Chapter 5 After dinner , River drove me home . [ ] We weren't living together yet - only been dating a month . ] But the marriage thing ? When you meet the right person at the right time , why complicate it ? [ ] Back home , I jumped straight in the shower . Came out to 18 missed calls . [ ] All from Dex . Plus about fifty texts bombing my phone . ] ] [ Answer your damn phone ! ] ]] [ BRYNN pick up ! ] ] . Where the hell did you go ? ] ]] [ Playing hard to get now ? ] ] [ Fine , you win ! Will you PLEASE just answer ? Back when we were together , he pulled this same crap during a late work meeting . Phone on silent , missed his meltdown . [ ] I panicked , thought something terrible happened . Ran three red lights racing to his dorm . [ ] Found him standing there grinning . " Babe , I'm craving those tacos from Fifth Street . " [] When I flipped out , he just pouted . " Come on , don't be mad . I'm a growing boy - food IS an emergency . " ] God , remembering that shit makes me nauseous . Ignored his messages and blocked his ass . [ ] Should've done that months ago . ] Then phone rang again - River this time . [ ] We always said goodnight before bed . ] " Hey you , " I answered sweetly . ] Long silence . Then a cold laugh . " Real sweet when you want something , aren't you ? " [] I frowned . ] Didn't even occur to me this could be Dex . ] " I'm calling from my uncle's phone since you blocked me . Surprised ? " ] " What the hell do you want ? " ] " You won't answer my calls , blocked my number - guess I had to get creative . Scared now ? " " Dex , what the FUCK do you want ?! " Chapter S Pure rage . " Damn , you really care about my uncle , huh ? Makes me kinda jealous , babe . We only broke up two months ago . " Dex said with a bitter edge . [ ] I cut straight to the chase . " Where are you ? Let's settle this face to face . " [ ] Dex laughed like he'd won something . " Tony's Grill on Fifth Street . " [] Dex had ordered half the menu . [ ] Always was wasteful . But before , I was the one paying . [ ] I sat across from him . " Talk . What do you want ? " [ ] " How'd you end up with my uncle ? Guy's boring as hell - does he even know what gets you off ? " Dex leaned in with this gross smirk . " Does he know all your favorite positions ? " " Dex , just because you're young doesn't mean you can be a complete piece of shit . You're an adult - didn't your parents teach you basic respect ? " ] ] His face went dark . [ ] " Don't make me regret those two years we had . Don't make it feel like complete garbage . " I stood to leave . ] " BRYNN ! " ] ] Dex grabbed my wrist , wouldn't let go . " Let GO ! " ] ] " You're just pissed about the breakup , right ? Because I told you to go on dates , and you actually did it . You just picked someone random to get back at me e . 1 " Dex , I'm getting MARRIED ! Marriage isn't some game ! " " You know how weird my uncle is , right ? Thirty - two and never had a serious girlfriend - don't you think something's wrong with him ? " [ ] " Just because you're messed up doesn't mean everyone else is . I honestly don't get it - same family , how are you two so different ? " ] " You haven't even moved in together yet , " Dex pressed . " If he's not got issues , then you can't get over me ! Brynn , I know guys - if a man really wants a woman , he won't wait this long ... " ] " That's YOU ! You never respected women . " [ ] Dex's eyes flashed with anger . " I'm trying to help you out here . Don't be stupid about this . " " Save your energy for your girlfriend . How would Stella feel knowing you're chasing your ex at midnight ? Pretty disgusting , right ? " ]] " Brynn ... " ] ] " Dex , you're twenty two now . Act like a human being . Stop trying to have your cake and eat it too . " " What's that supposed to mean ? " His laugh turned nasty . " You think I still want you ? You think pretty highly of yourself . You saw Stella today - compare your ages . You two even in the same league ? " I bit my lip , trying to stay calm . ] " Who chased who when we were together ? " I asked quietly . " Why bring up old shit ? " ] " And who said they wanted a future with maguf Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!