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HAYLEY: TODAY
(Present Day)
San Francisco, California
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I HIT PLAY ON TODAY’Sbank of text messages from Corey and crossed my arms as they came through the speakers.
“Hayley, please call me back.” Beep!
“Hayley, please pick up. At least call me back.” Beep!
“Hayley, I definitely have feelings for you, and I didn’t mean any of what I said to you that night. You have to believe me. I’m not sure if you remember your first night yet, but what I said when I took you back to your suite after the rooftop party? That was true, even though I denied it for the first few weeks when you came to stay with me. I also want you to know that I’m not going to stop calling you, texting you, or sending you flowers until you talk to me. Please just talk to me...” Beep!
His name suddenly came across my screen for the tenth time today via phone call, but I still couldn’t bring myself to answer. There was no excuse for what he’d said to me, and for all his talk about “rules,” he still had a lot to learn about mutual respect.
“Very fun...”
I turned off my phone and slipped into my shower, letting the hot streams sting my skin until I couldn’t feel them anymore. I put on a T-shirt and jeans, and then I texted Greg and told him I was ready to be picked up for Jonathan’s wedding rehearsal.
I braced myself for seeing Corey there—hoping like hell he wouldn’t make a scene in front of everyone. Hoping like hell he would just leave me alone.
“Good evening, Miss Statham.” Greg opened the door for me.
“Good evening, Greg.”
“You’re the last one to schedule a pick-up. Is that a coincidence?”
“Not at all.” I looked out the window. “Is Mr. Walters already there?”
“Mr. Walters is no longer a part of your brother’s wedding.”
What?“Why?”
“Surely you know the answer to that, Miss Statham.” His eyes met mine in the rearview mirror, and my heart sank.
Jonathan knew about us?
I sat still in the backseat until we arrived at the wedding venue, and I didn’t even wait for Greg to open the backdoor for me. I stepped out and walked inside, spotting Jonathan surrounded by the other bridesmaids.
I didn’t say hello or reintroduce myself to anyone. I walked right up to him and grabbed his hand, pulling him down the hall and into an empty room.
“Well, hello to you as well, Hayley.” He looked concerned. “Is something wrong?”
“Corey dumped me out of the blue a few weeks ago,” I said. “Did you have anything to do with that?”
“I don’t understand the question.”
“Did you have anything to do with Corey breaking up with me?” I raised my voice. “Was that clear enough?”
“If you mean, did I save you a world of heartache and trouble down the line, then yes. Yes, I did.”
“I slept with him.”
He clenched his jaw.
“Multiple times.”
