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business. ”
    “ And yet Carter is so willing to cheat on you… ”
    She saw red at that. Angrily, she launched herself at Marcus and slapped him, leaving a hard red handprint clearly outlined on his cheek.
    “ Wow, ” T-Man said, his mouth gaping. “ And I thought the guys had it bad. You have some real anger issues, Katie. ”
    “ Sorry, ” she said tiredly. “ I just get sick of him and his snobby comments. I’m so over it. ”
    He shook his head. “ Whatever. I’ll take you home. Carter, enjoy your loot. ”
    Carter wouldn’t even look at Kaitlyn as he walked over to his car. He was brooding. He wouldn’t tell anyone, but the things Marcus had implied were true. Carter only paid attention to Kaitlyn when he wanted something.
    She deserved better than that.
     
    “ So, this is awkward, huh? ” T-Man asked Kaitlyn as they were cruising along the South Auckland streets.
    “ Really? Hadn’t noticed. ”   She really was overdoing the sarcasm tonight.
    T-Man laughed. “ Sorry. So are you going back to Carter’s place tonight? ”
    She shook her head. “ No way. He wants a night off, he’s got one. And so have I. ”
    T-Man looked at Kaitlyn uneasily. “ Are you sure? You know how possessive Carter is of you. ”
    “ I don’t care. Can you drop me off at Marcus’ place please? ”
    “ Why? ”
    “ Because, ” she sighed. “ It’d be nice to have some attention once in a while. ”
     
    “ Katie? ” Marcus said in surprise. “ What are you doing here? ” He casually leaned against the door he had just opened a few seconds ago.
    “ Uh, can I come in? ” she asked nervously.
    “ Sure. ” Marcus pulled the door open wider for her, and she entered the familiar brick and tile abode.
    “ You want a coke, or a milo or something? ” he asked her, leading her into the kitchen.
    “ Uh, you got chai latte still? ”
    “ Sure. ” Marcus busied himself making drinks for them both, while Kaitlyn jumped up on a bar stool.
    “ So what brings you here? ” he asked. “ I thought you hated me. ”
    She sighed. “ I don’t hate you. However my parents hate me because of Carter, and they’re really cracking down on me. They won’t let me go anywhere now. So, I was going to go and stay with Carter but now he’s got all of those girls with him… ”
    “ So, you want to stay here? ”
    “ Just for tonight, if that’s ok, ” she said, taking the hot drink from his hands and sipping quietly.
    “ Sure, ” he said. “ But you know, if you left Carter, you could go home to your parents and be a normal teenager. ”
    She shook her head. “ I love Carter. But sometimes, I wish he was a normal boyfriend. ”
    “ Katie, you have to realise that Carter will never be a normal boyfriend. He’s been a player for too long. ”
    Kaitlyn shot him a dirty look. “ And how would you know? ”
    “ I know the type. My older brother, Brady, is the same. But then he screwed with the wrong girl and now he’s in Mount Eden Prison for grievous bodily harm. ”
    “ Grievous bodily harm? Really? ”
    Marcus nodded. “ He was in love with this girl called Alison, and they were having an affair. Except t he girl had a boyfriend and he was so jealous and angry he went after Brady and the rest is history. ”
    “ Aren’t you afraid of the same thing happening to you? ”
    Marcus smiled tightly. “ No, I’m not. Because I know that Carter, however much he tells himself he does, he doesn’t really love you. Not in the way that he thinks he does. ”
    “ That made…no sense, ” Kaitlyn replied, staring into her chai latte.
    “ Sorry. Anyway, my point is, if Carter really, truly loved you, he wouldn’t want anyone else. And he would be beyond murderous when he lost you. ”
    “ So you think Carter doesn’t really love me? ”
    Marcus looked pityingly at Kaitlyn. “ Sweetie, I know he doesn’t. ”
     
    At eight thirty, her phone alarm went off, signalling the beginning of the school day. Angrily, she