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Kyle laughs coldly. “Nah, I’d rather have fun with Chloe. Appreciate the offer though.”
“Why do you even care who I’m here with?” I ask Kent.
“I still care about you! I don’t want to see you get used by this”—he tosses his hands out to signal Kyle—“asshole who has already hurt you once. Don’t trust him. You think he’ll ever want to be with you? Look, he took you out of Blue Beech for your date, so no one would see you together.”
Kyle’s fingers curl around my waist. “Fuck you. Don’t assume shit you know nothing about.”
Gage steps between them. “Enough. Both of you, walk away, and we’ll all enjoy a nice dinner.”
Kent furiously shakes his head. “Go ahead, Chloe. Let him treat you like the whore he always made you out to be. I guess your little nickname suited you.” His nostrils flare.
My cheeks redden in embarrassment.
Kyle settles me behind him, blocking me from Kent. I attempt to go around him to give Kent a good ass-kicking, but it’s too late. One second, my ex’s mouth is talking shit about me, and the next, Kyle’s fist is hitting it, preventing him from talking more shit about me.
People step out of the way when Kent cries out and holds his nose.
“That’s assault!” he screams. “You assaulted me!”
“It was a love tap, Kent,” Kyle replies with annoyance, as if he were scolding a child. “No damage was done.”
With that, Kyle grips my hand and leads me toward the exit. As we pass the restrooms, I bump into Kent’s wife, and she blinks a few times, as if she were imagining me. When she realizes I’m real and I’m unable to move, her attention then swings to Kyle, and I grin.
I pat her shoulder. “Thank you so much for stealing Kent away from me, Lacy.”
“Screw you, Chloe.” An evil smirk stretches across her lips. “Maybe I’ll be able to give him babies, you barren bitch.”
Oh, this bitch.
Hell no.
Sadness and rage consume me at her words. At this moment, two things can happen: I could burst into tears or punch Lacy. I raise my hand, ready for a catfight, but Kyle grabs it and leads me out of the restaurant while I attempt to jerk away.
“Hey,” I yell, swatting at him when we make it outside to the valet. “Why are you allowed to hit someone, but I’m not?”
He whips around to look at me, his face filled with irritation. “That can get you into tough shit.”
I tap my heel against the ground. “Uh, in case you forgot, you’re apolice officer.That can get you into some tough shit.”
His hand leaves mine when he holds up a finger. “First, if it does, it does.” Another finger goes up. “Second, I made sure not to do any damage.”
“Damn it, Kyle, you couldn’t wait to punch him untilafterwe ate?” Lauren yells, stomping her feet and shaking her head until they make it to us.
Kyle rubs the back of his neck and throws Lauren an apologetic look. “My apologies. Go yell at Kent for not waiting to talk shit untilafterwe ate.”
I wipe away the tears over Lacy’s words, and my mouth goes dry as I stare at Lauren. “I’m sorry.”
Lauren glances at me. “No, don’t you apologize.” She points to Kyle with her chin. “Now, you need to be sorry, stupid. You’re a cop. You can get in serious trouble for that.”
“I’m sorry,” Kyle states. “You two go eat. We’ll figure something out.”
“Nah,” Gage cuts in, looking indifferent. “It’s too busy in there anyway. Where’s our next choice of food?”
“I have an idea,” Kyle says, chewing on his lip. “How about we hit that arcade in the mall?”
“What are we, twelve?” Lauren asks.
“No, smart-ass,” Kyle replies. “At night, it turns into adults only. They serve food and alcohol. It’s a good time.”
