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knows that,” she replied, linking her arm with mine.
“Are you sure about that, Cassie? Because I sure felt like I was
the villain.” My brow furrowed and I prayed at that moment that
she was done talking about it.
“Oh, it wasn’t that bad. I’ve seen worse,” Cassie said, laughing. “What bar were you at?” I gasped. “I saw your face, Cassie. I
can’t get it out of my head. You were just as mortified as I was.”
My hands covered my face.
“I wasn’t mortified because of that,” she said, pulling me in to
her chest. “I was worried about how you were feeling.” She stood
in front of me, shaking her head. “Mason is an ass. Just because
he’s family doesn’t mean I excuse his behaviour. He gets away
with it because he is handsome. It’s the women that fall for him.
One of these days, a woman is going to destroy him, and he will
regret being such a jerk,” she said, hugging me.
“I don’t know why I keep going to him,” I groaned. After a long
silence I added, “He showed up after work tonight.”
“Shut up?” she gasped. “Tell me everything.”
“Yes. He was standing by my car.” I shook my head, frustrated.
“He kissed me and told me he can’t stop thinking about me. I’m
confused, Cassie. I can’t tell if he likes me or if he is playing me.”
I grumbled. “He infuriates me. I knew I wasn’t ready for this. I’m
too damn emotional.”
“He didn’t see you cry, did he?” she asked. My eyes glanced
away. Cassie’s eyes widened.
Technically, he did see me cry but he didn’t know why I was
crying. He just found me that way.
“Lauren, please tell me you didn’t cry in front of him.” She
grabbed my shoulders.
I winced. “Earlier, after I served your appetizers. I was in the
back freaking out, and well, my emotions got the best of me. Then
