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He sighed. “Just … trust me. Please.”
I did trust him. I just didn’t understand what that had to do with my eating tacos and watching a stupid movie.
“That isn’t the problem,” I told him.
He was quiet for a moment. “It is. You’ve got to trust me. Keep your phone on you all night. Don’t go anywhere alone.”
“I won’t,” I told him.
The concern in his voice tugged at me. Had anyone ever cared about my safety this much? No. My dad and brother hadn’t. Sure, they loved me. In their way. They just hadn’t been worried if I was out late. No one had warned me to be safe. I was new to this.
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. I was waiting on you to reply to my first text. I didn’t want to keep texting and bother you.”
“Text me, call me, whenever,” he said.
“Okay,” I replied.
“Enjoy your movie,” he told me.
“I will.”
Then, he ended the call.
I tucked the phone back into my pocket.
“Ready for the world’s—or the Southeast’s—best tacos?” Saxon asked me as he parked in a gravel parking lot.
“Yes,” I replied. “Let’s do this.”
We got out of the car, and he didn’t mention the text or phone call. I wanted to ask him what Blaise had said to him, but it wasn’t the time. An SUV full of girls pulled up, and Declan was driving. I mentally prepared myself for Declan’s less than cheery personality while we waited for her to get out.
She was smiling when she walked around the Mercedes SUV. She went straight to Saxon and wrapped her arms around one of his. She placed a kiss on his lips, then looked at me and smiled. “Hey, Maddy. Glad you could join us.”
That was not the response I’d expected. There was no snarky comment, and she didn’t look pissed about me being here at all.
I smiled, confused. “Thanks.”
Chanel walked by and smiled at me and gave me a little wave.
I glanced at Saxon, and he didn’t appear to find this strange at all.
The other girls all greeted me as we walked toward the taco truck. I recognized a few from Trev’s. None of them had spoken to me then. Now, one would think we were all friends. I was in the twilight zone.
Thirty
The tacos were delicious. Everyone talked and was friendly. Trev talked to me and not once mentioned Blaise. He acted like we’d just seen each other yesterday. No questions about how I’d been. Nothing.
By the time we arrived at the theater, I finally began to relax. I’d been expecting something to be said that I would have to defend or for Declan to make a rude comment. This was too easy. I decided to embrace it and enjoy the rest of my night. Trev sat on one side of me, and a girl named Vivy sat on the other side of me. I couldn’t decide if she and Chanel were dating or not.
Trev had his date on his other side, but he talked to me some. Mostly, we focused on the movie. I’d eaten a few bites of Trev’s massive bucket of popcorn, and I was thirsty. I decided to go to the restroom and get a bottle of water.
I stood up and slid past Trev and his date to the aisle. Once I was out of the darkness and could see, I looked for the restroom sign.
“What are you doing?” Saxon asked me.
I spun around to see him behind me.
“Uh, going to the bathroom and getting water,” I replied.
