An exerpt from Never hurt her by Joey Stadelmann

Hi everyone,
Two weeks ago the Calgary Writing Collective met up at the Auburn Saloon. Between trying to disturb a dry geologists meet-up and sampling a few house ales, we took turns sharing our latest works.
One of my writers, who has been with the Collective since its June 2008 inception, is Joey Stadelmann. Every week, with a devilish grin, he pedals his latest short story with plenty of well-developed characters. His descriptions always paint images in my head and lure me into his tales.
Joey wanted to share this story called Never hurt her. The full story is available on DeviantART but here's an excerpt to get you started...

“I promise I will never hurt her.” I tried to breath. The pine fresh air of the campground was a murky sludge dribbling down my throat. I swallowed, and felt sick from the effort. Scott and I stood there, staring at each other, both waiting for the other to say something. I could feel my cheeks getting warm, my blood rushing under my skin, reddening my face. What the hell was I supposed to do now?

He said it, and he said it right to my face. Of their own accord, the fingers in my right hand slowly flexed into a fist, the knuckles crackling like gunshots. I forced them to straighten. My teeth ground together. Scott stood there, a weak, pleading half smile on his face.

Walk away, I thought, One of us, just please walk away. … Goddamnit, he’s not leaving until he gets a response.