The look on his face changed from confusion to pissed off instantly. “I did not. The one I’m drinking is the one I added sugar to, the one you drank di… what the fuck is in your mouth?”
Looking down at my hand, I saw a big blue smear up the skin, one that I definitely would have noticed before now had it been there. “What’s that?” I asked, holding my hand out to show him.
“Looks like the same shit that’s staining your teeth.”
Whenever someone says that, it’s an automatic reflex to show your teeth to them for a description. It doesn’t matter if it’s food or what, you do it if you don’t have a mirror to hand, and that’s why I did it. “What do you mean? What’s on them?”
Getting closer to me, Garrett leaned in to look at them. Whatever he saw made him smile, though, showing me the inside of his mouth – specifically his blue teeth. “Oh, shit. Did she put something in your coffee?”
Seeing that he was about to reach for his phone, I pointed out, “Yeah, looks like it was in yours, too.”
Twenty minutes later, bleeding gums and all, I had the worst out of my mouth. Garrett had gone to the bathroom that was in his bedroom to fix his problem, but whatever she’d used wasn’t coming off easily.
I’d said it before, I’ll say it again – revenge was mine.That night…
Rose hadn’t come home all day, so I’d come to the conclusion that she’d gone to her parent’s house for the night. That stung slightly because she hadn’t even text me to tell me, but if I was being rational, she didn’t really have to. I knew I wanted her as mine, I knew I thought of her as mine, but we hadn’t had that conversation yet – but we would. Her not being home was also a good thing, because it meant payback would be easier.
I’d intended on planting the Chucky doll I’d bought online in her bedroom but Garrett had come up with a better one, and that’s why we were standing at my window with one of those red laser pointers aimed at her living room window.
“All it’ll do is get him to mess shit up for a while,” he assured me as he moved it from side to side. “I can’t believe it’s as big as you say it is. What the hell is she feeding it?”
“From the looks of it – everything,” I murmured, reaching over to try to take it away from him. “I want a go!”
And there started a tug of war, both of us trying to take the laser out of the other’s hands. Unfortunately, during that time the thing was still on and shining the red dot into her house. I’d find out later that we’d jiggled it in every direction, sending poor Rex into a frenzy and getting him to reenact the time he’d had the calming plug-in and the damage he’d done then.Chapter NineRose“What the hell?” I gasped, seeing the holes in the walls first. Taking a step forward, I peeked around the corner into the living room and my jaw dropped impossibly further. I was sure I’d thrown that damn plug-in thing out…
Then I realized that it could be a burglar this time and quickly walked back out of the house to my car, as I pulled my phone out of my pocket. It was eleven o’clock at night, but he’d said specifically to call him so he’d brought this on himself. Strangely enough, I was calm as I locked myself in my vehicle and hit his name on the screen. Maybe it was because I’d been through it before, or maybe it was because I knew he’d help me out, but I didn’t panic once as I waited for him to answer, which he did on the third ring.
“Hey, sweetheart. You ok?”
Sliding down in my seat a bit more, I kept my eyes on the front door of the house. “I think someone might have attacked my home,” I told him. “There're holes in the wall, and it looks like someone broke in and turned things over.”
“You didn’t accidentally switch that plug shit on did you?” he asked, the sound of feet walking quickly coming through the phone after he stopped talking.
“No, I swear. I threw it away after that first time.” But then an idea hit me. “You didn’t put another one in did you?”
“I can confirm I didn’t,” he growled, the sound of a car door closing accompanying him this time. “Garrett’s staying at my place just now, so I want you to run over there while I’m on the phone to you, ok? Me and Logan are on our way and he’ll keep you safe until we get there. You got that?”