feels natural, I can’t stop myself from resting my hand on his leg.

“How much did it take for you to stop fighting this?”  He whispers in my ear.

“What the hell?”  I stand up fast yelling at him and the room gets quiet.

“Let’s go somewhere Maddy.”  He tries to grab my hand but I pull it back.

“If you want to talk, let’s talk right here.”  I am furious.  I don’t know if I am mad at what he said or if it is because he is right.  I can’t fight this between us.

“No, let’s go somewhere more private.”  He rubs his thumb up my arm insinuating we wouldn’t be talking.

“Jesus Trent, you are such an asshole.  How can you come up here?  Act like nothing happened; act like you didn’t screw me every which way.  You should have been there.  My fucking father died Trent.  If anyone knows about my family, it’s you.  How much my dad meant to me.”  I am screaming at him but it doesn’t seem to faze him.

“You go girl.”  Kenna says behind me.

“KENNA.”  Bryan yells back telling her to stay out of it.

“From what I hear you were well taken care of.  By no one else but MY BROTHER.”  Trent stands up looking down at me.

“He was there, you weren’t.  Surprise Surprise Trent not there when I need him but who is always there for you, Me Trent.”  I point a finger at myself.

“You keep playing fucking games Maddy.  Who is it this week Gabe or me?”

“Give me a break, you broke up with me Trent.  Leave Gabe out of this.”

“Why should I leave Gabe out?  You have probably fucked us both.  So, Maddy which brother fucks better?”  I hear the room gasp before me.  I smack him across the face and run out of the room.

“Maddy.”  Mackenna screams.

“I got this Kenna.”  Trent says.

“You better make this right before I kick your ass Basso.”  Mackenna screams back.

I run out by the lake sitting next to the water.  I contemplate drowning myself, which would be a cure for this heartache. 

“I’m sorry Maddy, I shouldn’t have said that.”  Trent comes up behind me.  “You just get me so angry.”

“Why do I make you angry Trent?”  I don’t look back.

“The whole thing with Gabe, it pissed me off.  It still does.”

“I never slept with Gabe.”  I say, hearing him come a little closer.

“I know but…you‘re mine Maddy.  I figured we will always be together.”

“You seem to only want me when it’s convenient for you.”  I still can’t look at him so I focus on the moon lighting the lake.

“I am a shit.  I should have come home for you when your dad died but it pissed me off that Gabe is the one that called me to tell me.  You didn’t call me and he was there so I figured you made your choice.”

“I didn’t call anyone.  It was a coincidence he was there.  Yes he comforted me.  He got me back up on my feet.”

“Yeah, I heard.”  He is throwing rocks into the water.

“From who?”  I ask.

“My mom, she told me you stayed the week and Gabe stayed with you.  She chewed me out for not coming home too.”  He makes a rock skip three times.

“Good, because it was shitty Trent.”   My eyes finally meet his and the moon is making his blue eyes sparkle more than normal.  “You have to let me go.”

“I can’t Maddy.”  He says placing his hand on my face wiping a tear from my eyes.

He is inching closer to me and I’m not stopping him.  I see it in his eyes he wants to kiss me but it can’t happen.  “You have to Trent.  I can’t live like this anymore.”

“You are mine…always.”  His lips crush into mine and the warmth spreads through my body.  His hand moves from my cheek to my neck pulling me closer keeping me firmly against his lips.  He licks my bottom lip asking me for permission to open and I happily oblige.  His tongue meets mine and they dance together like old times.  Trent has become a better kisser in the years but I don’t want to think how, not now.

He pushes me to the ground resting on top of me, resembling our first kiss.  His hands roam my body finding my breasts, he squeezes them and I moan in pleasure. 

“God, I’ve missed you.”  He whispers, his mouth moving from my lips to my neck to my ear.  “Please Maddy, I need you.”

“Yes” comes out of my mouth before I realize.  I need to feel him too.  I want him inside of me.

“Let’s go” he gets up grabbing my hand pulling me towards the boat house.

We get in, walking upstairs there isn’t a bed but Trent finds a blanket sprawling it on the floor leading me down following me.  His mouth covers mine again but more urgent and demanding this time.  I feel his hands go up my shirt pulling down my bra to release my breast making my eyes close in pleasure.

“Please Trent, I need you inside of me.”  I plead with him.

“You will have me soon but I need to explore your body more.  I’ve missed it.”  He pushes up my shirt lifting it over my head and then releases my bra with one hand pulling the straps down my arms freeing my breasts for his viewing.  “So fucking perfect Maddy.”  He bends down taking my breast in his mouth licking my nipple making it peak while massaging the other one with his thumb over my nipple. 

“God Trent.”  I moan arching my back to give him better access.

His hand runs down my side placing his finger along the waistline of my jeans.   “You make it hard to go slow.”  His mouth makes his way back to my neck, jaw and finally my lips.  He undoes my pants pulling my zipper down and I gasp from the pleasure that is building.  I need a release and he is making me beg for it.

“Trent” I groan.

“I know baby.  Soon.”  He puts his finger on the outside of my underwear.  “So wet.”  Pushing my silk panties to the side he rubs his finger up and down getting me wetter. 

I can’t take it anymore.  I roll him over on his back pulling off his shirt, unbuttoning his pants, pulling them down along with his boxer briefs.  Trent grabs my breasts kneading them together with both his hands as I shed my jeans and panties straddling him.  I slowly let him go inside of me trying to control myself not to go too fast.  His hands come down to my hips motioning me and pulling me closer to him and pushing me back on him.  It feels so good and then he puts his thumb on my clit rubbing it gently in a circular motion and it undoes me.

“Trent, harder.  I need you harder.”  I say.  He suddenly turns me over getting between my legs spreading them wide and he slams into me over and over again.  I hear the wetness and I can’t stand it anymore, I can’t hold back.  “OHHHHHHH  TRENT.”  I cum feeling him pulsate into me two times before he releases my legs and falls on top of me.

I hug his naked body to me and he props up on his elbows.  “You’re so beautiful.”  He kisses me again this time slow and easy.  Eventually our bodies succumb to sleep.

“Oh shit.”  I whisper to myself when I wake up the next morning.  I know I am naked before I even get up.  “Shit, shit, shit” I look over at Trent lying naked under the blanket I just escaped from.   Kneeling around for my clothes I scramble to get them on to get out of this boathouse.  When I stand up I have to sit back down.  The room is spinning and I think I am going to be sick. 

“Ahh...come on, I’m not that bad.”  Trent’s voice startles and I jump.

“Trent, we shouldn’t…” he puts his finger to my lips.

“Don’t even say it Maddy.  What happened last night was a long time coming.”  He moves his finger kissing me and I thought I might actually throw up in his throat.

“I don’t think so, it was a mistake Trent.”  I push him back onto the blanket.

“You can’t deny this Maddy.  We have been meant to be together since we were little.  You are my soul mate.”  Trent says moving closer again.

“Oh Trent, I think I am just an easy lay for you.”  I get up walking down the steps.

Making my way back to the cabin I pray like hell Mackenna isn’t up yet.  When I sneak back into my room I am happy to see the other girls are still sleeping.  I grab my pajamas going into the bathroom.  When I open the door she is standing there waiting for me.

“What the hell did you do last night?”  Mackenna narrows her eyes to me.

“Nothing.”  I go to walk past her but she puts her hand on my chest.

“Maddy, you never slept in your bed and I know Trent didn’t sleep in his, I already checked so no lying.”

“Let it go Kenna.”  Bryan comes out of their room.

“Stay out of this Bryan.”  She spats her eyes never leaving mine.

“It doesn’t pertain to you” Trent comes up behind me.

“It doesn’t pertain to me?”  Mackenna repeats Trent’s comment in a question and

Trent shakes his head in agreement.

“And who Trent Basso has to pick up the pieces when you find something or someone else you prefer.”  She passes me going directly to Trent.

“Kenna.”  Bryan warns but she ignores him putting her hand up to silence him.

“And who do you think she cries too late in the night after you don’t call or show up.”  Her finger is pointing into his chest.  “And who do you think reassures her she is a beautiful girl who deserves better than the scum of you.”  She pushes him with her finger and he stumbles back a little.

“I’ve changed.  I love her Kenna.  I promise I will never leave her again. You will never have to pick up the pieces to put her back together.”  He looks over at me sympathetically.

“Trent, you’re an asshole and you will always be an asshole.  If you didn’t screw with my friends feelings I would still love you like a brother but a guy can only have so many chances.  You have run out of them in my book but I can’t speak for her.”  She turns to me.  “Maddy, if you take him back and he breaks your heart again, I will of course be here for you.  I am your best friend and I would never leave you especially in a time of need but please think hard about getting back together with him.”  She is asking me to not get back with him.  She turns around storming back to her room.

“This is all your fault Bryan Edwards.”  She pushes past him.