Letting Go (Mitchell Family #1)(6)
Author: Jennifer Foor

Chapter 4

Savanna

I could not believe that son of a bitch was forcing me to go out with him. Ty would be kicking his cousin’s ass if he knew he was doing this. I didn’t want to be around all of Ty’s friends. They had all given up on him. Not to mention the fact that everyone blamed me for his accident.

This was a bad idea.

I grabbed some low-rise jean shorts and didn’t even bother changing out of the button up short sleeve shirt I was wearing. Instead, I just tied it up at the bottom. I had braided my hair while it was wet this morning, so I just took it out and let the waves fall down my back. There was no way I was going to apply any extra time on myself. This was going to be a miserable night. I wished I never saw Colton earlier today.

Since it had only taken me ten minutes to get ready, I sat on the bed and started sulking. Being in public places where people knew me had gotten to be unbearable. People were mean and they had no problems talking shit.

When Ty had been in the hospital for only a month, a bunch of girls stopped by to see him from one of the female fraternities. I could see them coming from all the way down the hallway, almost like they walked and bounced in sequence. I rolled my eyes as they entered, but they just ignored the fact that I was in the room. Finally after the first minute, I had to leave and wait outside. I didn’t know how all five of them were able to visit together, but they crowded in the room and started gabbing about parties he had attended.

It was hard to hear about Ty having a life without me. One of the little bitches even made a point to mention the tattoo he had on the top of his upper thigh. I could feel the vomit rushing into my mouth. They never turned to face me, but were fully aware of who I was and why I was there with him. They didn’t care.

From outside I watched the busty blonde talking and stroking my boyfriend’s cheek. She took her fingers and brushed them over his perfect lips, while she was clearly talking about how she had messed around with him. Of course I hated her, I hated them all.

When I called Brina to talk about it, she finally confessed to all of the rumors she had heard going around campus. Ty’s accident was at the top of the gossip chain, so anyone that had been a part of his life was sharing their stories. According to Brina, he had hooked up with a bunch of different girls. It hurt me, like someone was stabbing me directly in my heart. She never said an exact number, but it didn’t matter if it was one or forty, it still hurt the same.

The thought of someone touching something that had always only been mine was horrible. After she told me I refused to even speak to her for a few days. She called and texted me non-stop until I finally gave in. I knew it wasn’t her fault for keeping it a secret. Ty was lying in a hospital bed, and I didn’t need that added stress.

Brina ended up staying with me for the next two nights. At the time, Ty’s mother Ann was still talking to me, but I couldn’t tell her why I had been so sad. Finally, after drilling me for two weeks she cornered me and accused me of sleeping around on her son. When I denied it and told her it was Ty, she slapped me across the face. After that, our relationship was strained and now it was non-existent.

They had been my second family. I had played with their son since we were children and I had loved him for almost that long. I would never have cheated on him. No guy ever compared to the way I felt about him. Making her believe that now was impossible.

I grabbed my cowboy boots and purse and headed out the door. I got my things and drove to the old barn where Colt was meeting me. I was sure about only one thing tonight. I was going to make sure that Colton Mitchell never blackmailed me again.

Instead of waiting in the car, I walked inside and looked around.

When my phone started to vibrate, I took one look and saw the message.

I am here.

Colt

On the drive over to pick up Savanna, I actually felt bad about manipulating her to come with me. She had explained in detail about how people treated her now. I was certain tonight was going to be filled with a bunch of animosity. At least that pretty redhead was willing to make things better for me.

The pickup truck hadn’t had AC in years and by the time Savanna finally came outside, I had started to really sweat my ass off. The first thing I noticed about her was the short shorts and cowboy boots. Her navel was showing out of the bottom of that tied up shirt and a small ring was displayed in the center of it. Her long brown hair bounced as she walked toward the truck. She was not the girl that I remembered.

When she reached the truck door, I took the stupid smile off of my face. She did not look happy to see me.

“I just want to thank you ahead of time for making me do something that I don’t want to do.” She said as she hooked her seatbelt.

I started the truck back up and began driving before I responded. I needed to ponder on what exactly I could say to make her feel better, but I didn’t really care. That little ginger was waiting for us at the party.

When we got there it was already dark. A bunch of trucks were parked around a big circle and the fire was at least a hundred foot away from us in the center. Music played from someone’s radio and people were already dancing and mingling. I got the truck backed up and looked over toward Van. She hadn’t said a word since we pulled out of the lot. This was a bad idea, I just knew it.

“You ready to have some fun?” I asked trying to break the ice.

She looked over at me. Her lips were pressed firmly together and her eyes were squinted. It was a face where a woman was getting ready to go all bat shit on someone.

“I told you before that I did not want to come. This isn’t going to be a good time.”

I grabbed the old John Deere hat from my dash and put it on my head backwards. My cooler was in the back of the truck and I needed a beer. When I jumped out of the truck, she stayed in it, refusing to cooperate. I decided the best thing to do was ignore her. She wasn’t my problem anyway.

I had no sooner grabbed a beer, when I saw Sabrina heading toward my truck. “Hey sexy. Where is she?” She said as she approached.

“Where do ya think?” I said as I handed her a beer and pointed toward the truck. I jumped up on the tailgate, while Sabrina made her way to the passenger side of the truck.

“Get your ass out here with us.” She said as she opened the door.

Van didn’t give her a second to say anything else. “This was your idea? You are such a bitch! You knew I didn’t want to come and you have him manipulate me? How could you do that? And how did you even know he was in town?” Savanna asked.