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Hannah read the text messages once and then twice again, as to soak in this new information. Her eyebrows knotted in confusion and despite her trying not to, strange thoughts started to seep in her mind.
But before she could string them together in one coherent thought, she heard Nick stir in the bed in front of her and get up.
“Hannah?” he called out to her groggily, “Is that my phone in your hand?” he asked her as he spotted the gray device that she held in between her fingers.
“You never told me you were going to be Samantha again this weekend?” She asked as she slowly walked over to him, her hands now crossed out in front of her.
“What?” he said, “Have you been reading my texts? That’s not okay, Hannah,” he sounded annoyed at her snooping.
This made Hannah’s temper rise, “Why did you keep this from me?” She asked.
Nick had gotten up now and was raising his hands in front of himself in defense, “Because I did not think it was that big of a deal? Come on, you are blowing this way out of proportion,” he said.
And set off the last switch of patience Hannah had left inside of her. “I am blowing this out of proportion? She’s basically telling you she will give a great time tonight and goddamn throwing herself at you! And you expect me to sit back and say it is okay?” she was fuming.
“Relax, okay,” he told her, “You are going away to your bachelorette weekend too. Let me have mine,” as he said the words, the situation finally clicked inside of Hannah’s brain.
The party he was meant to attend with Samantha was not just some random gathering – it was meant to be his bachelors party – the thought of it made her both uneasy and angry.
“You are letting her throw you a bachelor party?” Hannah demanded an answer from him as her nostrils flared and she looked at him with a lot of anger.
Nick was quiet for a moment but then he seemed to puff up his chest and look at her, “I am allowed to let my friends throw me my goddamn bachelor party, Hannah,” he said in that tone of his that was slow but conveyed the anger he was also feeling.
“Not when that friend of yours is someone you used to be in a relationship with!” she finally said it.
She had been thinking about his new found friendship with Samantha and had reservations regarding it for days but she never brought it up as openly as she feared she would sound petty and jealous but right now, she felt completely validated in her claim and felt as though she had every right to complain.
Nick knitted his eyebrows together, as though she had something unconceivable to him. “That is not fair and you know it, Hannah. She is not trying to steal me away from you, why the hell are you being so insecure?” he fired at her.
His words stung – the last thing she wanted to hear from him was being called insecure. Slowly, she walked over to him and then threw the phone on the side of the bed.
“There,” she said, “You can speak to her for however long you like. I am going away – have fun at your bachelor weekend – and try not to screw her in our bed at least,” she said and then walked out the door.
She knew her words had been harsh but she could not help herself against the bitterness and hurt she currently felt. She was out the door but despite her anger, she turned back to look at the front door one last time to see if he had come to stop her and apologize.
But he never came.
The flight to Las Vegas was going to be a long one.
Chapter 6
Hayley was not the only best friend that Hannah had – in fact, she had another one that had a moved a couple of years ago to Seattle for work and so, they did not see each other as often. But that did not mean that they were not as close. Her name was Kim.
For Hannah’s bachelorette weekend, she had decided to cancel all her appointments and take the next flight to Las Vegas. And now, there she was in Hannah’s hotel room but instead of a hearty reunion, the mood of the room was in much lower spirits as Hannah sulked in one quiet corner with a wine glass in one hand and her phone in another, her eyes flicking over to it every now and then to see if a text message had arrived for her.
It never came.
“I did not realize this was going to such a snooze fest,” Kim said as she threw a grape in Hannah’s direction to get her attention but it did not work to catch it for more than two seconds, “What is your deal?” she asked Hannah, seeming annoyed that they had just been sitting in their hotel room ever since they had arrived.
“She had a fight with her man and is not telling us anything now,” Hayley said, expertly assessing the situation but not without a roll of the eye.
“I told you guys- you can go out without me,” Hannah finally spoke up, tearing her eyes away from her phone, “I just need some time to myself,” she admitted with a sigh.
“Listen, we came all the way for you,” Kim said, walking over to Hannah, “and we cannot just go out knowing that you are cooped up in this room all miserable.”
“That is the last thing we want to do,” Hayley added, “So can you at least tell us what happened?”
Hannah sighed – perhaps she was being a little silly but truth was, she still felt extremely upset at the events that went down the last time she spoke to Nick. Usually, they always resolved their fights in less than a few hours but this time, he had not even bothered to text her to even ask if she had landed safely.
