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“What do you mean?” I briefly glance in her direction.
“If a girl blows you off after sex, I think it’s pretty clear where she stands.”
“I don’t think it’s always so cut and dry,” I argue. “This is different.Sheis different.”
“Hmph.” The little noise that comes out of her throat draws my gaze back to her again.
“What?” I question, tightening my grip on the steering wheel.
“Nothing.” She turns her head to look out the window.
“Don’t nothing me, Lucy Brown. If you have something to say, say it.”
“It’s just...” She picks at the hem of her knee length lavender dress. “I guess I was hoping you were talking about me.”
“What?” I blurt, a knot forming in my throat.
Lucy didn’t want to end things when we did. I know that a few months later she still had feelings for me because she’d texted me saying so. But I didn’t expect that all these months, hellyears, later she was still holding onto the hope that we might end up together.
“Lucy,” I start but she quickly dismisses me with a swipe of her hand.
“Don’t. It’s fine.”
“Lucy.” I reach for her hand, but she pulls it away before I can grab it.
“I said don’t.” She keeps her gaze locked out the window.
The rest of the car ride is silent. I feel bad for upsetting her, but I won’t lie to her simply because it’s easier. My heart is with someone else. It always has been. I don’t want to string her along for the sake of not hurting her. In the end, that will only end up hurting her more.
When we pull up outside of the reception hall, I haven’t even killed the engine before Lucy jumps out. I expect her to take off inside, but to my surprise, she waits for me at the front of the Jeep.
“What do you say we go get drunk and dance the night away... For old time’s sake.” She smiles, extending her hand to me.
I don’t want to take it. Hell, I don’t want to do anything but get inside and find Hope.
“Oh come on. It’s just a hand.” She looks down at her still extended hand. “I won’t bite. Unless you ask me to.” She winks, breaking a bit of the tension.
I laugh despite the bustle of nerves eating away at my gut.
“There he is.” Lucy snags my hand and tugs me toward the venue.
We no more than reach the crosswalk when a black Camry glides to a stop in front of us to let us pass.
I glance up, all the air leaving my lungs when I realize that it’s Hope in the car. Her eyes dart from me to Lucy and then to our adjoined hands.
Fuck...
I can only imagine what this must look like. I want to stop, tell her it’s not what she’s probably thinking, but Lucy seems to have other ideas in mind.
Without releasing my hand, she veers toward the driver’s side of the car.
“That was fast,” she says to Hope through the open window, throwing me a backward glance when I shake off the hold she has around my fingers.
“Yeah.” Hope keeps her gaze trained on Lucy, not once looking in my direction. It’s like having a hot branding iron pressed to my chest.
I want to screamlook at me!
“Park and we’ll wait for you.”
