Chapter 29

Dakota POV

I go back to my room. Every damn body thinks that I have lost my mind. This bitch has played me right into her stupid little game. Jade will not talk to me. I tried talking to Melanie, who I thought was on my side, but now she is having second thoughts. I mean, what the hell. All of these stupid bitches have fucked up my life. I cannot even go back to Tonya now because she is in bed with the damn chief of security for the resort where I work.

There has to be some way to prove to everyone that this bitch is crazy as hell. If only Melanie would talk to me. She wanted to tell me everything, but now even she has backed off. I wonder what Tonya has on her. I need to just go to Melanie’s apartment and try to talk to her. I mean, all of this happened over me fucking that woman. I am an idiot. I do not want to lose my job. This resort gig is too good and pays well. I cannot lose it over Tonya, but I need Melanie to tell me exactly everything that happened. I cannot let it go even if I do lose my job; I need to know.

I text Melanie, *will you please talk to me* I wait, but she does not respond. I have to go over there. Her apartment is not far from the resort. I look up the number for a cab. I call the cab and tell the dispatcher I will be out front in fifteen minutes.

I go down to wait for the cab in front of the resort. I feel like every one of my coworkers, even the coworkers I thought were my friends, is pissed off at me over the scene at the resort bar. I should not have yelled at her. I should have let it go, but I was so pissed off when Jade completely blew me off and refused to listen to me about Tonya, Melanie, and the little game they played with me and my life.

The cab pulls up, and I get into the car. I give the cab the address for Melanie’s apartment. It is a quick ride. I probably could have walked to her apartment if I did not need to get there quickly. I need her to talk to me, and it is getting late. I hope she is not in bed.

I pay the driver and get out of the cab. I walk up to the front of the building. I still have the code to get into the building. I punch in the code and head straight to the elevator. I get in and push the number for Melanie’s floor. The elevator dings and I get off. I walk down the hall to Melanie’s apartment. I knock on the door and wait for her to come to the door. She does not come to the door, so I hit the door harder. Finally, her roommate comes to the door.

“What the fuck, man? We are trying to sleep in here. Some of us have to be up early,” Beth says.

“I know, but I need to talk to Melanie,” I say to her.

“Okay, but try to be quiet,” Beth says.

Beth lets me into the apartment, and I go straight to Melanie’s room. I knock on the door, but she does not answer. I push the door open and go inside. She is asleep. Fuck!

I go over to the bed and gently shake her to wake her.

“Melanie, I need to talk to you,” I say softly.

Melanie rolls over and opens her eyes. She takes one look at me and smiles. She pulls me into the bed with her right on top of her. She begins to scream loudly and franticly. “Stop! Get off of me! Don’t!” She yells loudly. I scramble to get out of the bed, but she grabs hold of me until Beth walks into the room. Now she is pushing me off of her.

Beth grabs me and throws me to the floor. Her other roommate calls security. I try to explain to Beth what happened, but she will not listen. Melanie is in bed screaming at me when two security guards come into the apartment. The two men quickly grab me out of the floor and drag me out of the apartment. They take me down to their office to question me.

I sit in a metal chair while the two men chain smoke. “Why are you here?” One of the guards asks me.

“I needed to talk to her, but she would not answer my calls,” I say. I realize I sound like a creep.

“How did you get in the apartment?” the other one asks me.

“We use to date; I had the code to get in the main door,” I say. I sound like a fucking stalker.

They keep me in the office until the police arrive. Two officers come into the room. I am cuffed and taken out of the security room. They take me to a waiting police car and put me in the back. I can see them talking to Beth and Melanie while I am waiting for my fate.

Beth is holding Melanie while she cries and relives the lie she is telling the officers. I know Tonya put her up to this shit. I just do not understand why they are doing this to me. The security guards come out with a CD and hand it to the officers. I guess that is the footage of me coming into the apartment. That is just great. I look like a stalker and a rapist. Not to mention the fact I have slept with her recently. I am going to jail for sure. I bet Melanie calls her good friend Tonya since she is a fucking lawyer. I will never get out of jail now.