You Belong With Me (With Me in Seattle 14)

“Jase told me how beat up you were when he came to clean you up. You should have fucking called me.”

“They broke my phone,” I say. Our eyes scan the crowd as we talk. “And you and I both know I had to handle that myself. I needed to end it once and for all.”

“Could have died.”

“I didn’t.”

But, God, it felt like I might have when I was in the thick of it.

“I don’t like that their family is going to be tied to ours.”

“I’ve already handled that, as well.”

He watches me for a long moment. “I’ll still keep my eyes open.”

“I’d expect nothing less.”

“Is she worth it?”

“And more.” I tap my glass to his. “She’s worth everything.”The End