Cash Out (Interracial Romance)

Chapter 17

Copyright © 2019 Nicole Mckoy

Caleb P.O.V.

My cell phone rang and I looked at the caller id.

Zoey was calling me.

Oh now she wants to talk like an adult or better yet listen instead of bite my head off.

I told Zoey the truth about Angela and all she did was flip her shit and go off on me.

She barely let me get a word in before she was lighting into my ass.

I couldn't take it. I just had to leave before I said something I would regret.

I drove for awhile with no real destination. Then I ended up parked outside her place.

I knew I shouldn't be here. I knew I shouldn't do what I was debating on doing. But if Zoey was just going to think the worst anyway and not trust me what did it matter anymore anyway.

I unlocked my car and got out.

I left my phone sitting in the cup holder.

I closed the door and locked my car then headed upstairs.

When I got upstairs I took a deep breath as my hand rose up towards the door.

Before I knocked I wondered if I should just turn around and take my ass home.

Fuck it!

I knocked on the door.

Shit!

I shouldn't be here. This is a mistake.

I turned to walk away and head back down to my car.

As I took a step away from the door I heard it unlock.

I stopped and turned around as the door slowly opened.

When I saw her face I was shocked.

"Angela what the hell happened?" I asked concerned.

Angela's face was bruised and her lip was busted. I also noticed her neck seemed bruised as well.

"Caleb what are you doing here?" she asked shakily.

"Tell me what happened to your face?" I asked ignoring her question.

"It doesn't matter... I'm not your problem," Angela said.

"Angela did Jeremy do this to you? Where is your daughter?" I asked.

"My daughter is with my mom... and yes... Jeremy did this to me," Angela admitted.

I balled my hand up into a fist.

Seeing Angela hurt and seeming almost helpless pained me.

No woman deserved to be beat like this. No woman deserved to be so mistreated by a man that claims to love them.

"Pack a bag you're coming with me," I said.

"Caleb-"

"Now!" I demanded.

Angela nodded and quickly went to get some of her things.

A couple minutes later she came back with a duffel bag and we left.

We went downstairs and got in my car and I drove away.

"Where are you taking me?" Angela asked.

"You hungry?" I asked.

"I could eat," she said quietly.

I headed to this diner that I knew about not too far away. They were a hold in the wall place but had good food.