Without You (Love Wanted in Texas 1)

No one said a word. I watched as Blake’s friends all shook their heads.

“Fine,” the cop said as he proceeded to put handcuffs on Blake.

“I didn’t do anything wrong. Let me the fuck go!” he slurred.

It was then I noticed how drunk he was. I turned and watched as the cop began reading Blake his rights while walking him out of the house.

Luke walked up to me and put his hand on my shoulder. “Come on, let’s get back to the hospital. My dad sent me a text. My parents are at the hospital, and Gunner and Ellie will be there shortly.”

I began following Luke and Colt out. I glanced over and saw some girl crying hysterically, and one of the guys who had been talking to Blake when we’d walked in had his arm around her as she talked to a cop. I turned and looked for Grace. She was watching the same scene play out as she walked slightly behind Luke.

She looked up at me and said, “That’s Chrissie and her brother.”

I nodded my head. “I’d like to slap the shit out of her.”

“You’d have to get behind me,” Grace said.

I shook my head as I looked back at Chrissie. She looked at me, and her face said it all. She was racked with guilt.

Good. Serves her ass right.

We piled back into Luke’s truck, and my phone went off. I pulled it out to see a text from Libby.

Libby: Will, the nurse said Alex is sleeping, but she’s calling out your name. Please come back.

Me: We’re on our way now.

“Luke, I need something from our room. Please, it’s for Alex,” Grace said.

Luke nodded his head. “Okay, but be quick, Grace.”

When we got to Duren Hall, Grace jumped out of the truck and ran into the building. I continued to stare out the window. I couldn’t drown out Blake’s words, no matter how hard I tried to block them.

Her pussy sure was wet enough when I slipped my fingers inside her.

I felt the bile building up, and I opened the truck door. I jumped out and began throwing up.

Colt was out and standing there within seconds. “Jesus, Will, are you all right?”

I shook my head and threw up again.

Luke walked up and put his hand on my back. “It’s gonna be okay, Will. I promise you.”

I stood up and wiped my mouth as I looked at him with tears rolling down my face. “You don’t know that, Luke. He

touched her. God knows how far he went. I pray to God she doesn’t remember. Oh God, I hope she doesn’t remember.” I felt my knees give out as I began crying harder.

Colt and Luke both grabbed me as my legs buckled from underneath me. Colt pulled me into his arms as I let out every emotion I had been holding in. They helped me back over to the truck, and I slowly got into the back seat where I attempted to get control again.

Grace got back into the truck and asked Luke what happened. When he told her what happened, she wrapped her arms around me.

“I swear to you, he didn’t get that far. Her pants were still on, Will, I swear to God.”

I pulled back and saw Colt quickly wiping away his tears. I nodded my head and looked down at what Grace was holding. She had Lex’s doll.

“Emma,” I whispered as I looked up into Grace’s eyes.

She smiled and nodded her head. “Come on, let’s get back before she wakes up.”