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“Look, we gotta get going.”
“Ah, come on now. Why don’t we hang out? Bradley has been telling me all about the sweet piece of ass that works in the diner. He can’t stop talking about you. Maybe we should all hang out.” He looks at Judy. “How about it, babe? I know you miss me.”
Asshole. My nostrils flare in annoyance. “Why don’t both of you fuck off.”
I move to turn around and Bradley grips my wrist. “Let go.”
“Look, Nick is harmless. He doesn’t know how to act sometimes.”
I try to move my hand out of his grasp, but it won’t budge and now I wish I had the security Kalum had assigned to us at the house with me. I didn’t want to look out of place with Judy and make her feel weird and uncomfortable with two guys following us around. I thought Bradley was an okay guy, but Judy was right, they are both self-entitled pricks.
“Let me go,” I say through clenched teeth.
His head lifts, and he looks up, his eyes widening when a shadow looms, and then Bradley flinches when a fist flies and punches his head back. Bradley falls back, hitting his side on the carpeted floor really hard.
My eyes widen when I see Kalum charging him. Nick looks behind Judy and Cason comes into view with a menacing look on his face.
“Leave, or I’ll make you. If you or your bitch-ass friend comes near them again, I’ll make it my mission to not only kick your ass, but I’ll destroy you and whatever hole you crawled out from as well.”
“Y-yeah. What are you, her man or something?”
He looks at Judy and then back at Nick. “Maybe.”
Kalum has Bradley by the throat and is lifting him off the floor. My hands cover my mouth in shock.
“Kalum,” I call out.
Kalum looks at me but doesn’t release his hold on Bradley. Bradley’s lip is split open and blood is dripping on his shirt.
“He wouldn’t let you go. He better not have hurt you, Aura, because right now, the way I’m feeling, I am going to break his fucking face.”
“He didn’t hurt me, he just wouldn’t let me go. Let him go, Kalum, he isn’t worth it.”
Bradley looks at me and then at him. “I’m sorry. I would never hurt her. She loves you. She told me that she loved you.”
Kalum releases him and I can’t believe Bradley told him that I loved him before I did. Bradley and Nick quickly leave the theater before we draw any attention. Kalum looks at me, but he doesn’t say anything.
I glance at Cason, and he gives me a grin. “Hey, stranger.”
“Hey.”
I look at Judy, and she looks at Kalum and then at Cason. “I’m Judy. Aura’s friend. We appreciate you guys coming when you did. I’m sorry to meet you all like this.”
Kalum holds out his hand. “I’m Kalum. Aura’s boyfriend.”
Judy shakes his hand. “I’m Judy. I work with Aura. She gave her notice, and we have been meaning to hang out.”
My heartbeats thudding inside my chest. He introduced himself as my boyfriend. Judy gives me a knowing grin and then looks at Cason. I feel bad that I didn’t tell him about Judy, but I was planning to. So many things happened yesterday, and I was excited to hang out and talk with Judy after hearing about Nick. I wanted to be a friend that she felt she could count on.
“Thank you. Nick’s been an ass since we broke up. I didn’t realize how much of an ass until now. He has a girlfriend, so I don’t know what his problem is.”
“He won’t be bothering you anymore,” Cason bites out.
I don’t think he liked hearing that Nick and Judy used to date. I think Cason finds Judy hot. He keeps glancing at her while she isn’t looking.
Henry pulls up, and Cason decides to ride in the back with Judy to see her home safely.
Kalum opens the door for me, and I slide into the cab. The smell of leather hitting my senses when I take a deep breath.
