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that didn’t twist my stomach enough, now I have this Dr. Knight ready to undermine our relationship.
    My phone rings and I pick it up without looking at the screen, “Maddox.”
    Silence greets me so I click it off. It immediately rings again this time I look at the screen and notice the number is blocked. “Maddox,” I answer, but again I’m greeted with silence.
    “Look I don’t have the fucking time for this , so if you have nothing to say, stop calling.” Just as I’m getting ready to hang up I hear it, the whisper soft voice on the line shocks me.
    “Lee…it’s me…your mother-I mean, it’s Anna.”
    Silence. She’s waiting for me to respond, but I can’t, I don’t know what to say. I don’t even know what she wants from me.
    “Are you still there?” she asks.
    “Yeah,” I say, finally finding my voice.
    “I said I would leave you alone , but I just…would like to try to fix things. I miss you. I was thinking about when you were a little boy and we used to-”
    “I don’t want to go down memory lane with you. I don’t even know if I can give you what you want. Maybe someday, but I can’t promise you anything.”
    She sighs . “I understand. Don’t hesitate to call me. Anytime.” The line clicks off and I stare into the distance, hating that I want to work things out with her, but I’m too much of a coward to put my heart on the line. Ask me to conquer the world and I’ll place it in the palm of your hand, but ask me to put my heart on the line and I practically cower in a corner.

 
     
     
    Isabella
     
     
    Liam has been off all week, I keep trying to get him to open up, but the closer I get to this trip with Lucas the more closed off he becomes. Tonight I ordered in from an Italian restaurant and have been waiting on him to come home for three hours. He never avoids me, but this week he’s stayed late at work almost every night. I leave in the morning for Vegas, and I really wanted to have tonight to calm his fears. I hear the door open and I hold my breath in anticipation of seeing his face.
    H e walks in and glances at me from across the room. He looks strained and tired, like something is eating away at him, but he won’t let me in. He loosens his tie as he walks over to the fridge, grabs a bottle of juice and drinks it right out of the container. He turns and just stares at me as he leans against the counter. Quietly observing my every move, waiting for something, but I’m not sure what it is.
    “Hey,” I say walking up to him cautiously. He flinches when I place my hand on his chest and now I know something is wrong. “What’s going on, Liam?” He shrugs his shoulders and takes another swig of juice from the bottle.
    He runs a hand through his hair and looks off to his right. “I hate this,” he finally admits before turning and looking at me with those intense green eyes. “I hate the way this relationship makes me feel.” His eyes lock with mine, and I’m a little taken aback by his words. He seems to be heading towards ending this and that scares me.
    “ What are you trying to say, Liam?”
    “I’m saying that I hate how weak you make me feel. I’m really trying to make this work with you, but I don’t think you want the same thing.”
    “Of course that’s what I want ,” I step up to him and touch his cheek, but he turns his face and my hand slips away.
    “ Then why are you meeting with Cayden behind my back? I’m sick of you lying and trying to manipulate every situation to get what you want out of it. I’m not Lucas and I’m not going to put up with this shit for much longer.”
    My eyes shut and I take a deep breath, trying to stop the swarming in my head. I’m not sure when I’ll learn that I can’t get anything past him. I felt as though I was protecting him more than keeping things from him, but he’s right, I wanted Cayden’s help and the easiest way to get it was to go behind Liam’s back. Communication has always been an issue for me,