Wanting More (Mitchell Family #5)(31)
Author: Jennifer Foor

I think the hardest part was when she came in for a haircut. I had prepared myself for how she was going to brag, but several times she gave details that only someone who had been intimate with him would know. I about choked on my gum and had to hold back the tears.

I was putting foil highlights in her hair and trying to sing along to the radio to keep her from talking about him, but it was inevitable. "I just want to thank you again for setting me up with Conner. He is amazeballs."

I rolled my eyes and kept working. "We’ll, that’s good. He seems real nice."

"He is such a gentleman and let me tell you, he is not lacking in the package department. That man is hung like you wouldn’t believe. The things he can do with his mouth, oh my God, it’s insane."

My hands began to shake and I wished that I was holding a pair of scissors. "It’s great that you’re hitting it off, I could tell that you would."

I seriously wanted to hurt the girl. She had no idea how upset I was over the situation and no idea what she had with Conner wasn’t even real.

"So where has Tyler’s wife been these days? Did she finally deliver those kids that probably aren’t even his? He made a big mistake choosing her over me. I could have given him his own kids. Instead of some other losers." She played with her phone while I considered ripping out her hair and shoving it down her throat.

"She hasn’t delivered yet and just so you know, the twins were planned. Does Conner know you’re still hung up on Ty?" I knew Heather was a bitch before I had even met Miranda, and she clarified that she hadn’t changed during the double date with Conner, but for her to be so nasty about one of my best friends sent me over the edge. Finally, after being so angry with Conner, I understood what he was doing and why he was doing it.

“Hung up on Ty. That’s a good one. If I never saw him again it would be too soon.”

I continue to put the treatment into her hair. “Seriously, Heather, you can be honest about it. When you say Ty’s name your eyes light up. If he wasn’t with Miranda, would you consider being with him again?”

She shrugged her shoulders. “That would never happen.”

“It was just a question. I mean, you seem happy with Conner, but I get how some guys are easy to get hung up on.”

“Ty’s my past. He was fun and so good at sex. I wanted to be with him, but there was always some other girl standing in my way. If he’d just given me a chance, we’d be married, instead of who he’s married to now.”

I swung her chair around so she was facing me. “Miranda is one of my best friends. She loves her family and would do anything for her husband because they adore each other and were truly meant to be together. Ty was right to kick your pathetic ass to the curb because you’re nothing but a common whore. Take your ass up out of my salon and don’t come back here again.”

She reached up at her head full of bleach and foil. “I’m not leaving until you rinse this out.”

I pointed across the room. “The sink is over there. Help yourself and then leave my place of business. Oh, and as far as Conner goes, well, I hope he figures out the kind of person you really are, because you sure as hell don’t deserve someone like him in your life.”

She leaned down in the sink and tried to rinse out her hair. “I will have this place shut down by tomorrow. You’ll be sorry you stupid bitch!”

I walked right up to her in front of another client and slapped her right in the face. “Get out!”

“Fuck you, Amy. Screw you and your damn friends.”

The little old lady that I’d forgotten was under the dryer, smiled at me. “She’s a bit of a firecracker ain’t she?”

I smiled back. “Yeah, she’s a real pain in my ass.”

I didn’t waste any time in calling Conner. I was so roused up over it that I needed to vent.

Amy? You alright, darlin’?

Not really, I just had a run in with your fake girlfriend.

He started laughing on the other end of the phone. What exactly does that mean? Were you rollin’ around on the floor?

No, but I kicked her ass out of my salon with chemicals still in her hair and I slapped her stupid ass right in the face.

Hell, I would have liked to see that. You need me to stop by?

Are you looking for an excuse?

I always look for an excuse to see you.

I just wanted you to know that I hope you rip her apart. She deserves it now more than ever.

I’m heading into town in a bit. I’ll be stopping by for a kiss.

I may actually give you one.

Oh, you will. Later, Blaze!

When I closed for my lunch hour, Conner knocked on the back door of the salon. I knew it was him, because he was the only person to use it.

He brushed his hand over mine as he walked by. Once I locked the door, he spun me around and traced my face with one of his thumbs. “You goin’ to smile for me, or do I have to force that out of you too?”

I sighed and leaned my head on his chest. “I’m sorry. I’m just tired of the bullshit.”

He pushed me back so he could look at me. “Tell me somethin’. If I wasn’t doin’ this shit with Heather, would you want to be with me? Like really be with me?” He held up his hand and put it over my lips so I couldn’t answer yet. “I know you have a bunch of legal shit to deal with, but I just need to know if I’m wasting my time here.”

I shrugged. “Conner, please don’t make me answer that right now.”

He grabbed my hand and kissed it as he spoke. “I’m crazy about you, darlin’. It’s just, sometimes, I need to know that I’m not alone in this. You never talk about it.”

“Because being with you means I have a chance of losing you and I don’t think I could handle it if that happened. Right now I need you so much and I just can’t take that chance.” I reached my arms around his strong body and he reciprocated right away. “I couldn’t have gotten through the past seven months without you, Conner. Please don’t give up on me.”

He kissed the top of my head and kept his head overtop of mine. “I’m not goin’ anywhere, I promise.”

I needed to hear that so much. It was because of Conner that I had hope. I just wasn’t ready to make a promise to him, knowing I could end up going back on my word.

Chapter 19

Conner

I’d been seeing Heather on and off for about two months. Since I had a hard time being physical with someone, for the first time in my life, I found myself getting to know her on a personal level. Don’t get me wrong, I hated her more every day, but it was working to my advantage.