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Ava stood beside me, her arms folded across her chest, and nodded. “That’s right.”
He slid an arm around my waist and pulled me into him, putting our bodies flush. His head lowered, and the heat of his breath tickled my ear. “I’ll tell you anything you want to know.”
“Now?”
“Right fucking now.”
“Where?” I asked, knowing we couldn’t discuss anything with all the distractions in this house.
“Let me take you for a ride. We can talk in my car.”
“I’m not leaving Ava.”
He frowned, then nodded. “Okay. We’ll stay here and talk across the street where I parked.”
“Fine,” I agreed and turned to Ava. “You going to be okay? Want me to stay?” I would if she didn’t feel comfortable.
“No, you go on. I need a drink.” She winked, patted my cheek, and left in search of alcohol.
She could handle herself. I didn’t worry about Ava. Her brother took her sparring nearly every week. I pitied the idiot who tried to mess with her.
Gage slid his arm around my waist and brought me close, leading the way outdoors. We stayed silent until we reached the Mustang. He unlocked the car and opened my door, shutting it behind me. I turned to him when he sat inside, and both doors were closed.
“Start talking. Now.”
He scratched the back of his neck. “This won’t be easy to hear.”
Those words didn’t alleviate the anxiety already starting to build, churning in my gut. “Just say it.”
He opened his mouth to reply when I shook my head.
“Wait. We need to go further back. I want to know,” I swallowed, gathering my courage, “why you ignored me after that night we spent together.” That one perfect night. Everything changed for multiple reasons, and it all originated back to that day. “Did you regret it?”
“Regret? Fuck no.”
He said it so fast that I knew he wasn’t lying.
“Then?” I asked, letting the question hang.
“Letty, I fucked up.”
I already knew that.
“I shouldn’t have spent that night with you, but I couldn’t stay away. Not after,” he paused, frowned, and then turned his head to stare out the window. “Not after that day in the cafeteria. Do you remember?”
Cafeteria? The lunch line?
He noticed my confusion. “Fuck.” He sighed and reached for my hand. “You bumped into me in line and knocked the food off my tray. I got pissed.”
I remembered noticing his thunderous expression, but when he turned and saw me, he ended up walking away instead of saying a word. “And?”
“I didn’t expect to look over and see a gorgeous girl with long brown hair and the prettiest blue eyes. It surprised me. I had to walk away because I didn’t want to cause a scene.”
Ok-ay.
“And then I didn’t see you again for weeks. When I did, I had to talk to you again, but it didn’t happen until the party.”
Yeah, I remembered all of that.
