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The woman pointed toward the exit sign. “Just follow the signs, and you’ll find your way out.”
“Thank you.” On the move, she raced past people seated in front of slot machines, swerved around wait staff and couples, and bypassed families and groups making their way across the loud, crowded casino at midnight.
Bursting out of the hotel, she breathed in the cool night air. She dashed around valets, cut between gleaming limos, and found her way back to the stadium parking lot. With the bus in sight, hope surged through her.
She needed to get to him, to be there for him.
She wished she’d seen his texts earlier. She hadn’t even checked the timestamp to see when he’d sent them, but it had to have been a couple of hours ago. Right after they’d left the chapel.
He’s been alone all this time.
And I was right here. I could’ve been there for him.
Well, I’m here now.
She reached the bus, surprised to find the doors wide open.
That’s not right. For security reasons, they kept them locked. Especially, after a show.
She hit the first step and heard a swish of material and a whisper of breath.
The sweet scent of perfume hit her nostrils.
Mary-Therese.
“I love you, Bex,” his bride said.
Della dropped low, awash in the stinging heat of mortification.
They’re getting back together.
Of course, they are. You don’t just end a six-year relationship like that.
Crouched on the stairs, Della was desperate to hear Bex’s response. If he said he loved her, too, she would be devastated. But, no, it wasn’t okay to eavesdrop on this private conversation. They hadn’t seen her yet, so she turned around, ready to slink away.
Except when she tried to move, she found her stiletto heel had lodged firmly in the rubber tread.
Oh, my God. This is not happening.
She leaned over to pull it out, but in the silence, the rustle of her clothing sounded like a scream. She froze.
Had they heard?
Come on, Bex. Answer her. Say something.
You’re killing me, here.
Instead, it was Mary who spoke. “I thought we had a future together. I don’t understand how it can be over because of a woman you met a few days ago.”
I have to get out of here.
But she couldn’t go anywhere without a shoe. Or her wallet.
What a disaster.
“Della showed me what was missing with us.” Bex sounded firm. “But she’s not the reason we stalled out. Come on, Mary. Our relationship can’t be enough for you, either.”
Silence hung in the air, so brittle if Della so much as shifted, it would crack, little shards of tension raining down on her.
