good and hard.”
Naggie curled her hand into a fist again, and without thinking popped Tally right in the side of the head. The bitch fell backward, hit the ground on her bare ass, and instantly blood started to drip down her lip.
“You psychotic bitch—”
“He’s all yours, bitch.” Naggie slammed the door shut and locked it, and then she was storming back in the bedroom. Rob already had his pants on, but she couldn’t even look at him she was so pissed and disgusted.
“ Naggie , I’m really sorry.”
“Shut the fuck up.” She turned and grabbed her bag out of the closet.
“Don’t leave. Tally means nothing, absolutely nothing to me. She was just a fuck, and—”
Naggie spun around and narrowed her eyes on Rob until he snapped his mouth closed. “And how in the hell is that supposed to make me feel better?” Before he could respond she shook her head. “You know what, it doesn’t even fucking matter. I’m done. You cheat on me once, you’ll always do it. Hell you probably have been screwing a slew of chicks since we have been together.” When he didn’t answer and she saw his throat work as he swallowed she knew right then that this whole relationship had been a joke. “Wow, you dirty motherfucker.” She turned and grabbed her clothes hanging up, and shoved them in her bag.
“Please, let’s talk.” Rob came up to her and grabbed her arm, but on instinct she turned around and brought her fist across his cheek.
“Don’t touch me. You don’t even get that right again.” It had felt damn good to hit Tally, but there was even more pleasure in doing it to the man she had lived with and had thought she cared about.
“What the fuck, Naggie ? What did you expect me to do when you haven’t been giving it up?”
“So now it’s my fault you’re a piece of shit boyfriend?” She snorted and turned back around and finished getting her shit out of the drawers. “I think that is the standard line a POS guy says when caught cheating.”
“Where are you going to go?” There was a bite in Rob’s voice, but no way did he get to be pissed about this.
“Not your concern. You can now bring that slut to the house and fuck her to your heart’s content.” She turned around and stared at him. “Or is the thrill gone now that you’re single?”
“I wanted to tell you, but didn’t know how to explain it. I mean I felt like shit doing it behind your back.”
His pathetic excuse just made her even more pissed, and if she didn’t leave she was going to do something she might regret later, like crack the lamp over his head. “I don’t have to put up with this shit.” She stared at him, right in the eye so he knew she was dead serious. “I am too good for this bullshit.”
“What the hell, Naggie ? Let me explain.”
She didn’t bother telling him there was nothing to explain. He had been caught, didn’t deny it, and had been doing it for months But it wouldn’t have mattered of this was the only time he had done it, or if he had been doing this for their entire relationship. Cheating was cheating, and she was done. She moved past him, brushed him off when he tried to reach for her, and walked out of the room. Once she had her keys and her other bag she had set on the floor by the front door, she headed to her Pilot, tossed her crap inside, and got in. Tally was lucky she had been smart enough to leave, because if she had still been standing outside Naggie would have beaten her ass for real this time. She started her car and looked at Rob, who still stood on the porch. With a grin, she lifted her hand and flipped him off. Yeah, that felt good, but what was going to feel even better was getting drunk and trying to forget about this shitty night and everything the last year had entailed.
****
Naggie lifted her empty shot glass to Ryan, the bartender at O’Henry’s , one of the only decent bars in Reckless. She needed a refill like last week, but for some reason the bar was busy
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