Someone Like you by stephanie lyon (novels to read txt) 📕

He nods his head and puts me in the back of Willy’s truck, then climbs in next to me putting my legs on his lap so I could lay down. I close my eyes only to reopen them when I feel my head being lifted up. He took his hoodie of so I’d be more comfortable. 

“thank you” I whispher. I closed my eyes and trying to muffle the sound of me crying by burying my face in his hoodie. That’s when I feel something hard rubbing against my temple. What was in his hoodie? It was to small to be his phone.

I tell myself it wasn’t my place to look, but after a few seconds I couldn’t help it, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what was in there.

To small to be his phone  but that’s all he ever carried in his hoodie pockets for as long as I’ve known him. I quietly reach inside and feel a box, a soft velvet one. My heart stops and I pull it out to make sure.

In my hands was a ring box, I open it to shocked to care. Inside lay a gorgeous dimond ring.

“oh my god” I say dropping the box. I look at Dakotah as he turns to look at me. his eyes getting huge when he see’s what I was picking up.

“faith-“

“please don’t-“

“I was gonna ask you-“

“stop” I yell covering my ears. I might need his support right now, but it didn’t change the fact he cheated on me. how was I suppose to marry a guy I had no trust with.

It was simple, I couldn’t.

I put the little ring box back in his hand. “I can’t marry you Kotah, not after everything that’s happened, I’m sorry.”

“faith-“

“I-”

“faith Damnit shut up and listen,” Dakotah yells. I bite my lip before I could say anything else. He looks into my eyes and reaches for my hand. I hesitate and pull my hand back. “faith,” he says stubbornly. He grabs my hand again, but this time I didn’t pull back.

The burning sensation comes back and my heart starts to race. What the hell? What was with my emotions? One minute I’m not in love with him, the next I am? Was that even possible?

He sets the box in the palm of my hand, keeping his intense stare on me making my heart skip a beat. I look down at the little black box in my hand.

“we’ve been through a lot but we’ve made it through, I’m not going to leave you even if it’s what you want, I won’t let it happen, this is your ring but you don’t have to wear it until your ready its your decision when you do. I’ll wait forever if that’s what it takes to prove to you I’ll never make that mistake again-“

“there shouldn’t have even been a first time Dakotah” I interrupt shaking my head and trying to pull my hand away. He tigthtens his grip on my hand and after a few seconds I give up.  But it didn’t change that fact I didn’t want to think about marriage after the hell he’s put me through.

”just take the damn ring faith, you guys will end up together again eventually anyways” willy barks from the front seat. I I elbow his seat.  Gee thanks for the help I say to myself sarcastically. I look back at Dakotah.

“if I take this, it doesn’t mean were married, I don’t even know if can be with you anymore. I can’t trust you after what you did and I don’t know if I ever will be able to.”

“well I’m not going anywhere, this is something I will never give up again”

I roll my eyes.

“of course your not,” I say sarcastically as he lets go of my hand. I put the box in my jacket pocket. I know Dakotah better then anyone including himself. He would leave.

It’s just a matter of when he would.

“I’m serious, I’m not going to give up my life. Even if she wants to give up on me.

“Come on you need to eat anything you haven’t ate sense I picked you up” Willy says after the waiter leaves our table. I roll my eyes and look out the window, it was getting dark out.

“He’s right you need to eat your already skinny enough, this isn’t healthy, I know your worried about Bentley, I am too but we’ll be there tomorrow-“

“Kotah I know you’re worried but you didn’t carry him for nine months, you didn’t give birth to him, I’ve been there sense the beginning. You don’t know how I feel. Being worried is an understatement.”

“Faith come on stop it this is ridicules” Willy snaps glaring at me.

“Wow so now you’re taking his side?”

“I ain’t taking anyone’s sides, but I’m tired of bickering. You guys both need to grow up you brought a son into this world, do you honestly think this is a good way to act in front of your son.”

“Here you guys go” the waiter says before I have the chance to say something. She puts a cheeseburger and fries in front of me. Normally I’d be all over it. But right now I didn’t have an appetite. I go back to looking out the window even after our waiter leaves. I just wanted to be home with Bentley.

“Dakotah, oh my god hey!” someone shrieks grabbing my attention I look over to see a tall brunette with her hair curled and wearing jeans and a Oregon state hoodie, her eyes were gorgeous, she looked like a damn doll. Oh let me guess this is another girl Dakotah hooked up with.

“Hey Sam, you look amazing.” Dakotah says making my stomach flip.

Bingo.

“thanks so do you” she says as Dakotah stands up, he picks her up and hugs her making a unbelievable pain spread through my body, this was worse than the blond bimbo this morning. I swallow the lump that’s formed in my throat.

“And this must be faith” the brunette says smiling at me.

Wait what?

“You’re even more gorgeous then your pictures, and I didn’t think it was possible” she says smiling at me.

“Uh… thanks” I mumbled to shock to say more than that.

“this guy doesn’t shut up about you, all he ever wants to talk about is how gorgeous and perfect you are and how he knows you’re the one” she adds nudging Dakotah before scotting in next to him.

“Monica-“

“Shhhh Dakotah let her talk” Willy interrupts laughing. I look at Dakotah. He’s blushing. I turn back to Monica. I had butterflies and I was blushing all while my mind was tangled in thoughts. I was so confused I had no clue what to do, or to believe anymore.

“So I haven’t talked to him in forever, has he asked you yet,” Monica says. I reach down and pull the ring box out and quickly slip it on my finger.

“Yeah, she said-“

“Yes” I say before he can finish his answer. Her eyes get huge as I hold out my ring finger. She grabs my hand and study’s the ring.

“Damn, that’s some rock Dakotah, did your mom pick it out for you” she jokes looking at him and laughing. I look over at him waiting for the answer.

“No I just knew she would like it, and I knew she deserved the best” he answers then looks at me confused. I look at Monica who was still holding my hand studying the ring.

I was just as confused as he was as to why I told her yeah. I wasn’t thinking. She smiles up at me.

“From everything you’ve told me I’d say so too” she winks. I look at Dakotah. Who was she? And how does she know so much. “I can’t believe you guys have been together so long I mean I knew you loved her more than life, but I never ever pictured you settling down.”

“Neither did I but I met the girl I wanted to spend my life with, things happen I fell in love."

“Yeah I’d say so, your one lucky girl. I’ve known him sense we were in our mothers stomachs, we grew up together. He’s never wanted to settle down, then you came along and he couldn’t stop talking about wanting to settle down with you, marry you and start a family.”

“Really,” I ask in shock. I look at Dakotah who was looking out the window, he looked hurt and regretful. A feeling of love consumed me. Was I being too hard on him?

“Yeah, trust me he loves you more than life itself, you’re one lucky girl”

“Yeah I am” I mumble looking down at the ring. My heart skipped a beat. What was I doing? Was I over reacting it was when we first got together and it only happened once and me leaving, that was my fault.

“I got to go, Mike’s waiting out in the car it was so great seeing you Dakotah,” she says giving him a hug then hugging me. “and it was great meeting you, take care of him.”

“ok I will” I mumble hugging  her back. was this a sign I should move on forgive and forget about it.

“she’s right I know you’re hurt but listen to your gut, everyone deserves a second chance fay.”

I watch as monica leaves. After she does I look at Dakotah.

“is it true?” I ask.

“is what true Faith,that I loved you. Yeah. Or that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. Yes. Or that I love you more then life. Yes it’s true.”

“okay,”  was all I could reply back. I was to scared to tell him I’d give him a second chance what if he hurts me like this again. I look down at my hand the ring still on my finger.

“lets go you guys there’s a motel right down the street the earlier we get to sleep the earlier we leave and get to Bentley.” 

I nodded and waited for the waiter to bring me a container so I could take the food and eat it later, after a few minutes I got it and we were out the door. Dakotah was being be quiet and walking behind willy and i. every couple steps I’d look back, he’d just be staring at the ground.

When we got to the motel I let willy go inside and stayed outside to talk to Dakotah. I needed to know everything to make my decision.

I needed to know how he really felt and that if I did give him a chance like willy was telling me too that I’d never get hurt again. I needed to know if he was going to be faithful to me if I gave him another chance.

And I needed him to know if he ever screwed up again, there wasn’t going to be any third chances. I couldn’t take it if this ever happened again, going through this was the second worse pain I ever felt in my life, the first one was losing my mom.

“Dakotah” I ask looking at him. He looks up at me.

“faith” he answers like he always did. That was my signal to ask him whatever I was gonna ask him. 

“I