Secrets Behind Those Eyes by S.M. Donaldson Page A

expensive car I’m
     going to kill him.
    I climb in the shower and wash the
     evidence of my night away. It doesn’t make sense to me how I became
     so comfortable and open with Ryder. I dated Dustin for a long time
     and never felt like this with him. Never felt this much attraction.
     But after just a few weeks I can’t get within ten feet of Ryder
     Abbott without wanting to take my clothes off and rub our bodies
     together.
    I hate that I acted that way toward
     him about it but Cade’s text caught me completely off guard. I’ve
     never had someone even be able to think about giving me something
     of this magnitude
    I was so overwhelmed. I mean the only
     time someone has given me something like this was when I got my
     scholarship and I could accept it because I worked so damn hard for
     it. My mother never got much from my father when he left. She was
     always happy with us getting by on her job at the museum and the
     craft fairs and shit she did. It always aggravated me that she
     never got much from my father. Then again how much money can
     someone send you from prison? Hell even after he was released from
     prison his ass just ran off, none of us have ever heard from him
     again. He’s probably making a new family somewhere since he seems
     to be so great at that. Fuck he’s probably got two or three by now.
     The water starting to run cold pulls me out of my
     thoughts.
    Looking at myself in the mirror and
     seeing my flush cheeks, I think about Ryder again. I should text
     him. I walk into my bedroom and grab my phone and see a text from
     Gable.
    Gable: I know you are probably pissed about Cade sending you a car.
     Shut up about it. Also since he did some investigating and found
     out what that bar is really like I’m going to beat your ass when I
     get home. You told me it wasn’t that bad. So Quit. Don’t worry
     about my car I’ll have enough money to get something when I get
     home off tour, plus I’ll get a little insurance money from it. I
     mean it Scarlet quit that place. Also where the fuck was mom in all
     of this? Love you little sister just looking out for
     you.

    I guess I’m going to have to text a
     bunch of people in the morning. Right now I’m texting Ryder and
     apologize for how I acted.
    Me: Goodnight. Sorry I was kinda a bitch after that text. Please
     come see me in the morning and I’ll explain. I had a wonderful time
     tonight and I can honestly say I thought about you quite a bit
     while I was in the shower. ;-) LOL
    My phone dings right back.
    Ryder: I can’t be there in the morning I have to help Judd’s dad
     around here we are still waiting on some calves to be born. But can
     I come by tomorrow afternoon? I had a wonderful time with you too
     and I’m glad you thought about me in the shower ;-D
    Me: That’s fine just text me. See you then. XOXO
    Ryder: Can’t wait. <3
    Wow. I gotta get some sleep I have a
     bunch of housework to catch up on tomorrow. I also have a bunch of
     return texts to make tomorrow.
    ~*~
    Waking up this morning I step outside
     to see a black four door Infiniti. I’m going to kill Cade. Yes this
     car was a few years old but it was a freaking Infiniti. I retrieve
     the keys from the mailbox and climb inside. There is a note on the
     dashboard. I open it.
    Scarlet,
    This is yours I don’t want
     to hear shit about this. I may not have been there for you when you
     were younger but, I’m here now. Our Dad shit us all. I just
     happened to have a mother who came from a little money. I talked to
     Gable about this, he is pissed that you were working in a place
     like that and agrees that this what you need. If you want to work a
     few hours a week that’s fine but not in a bar and not late though.
     Your job is school right now. Once you get finished and start
     making big bucks doing artwork for all kinds of musicians you can
     pay me back. Maybe. You may have just found me, but you are my
     little sister and I will always take care of