Free Taming Casanova by MJ Carnal Page B

Andi had kept him company during all the required couple activities.  He had known Andi her whole life but she had just been Caleb’s little sister.  The Hawaii trip changed things.  She was just like her brother, honest to a fault and generous beyond reason.  He had been drawn to that right away.  It didn’t hurt that her Puerto Rican roots made her one of the most beautiful women on earth.  She had listened to him when he confessed the rumors he had heard about his own fiancé. She had been there when he made his sixth attempt to call her with no answer.  And she had been the voice of reason when he first shook hands with the amazingly beautiful Lily and felt like his whole body had been hit by lightening.
    Lily Ann Lee.  She was a goddess with golden hair and a southern accent.  If it hadn’t been for Andi’s voice of reason, he was sure he would have been tempted to commit the very thing he was convicting Amber of.  He had been a gentleman.  He would continue to be one.  It was simple when he knew Lily was going back to Georgia.  Now that asshole Kevin Merck had gotten her a job in the city and she was staying. The guilt wrapped around him and he pushed Lily from his thoughts.  Regardless of what was happening with Amber, she was still his fiancé and his heart was still tangled in her web.
    Lost in thought, he hadn’t heard Andi approach.  “Hey Stevie.  What’s up?”  She hugged him and smiled.
    “A site for sore eyes.”  Steve laughed when she smacked him.  “You ready to do this?”
    “As I will ever be.”  Andi nodded her head.  “It’s like a band aide.  Just rip it off.  If she’s here, you get some stuff and go.  If she isn’t, then you don’t have to worry about what to say.”
    Steve looked at the two story house he had purchased for them a year ago.  He had been promoted to the morning show on one of the most popular radio stations in LA.  The pro motion came with a fat pay increase and Steve had invested wisely.  His one potential error?  The house in Malibu that he bought so they could get married and start a family.  It had been a hard decision, but he was going to stay in Caleb’s guestroom for the week.  He wasn’t sure what he was trying to accomplish.  Part of him hoped Amber would miss him so much that she would come running back. 
    The house was dark when they entered.  Dread immediately filled Steve’s body.  Muffled voices sounded from upstairs and he took the steps two at a time.  He eased the door open.  His bed.  His fiancé.  His radio co-host.  His heart shattered. He swore he could hear it break and the agony he felt brought him to his knees.  Caught up in the heat of the moment, they didn’t realize he was even there.  
    “Get out.”  He didn’t even recognize his own voice.
    Amber jumped off Justin and covered herself with the sheet.  Her face paled and tears filled her eyes.  “Steve.”
    Andi stared at the bed.  She had no idea what to do and for the first time in her life, she felt completely helpless.   Rage coursed through her veins.  Her first instinct was to attack Amber for hurting someone she cared for but the look of dread on Steve’s face stopped her in her tracks.  She was frozen.
    Amber scrambled from the bed .  She yelled at Andi for being in the bedroom and at Justin for still being in the house.  She was frantic as she grabbed at Steve, who knelt nearly lifeless on the ground. He didn’t try to push her off.  There was no fight left in him.  Reality crashed down on him and it was a truth he was not ready to face.  Tears flooded his face as he stared wordlessly at his now empty bed.  In one second, his life had been changed forever. 
    “Get out.” His voice was stronger now.  “Get out of my fucking house.  You have ten minutes to pack a bag.”
    “Baby.  Please don’t do this.  I’m so sorry.”  Amber’s eyes filled with tears.  “I’m so sorry.  I don’t know what happened.