Letting Go (Mitchell Family #1)(49)
Author: Jennifer Foor

“Well that would have been a riot.” Colt joked.

We sat there for a second. “Why didn’t you just tell me the truth? Would you really have left knowing I was making the wrong choice?”

He put his head on the steering wheel. “Savanna, at first he was my family. I couldn’t betray that. I was trying to protect you both. Once I had told you one thing I couldn’t go back and tell you something different. Besides, I didn’t want you to choose me because he cheated. I wanted you to love me because of who I was to you.”

“I get it. It sucks, but I get it.”

“Savanna, I need to know if you will consider comin’ home with me next month. I can’t stay here. I have a house in Kentucky. My parents are there. I know you are in school here and I can’t ask you to quit.”

He was right. Ty was actually the smallest problem. I couldn’t finish college without my scholarship. This wasn’t something I could decide after everything that happened tonight. “Take me home. We can talk tomorrow.”

Chapter 28

Colt

Savanna and I didn’t talk much on the way home from the bar. It was only about a ten minute ride and I knew she had a lot on her mind. Mix that with a bunch of alcohol and she was all messed up with emotions. We got out of the truck and noticed that the lights were off in the main house. I put my arm around her and walked her straight into the carriage house. Sam greeted us then went flying outside to relieve herself.

Savanna walked inside like a zombie and plopped down on the couch. She stared at the television, even with it turned off. I kneeled down in front of her. “Darlin’ you okay?”

She nodded her head, but wouldn’t speak. I stood up and picked her up in my arms. She wrapped her arms around me as I carried her to the bed. I sat her down and started taking off her shirt. Once I had it off, I grabbed a t-shirt. She let me unhook her bra and put the t-shirt on. She even stood up and let me take off her skirt and replace it with a pair of boxers.

I reached over and pulled down the covers so she could climb into bed.

After letting Sam back in and checking on Savanna, I decided to get a shower. I wanted this whole charade to be over, but I had no idea it was going to go down the way it did. Savanna was in shock. I hated her hearing that I had kept Tyler’s secret life from her. He was my blood and at first I had no idea that she and I would become involved.

Once I got in the shower, I stood there letting the water fall down on me. I knew I still had to deal with the repercussions of getting involved with Savanna. Ty wasn’t going to wake up tomorrow and be as calm as he appeared to be tonight. He was drunk and although a bunch of truths came out, the effects of the alcohol kept either of them from rationalizing.

When I turned off the water and opened the curtain, I found Savanna with her head in the toilet. The sound of her throwing up filled the room. She must have just come into the bathroom, because her vomiting was pretty loud.

I grabbed a towel before sliding down on the floor behind her. I held her hair and even held my nose while she continued to throw up all of the liquor she had consumed,

When she finally seemed like she got it all out, I grabbed a wet rag and rubbed it all over her face. She smiled and stood up. I reached in the cabinet and found what she was looking for. Her toothbrush was one thing I hadn’t packed.

She stood there watching me as she cleaned her teeth. After her final spit, she turned to me, wrapping her arms around me. “You always take care of me.”

“It’s because I am crazy about you.”

We walked back into the bedroom and lay down side by side. After a few minutes Savanna came closer and put half of her body over mine. I liked having her so close, especially after everything tonight.

I stroked her back with my fingers. “Where do you see yourself in five years?”

She shrugged. “I always pictured being married to Ty. I figured we would start a family and live close to our families. He was always a part of my plans so I never considered I had other choices.”

“When I graduated college, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to run a company and live in the city for as long as I could remember, but when the time came to do it, I wanted to make my family proud. I do the books for my father and a few other farms back home. I have my own house and my own parcel of property off my parent’s farm. I will never be rich, but I do well for myself considering I don’t have a mortgage. Savanna, whatever you decide, I want you to know that I never thought I was missin’ anything in my life until I got to know you.”

“I turn twenty five next month. I see you and I know I am ready to settle down and start a family, but I also know that you are only turnin’ twenty and askin’ you to make a decision like this aint very fair. If you need to stay here and finish school, I will understand. It will be hard, but we can get through it.”

Savanna finally smiled. “I believe you.”

“Does that mean you would consider having that future with me?” I asked.

She smiled and looked up at me. “Are you offering?”

“I think I am.”

“Then maybe I will consider it.” She said as she leaned up and kissed me.

A few more minutes passed. I started to let myself fall asleep, but Savanna startled me. “Will he be okay?”

“Who? Ty?”

“Yeah.”

I kissed the top of her head. “He will be fine Darlin’. He just needs some time. I think you both need time to assess everything that happened last night or this morning for that matter.”

“I can’t believe he caught us, or the fact that we walked out to that parking lot and got it on. God, it doesn’t matter if he didn’t love me. Seeing that with your own eyes has to hurt.”

“Yeah, it does. I feel real bad about it too. I mean, it had to be a real kick in the balls for him. When it happened to me, well at first I wanted to kill my friend, but then I realized it wasn’t just him in that bed. For the longest time I felt like I wasn’t good enough, like I wasn’t doin’ somethin’ right. I ended up havin’ a girlfriend and treatin’ her real bad, because I didn’t want to get hurt again. You need to understand that you are worth fightin’ for Savanna. I’m not gonna sugar coat things. When we first started messin’ around, sure I wanted to take care of you, but we were just friends. I promised myself that I wouldn’t ever have feelin’s for you. But, somewhere down the road, I got to know all of the little things about you. Your favorite foods. Your favorite color. The way my touch tickles you. The way you blush when I take off my shirt. How your hair looks when you first wake up.”