Chapter 62 Another Unexpected Visitor
He leaned down and teased my lips with his, and before I could lean into them, he pulled away from me, just enough so he was out of reach. Really? Bastard! Such a damn tease! I huff and grumble in annoyance, but he just winks at me.
"Oh, and what did Hailey have to say about this?" he asks, raising a brow, leaning down to run his nose along mine before stealing a quick kiss from my lips. What the hell is up with him today? I swear he's playing with me...
"She thinks I should ditch James and take you up on your offer," I admit, pushing up on my toes and taking his lips in mine, completely fed up with his teasing! I've had a hard morning and it's all his fault!
He groans into my lips as he pulls me closer to his body and running his fingers through my hair. His touch sends tingles through my body, and I want so much more. This damn man is going to drive me insane.
When we finally break apart for air, he looks very pleased with himself. "I think Hailey has become my new favorite person," he smirks down at me. "But what about you, little dancer?"
"I want to! I swear I do! I just... James... I promised to give him a chance..." I splutter. "I just don't know what to do Rick? Is it fair if I break up with him when I don't know if he's done anything wrong or not? I just don't know what to do!" I huff in frustration.
"What if I showed you something that helped spread things along?" he suggested. "What if I can prove to you he's a no-good- lying-cheating-sonofabitch? Would you finally let me have you, little dancer?"
I knew he was hiding something for me! Why couldn't he just show me yesterday? He'd been hinting and looked pissed off he couldn't show me... this something.
"What is it?" I'm actually a little nervous now. Should I be excited, or scared? If he has proof... I don't know how I'll feel about the fact he was keeping this from me.
Rick picks up his phone and opens a file. And then he hands the phone to me. He looks pained as he shows me the images on his phone, but he also looks determined.
Dozens of them. There are dozens of photos and video files of James sneaking around with other woman. Most of them are different, but there are a few of that... Britt he said was his 'old friend'... The one he'd swore to me he'd stop seeing... Because he wanted another chance. He promised he'd change... and yet, here is the proof I've been scared to look for.
I can't stop the tears as I press play for each and every video. I don't need to watch all of them. The fact that he has a file of them is proof enough. He's been cheating on me the past two weeks when I gave him a chance. But I watch them anyway. Maybe I really am a masochist!
"I'm so sorry, little dancer. I know this hurts. But I couldn't keep it hidden any longer. You had the right to know! And if this jackass is the reason you are stopping yourself from being with me, then I'm going to eliminate him from your life. He never deserved you in the first place!" he whispers, wiping my tears from my face.
It hurts like hell. For one thing, James promised he would not cheat on me again. For another thing, Rick knew damn well what was going on and he never told me! He just said he didn't trust him!
"Why the hell didn't you just tell me?" I choke out, tears leaking down my face. "It would've saved me so much... " I can't even get it out. It hurts too bad.
The betrayal. Not Rick. I know damn well why he did this. He wanted proof. Well he got it. And he gave me the reason to get rid of any competition between him and James. There is none. But everything hurts so damn bad right now.
"Little dancer, I talked to him yesterday. I told him if he screwed up once more, I would show you the videos. I would tell you the truth, but he asked for one more chance, and I gave it to him. I guess he didn't believe me because the last one is of this morning," he whispers, pointing to the video with a raven haired beauty, outside his work office with his tongue down her throat.
But before I can even respond to that, the door flies open, and a seething Dean Kingston. I can still recognize the tattoo climbing up his neck and that diamond earring. His hair is a little grayer than I remember, but it's still him.
What the hell is he doing here?