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“I’m driving.” He went in for a kiss following June taking a big sip of wine.
“What about him, the guy in blue?” Whitney preceded her mission, pointing at the man standing in the corner next to a man and woman. “He’s definitely new.”
He caught June’s attention. It couldn’t be, that face wasn’t new. She looked at Wolfgang who wasn’t invested in the game and back at the man. He had turned around and June didn’t want to admit who that was or who it looked like. His mousey brown hair, toothy smile and narrow face. The face that she thought was her saving grace and ended up creating her hell. Bencouldn’thave found her.
She caught her breath and leaned into Wolfie, “I want to leave.” June cautiously looked back towards him as her palms began to sweat and tracked the man before scanning back at Wolfie who had barely moved. “Now.” She had felt that her fight or flight had kicked in. Once upon a time neither took control, she always chose to freeze from fear.
“Okay.” He stood lending her his hand.
June turned to the girls, “We’re going to go.”
“Oh,” Whitney’s eyebrows raised, “Okay, get it girl.”
June smirked a little, trying to ease her mind and play it cool at the same time. “Goodbye.” She hugged Brittanya and stood next to Wolfie. He escorted her to the exit, his hand sliding lower with each step. She was stuck between two feelings, not caring if “Ben” saw she had moved on and he could just deal with it or everything he ever said and did to her before she got here.
“What’s going on?” He stopped at his passenger door with his brow furrowed.
“Nothing, I just wanted to leave.”
“June, you looked like you saw a ghost.” He stood his ground.
June dropped her head and with enough air to whisper out, “I did.”
He grabbed her chin and revealed her wet eyes. “What are you talking about?”
“I don’t want to talk about it here.” She opened her door and he caught the handle.
“Get in then.” He closed the door. Sitting in his seat he turned to her, “Am I dropping you off?”
Her eyes burrowed into the exterior of the building, “Please don’t.”
“Did I do something?” He grabbed her hand.
“No.” Her gut tightened and she looked at him.
“Please tell me what happened.”
A tear fell from her lashes and she looked ahead again, “Take me to your place and I can.”
He put the car in reverse and grabbed her hand again, “You’re sure it's not me.”
She sniffled, “Yes.” June sat unbuckled, holding it together as her chin twitched. “Okay.” She inhaled with an exhale to calm her breathing as they pulled down his street. “I saw my ex.”
“What do you mean?”
“Exactly that. Whitney pointed at him and said he was new.”
Wolfgang parked the car, “June, you’ve been drinking, are you sure?”
“Yes I’m sure.” She side eyed him irritated.
“You could have pointed him out to me, I know practically everyone on the island.”
She stared through the glass, “Itwashim.”
Her mind raced with broken up thoughts between Wolfgang's questions, “Do you want me to check for you?”
“What do you mean?” She trembled, afraid he was going to go back.
