CHAPTER 17: CONFRONTATION

ERIC'S POV  "Remember now?" Rose shifted backward from me. "Or that brain of yours isn't still working."  "There's no need to be so rude, okay?" I retorted. "I do remember."  "I know you do." She generated a fake smile. "Now can I have that back?"  "Why in the world would you want to take that back?"  "What kind of question is that?" She wore a dark look.  "The bracelet's gone, okay? I don't even think Tasha's still in possession of it."  "So, you guys are this careless, huh?" She mocked him, raising an eyebrow.  I chuckled. "If you want a bracelet, I can just get you a new one."  "If that were the case, then I would have had my wrists designed with bracelets. But no, I want that one. That same bracelet. It's very precious to me."  "If it's very precious to you, then why did you give it to me in the first place?"  "Ask me one more dumb question, and I won't hesitate to smack your head with my purse."  "I see." I nodded. "What about you, then?"  She looked at me in a confus