Saving You (Love Wanted In Texas Book 2)(9)
“I think that’s a great idea,” my father said as he walked to us. I did a double-take as I looked at my father, then my mother.
“What? No. I don’t need a babysitter, I’ll be perfectly …”
My father walked up and slapped Luke on the back. “Nonsense, Libby. Luke is right. You’re both going the same way; I either want you to follow him, or he follows you.”
I quickly came up with a plan. I’d follow Luke and go so slow he would eventually pull away and we’d lose each other. I was about to agree when Luke glanced back at me. “I’ll follow Libby, Josh. I wouldn’t want to lose sight of her if I pulled away.”
Bastard. I pushed past him causing him to stumble. He let out a chuckle, which pissed me off even more. I walked up to my mother and hugged her. “I love you so much, Mom.”
Giving me a gentle smile, my mother whispered, “I love you too, Libby.”
Smiling weakly, I turned to my father. “I really don’t need him to follow me, you know.”
My father smiled and pulled me into his arms. “I want my baby girl to be protected always.”
I pulled away from him and glanced back at Luke. “Some things you can’t always protect me from, Daddy.” Luke’s smile faded a bit. Looking back at my father, I kissed him on the cheek. “Love you both. So very much.”
Slowly I made my way to the driver’s side of my door. Climbing in, I started the car and waved good-bye to my parents as I pulled out and headed down the driveway.
Operation Lose Luke was in full force.
I HIT THE gas and gunned it through the yellow light. “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Why the hell is she driving so damn fast?”
We were halfway to A&M and Libby had been doing everything in her power to shake me. When we came to a stoplight, I pulled up next her. I put my passenger side window down and honked the horn. She ignored me of course. I honked again, this time I held it down longer. She finally turned and looked at me as she put her window down.
“What in the hell, Libby? Stop being a baby.”
Her lips curled up and I was almost positive I saw a vein in her neck become engorged. “Fuck you, Luke.”
My mouth dropped open as she looked back toward the road and rolled up her window. The light must have turned green because she punched it and took off. I quickly took off after her and watched as she attempted to change lanes enough times to lose me. At the next light, I put my truck in park and jumped out. I walked up to her car and banged on the window, causing her to jump. She rolled down the window and looked at me with a shocked expression.
“What in the hell are you doing? Get back in the truck, Luke!”
“Pull over at the Shell station ahead on the right,” I said as I turned and walked back to my truck. I was so angry my hands were shaking as I placed them back on my steering wheel. The light changed and Libby punched it again, causing her tires to squeal as she took off. She put her right signal on and pulled into the gas station and parked in an empty spot to the side of the store. I pulled up next to her and we got out at the same time. I didn’t even bother to shut my door. I walked around the back of my truck and Libby met me halfway.
“What in the f*ck do you think you’re doing driving like that? Are you trying to get hurt?” I asked as she balled her fists up.
“How dare you! How dare you come to my house and try to play like my knight in shining armor. You’re far from it, *.”
I inhaled a deep breath to calm myself down. “You’d rather drive like that than have me follow you? What’s wrong with you?”
She took a step closer to me and pushed me with all her might, but I didn’t budge. “You! You are what’s wrong, like always. It’s always you!”
Libby’s eyes filled with tears and my world came to a complete standstill. My stomach and heart felt like I had just jumped from a skyscraper into a freefall. My eyes quickly searched hers. Grabbing Libby, I pulled her to me.
“I care about you, Libby. Why can’t you see that?” I asked as she attempted to pull away.
“I don’t want you to care about me, damn it!” she yelled as she continued to fight me. Reaching down, I took a hold of her hands. “Let go of me, you *.”
I looked into her eyes and said in a calm voice, “Stop this, Libby. Calm down and understand why I’m doing this. I …”
She closed her eyes and began shaking her head as she instantly stopped struggling with me. “Stop. Please stop saying you care about me, Luke.”
I dropped her hands and ran my fingers through my hair. “What do you want me to say, Libby?”
She opened her eyes and I watched the tear slowly roll down her cheek. “That you love me.”
I let out a small breath. My heart ached as I watched the tear make its way down her face. She closed her eyes and placed both hands over her face as she let out a frustrated yell, causing me to jump at the unexpected outburst. Placing my hands on her arms, I pulled them down as her eyes darted all over my face. It was as if she was afraid to look me in the eyes. “Never mind. Let’s just get back to campus.” She began to move away from me when I grabbed her arm and pulled her to me again. She let out a gasp as I placed my hand on the back of her neck and pulled her lips within inches of mine. Libby’s breathing increased, as did mine.