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evening at a friend’s house, and I didn’t
want to be home alone.
    My
phone buzzed and I looked at it, ‘Where the hell did you go? ’ he text.
    ‘ Funny
it took you twenty minutes to notice you must have been having fun’ I text
back getting more annoyed.
    ‘Stop
being a child, she is nobody’ he text back.
    ‘I’m
sure’ I text back and turned my phone off to angry to
even talk to him anymore. I bought a ticket for a sappy romance and took a
seat.
    After
the movie I was still pissed off, it was almost midnight and I was only five
blocks from my house so I decided to walk home. It was nice out and a lot of
the little bars were still open along the way. I was relieved that I reached
the bookstore without incident.
    “Amelia!”
Alex snapped and got out of his SUV.
    I
turned and watched him approach me, “Why are you here?” I snapped.
    He
smacked me this time hard enough to hurt, “You will never disappear again I
don’t care how angry you get,” He growled and grabbed my hand. He pulled me to
his SUV and pushed me into the passenger seat.
    I
sat there stunned and a little angry. He drove toward his house and I could
tell he was furious. He was gripping the steering wheel and his jaw muscle was
visibly tense. I decided to ignore him and just look out the window.
    He
pulled into the garage and got out. He came around and pulled me out of the car
and into the house. The grip he had on me was painful and I was debating
fighting him. He pushed me down onto the couch and went to the bar and started
making himself a drink.
    I
watched him but didn’t speak; I wasn’t sure what to stay.
    “You
are going to start by telling me where you went,” He said quietly but there was
a slight threat behind his words.
    “Why
does it matter?” I asked refusing to just obey his command.
    He
looked at me, “Don’t make me any angrier then you already have by being
defiant,” He snapped.
    I
rolled my eyes, “I went to the movies,” I said and crossed my arms.
    “Why
did you leave?” he asked.
    “I
think you know I highly doubt you would have tolerated me doing what you did,”
I said annoyed.
    He
smiled, “Remember you are the one all over the tabloids with my brother,” He
growled.
    “This
is pointless,” I snapped and stood up.
    He
caught me by my arm and squeezed, I smacked him before I thought about what I
was doing. He looked stunned but recovered and backhanded me so hard I fell to
the floor. I stayed there panting and glared at him. “Stop fighting me and
don’t move unless I say you can.”
    “I’m
not a child!” I said getting angry.
    “Then
stop acting like one. You walked out on me and then turned your damn phone off.
I couldn’t find you and I couldn’t even track you. How did I know you weren’t
taken?” He snapped.
    I
scoffed, “You knew I was fine, I text you I just wasn’t going to tolerate you
having a fit.”
    “Go
up to your room,” He ordered and turned away from me.
    “I
want to go home,” I said not moving.
    “You
agreed to stay Wednesday nights.” He wasn’t looking at me. He was messing with
his phone.
    “The
contract also says I can terminate it when I want to without reason,” I
countered.
    He
spun around and looked at me, he was pissed. “Shut your mouth and go to your
room,” he growled.
    “You’re
such an ass,” I snapped as I got up and went to my room. I was annoyed that he
had won but I didn’t want to keep pushing his buttons. I stripped the dress off
and found a gray silk nighty and panties to put on.
    I
flipped on the TV found a movie to watch but I couldn’t really pay attention
because I was still annoyed. I eventually fell asleep after about an hour of
sitting there staring blankly at the TV screen.

 
    I
woke up and the sun was coming in the room. I sat up and Alex was sitting a
chair in the corner watching me. He was already showered and dressed. His dark
blue shirt went well with his complexion and his overall demeanor.
    “Good
morning