Scrutinizing my face, Valerie swallowed audibly and shook her head. For a moment I thought she was saying she didn't want to be with me anymore, but her eyes filled with tears, and her head dropped down until her wet face was pressed firmly into my neck.
A soft sob tore from her body, and she rested her face there for a few quiet moments. Lifting her head, her normally bright emerald eyes were clouded with tears as she bit her bottom lip and turned to look out the window.
"I'm not rolling over on this, Flynn. What you did to me yesterday was humiliating. If you love me like you say you do, why did you leave me standing on the driveway? What did you think? You must have known you would hurt me when you drove off like that."