Five very long hours after the fight between Gavin and Cole, I was able to see Gavin. He sat up in his hospital bed the instant that he saw me step inside. He looked utterly awful, and guilt overtook every emotion I had. After all, this was all my fault.
“Hey,” Gavin said, tilting my chin up by his thumb. “Don’t be all down on me now and especially don’t feel guilty for this,” he said, pointing to his now busted face. “It was eventually going to happen. It was only a matter of time.”
“Why?” I asked, but Gavin instantly knew what I was referring to. “Why did you kiss me like that in front of him? You knew that was going to anger him.”
He shrugged his shoulders, seemingly caring less if it made Cole upset or not. “He deserved it. I mean, no
