“Carlie, I told you, we are over. If you never got the hint from the last letter from my lawyer, then I don’t know what it’s going to take,” Dylan said, coming over to me and wrapping his arm around me.
Carlie spun around and glared at me, then at Dylan.
“Dylan, don’t do this…” she sobbed. “And you…you slut…you stole him from me,” she sneered, raising her fist.
Dylan grabbed me and ripped me from the spot where I stood, Clay and Knox both staying there protecting the pair of us as we left the club. Once outside, we all walked in silence, Clay and Knox keeping an eye out from behind us as we made our way through the parking lot to Dylan’s car.
My heart pounded in my chest as the events that had just unfolded before my eyes replayed in my mind. I didn’t know what to think. What I knew was I wanted to get away from this place and from Dylan as quickly as I could. He opened the door and turned to me, waiting for me to get inside.
I swallowed hard as I looked at the three of them, my stomach rolling. Why wasn’t anyone explaining anything? Who was that girl? Was Dylan married? Was he in a relationship that I didn’t know about? I had so many questions, and the world seemed to be moving at such a fast pace right now, I didn’t know what to do or what to ask.
“Come on, let’s go,” Dylan said, waiting for me to get in.
I shook my head and slowly stepped back away from the car. “Not until you tell me what that was about,” I said, standing my ground while trying to fight back tears.
“Not here,” Dylan said, still waiting for me to get in the car.
I shook my head and stepped back.
“Come on, Aurora, get in,” Dylan demanded. “We have to get out of here before she comes out.”
When I didn’t move, Knox stepped forward. “Come on, he’ll explain once you’re in the car.”
I shook my head and pulled my cell phone from my back pocket, quickly dialing Lorelai. If she didn’t answer or if she or her brother couldn’t come to get me, I’d get into a cab and head to her brother’s place. I didn’t care, right now. I wanted to be anywhere but here. If he wanted me to stay, then I wanted to know what that entire situation was about and he’d better start explaining.
Chapter 11
Dylan
“Come on, Aurora, just get in the car and give me a chance to explain. Please hang up the phone and just hear me out,” I pleaded, reaching to take her phone from her hand.
She glared at me as she ripped her hand away and shook her head. “I can’t hang up now. Lorelai will worry something is wrong.”
“Just hang up the phone and get in the car,” I said, clenching my fists.
There was no telling what Carlie would do if she came over here. There was also no knowing if there were reporters inside the club either, or, for that matter, outside. I had to get out of here, not only to protect myself, but to protect Aurora. She’d never be able to deal with a group of swarming reporters.
She looked at me and then down at her phone, finally ending the call, shoving it into her back pocket.
“You didn’t win, just so you know. She wasn’t answering.” She crossed her arms in front of her.
It was then I heard my name being called, and I glanced over my shoulder in time to see Carlie step out the back door of the bar looking around for me.
“We’ll take care of it,” Knox said, pulling his phone out.
“Just call our lawyer and the police,” I said.
“On it.” Knox and Clay took off toward the back door of the bar together, leaving Aurora and me alone. Since I’d had issues with this girl before, a phone call to the police was all it was going to take. That and to my lawyer, which Knox was on top of so I could get out of here. It was then Aurora’s phone rang, and she pulled it from her back pocket and looked at the screen.
“Don’t answer it. Please. I’m begging you to give me a chance to explain,” I pleaded.
Aurora met my eyes and looked down at her phone, biting her bottom lip. “I’ve got to answer it. It’s Lorelai. She’ll worry if I don’t,” she said, bringing the phone to her ear.
“Hey,” she sang, sounding like there was nothing wrong.
She listened as she stared at me, while I continued to plead with my eyes that she’d give me the opportunity to explain my side of this nightmare. I watched as she listened. I couldn’t read her. I didn’t know what it was she was going to say. I just hoped it was what I wanted her to do.
“Oh goodness, Lorelai, no, everything is fine. I must have butt dialed you while I was in the club,” she said, meeting my eyes. “No, everything is fine.”
