Here we were days later, and he’s messaging asking if I have plans for the weekend. I didn’t know how to respond. My head was still a fucked up chaotic mess that reminded me of the drawer full of cords my mama kept. There were short ones, long ones, thick ones, and thin ones, and they were knotted and tangled in so many ways there wasn’t any hope of straightening the mess out. That’s how my brain felt.
I tucked the phone back in my pocket, thankful I didn’t have my read receipts on and turned back to Heidi, Linc, and Walker, who flew in to meet with us and the pampered baby’s ass and her PR team. The meeting was due to start more than an hour ago, and the diva herself had yet to arrive. Her team was here and had tried to lie for her, but Walker refused to discuss anything without her and her daddy here. Once they realized he wouldn’t budge, they left the conference room and returned to their offices to “work.”
I called bullshit because they wandered past the glass-enclosed room they’d left us parked in every few minutes. And it wasn’t random. They walked by, without fail, in a specific order, precisely three minutes apart.
“It’s a good thing they’re pretty,” Linc said.
Heidi did her best to control her laughter and maintain the resting bitch face she was so well-known for in the family, but Walker didn’t even fucking try. He burst out laughing, and I rolled my eyes.
I was over this shit. I was over trying to pretend I gave a fuck about some slutty girl who only cared about being seen, spending her daddy and grandaddy’s money, getting high, and fucking.
“How long…?” I began to ask, but Walker, still pissed with me, cut me off.
“Jesus fucking Christ, what are you? Five? How long do you think? We’ll wait until they kick us out so we don’t damage our already tarnished reputation, thanks to you leaving her in a compromising situation.”
I bit my tongue. He’d chewed my ass so many times I’d lost count. I knew I shouldn’t have left her, but the cunt would’ve filed kidnapping and assault charges if I’d carried her out of there. And I damn sure wasn’t going to jail over her.
I pulled out my phone and tapped the notification from Hayden.
Declan
Nada, and I need to blow off some steam before I take a swing at my boss.
Hayden
A bunch of us have leave over the weekend and were thinking of hitting up Vegas.
Declan
That sounds like fun.
Hayden
You in?
Declan
Yeah. When are you guys heading out?
Hayden
As soon as we’re off duty.
Declan
I’ll meet you at your place at 5.
Hayden
Make it 5:30.
Declan
Okay. 5:30 it is.
Hayden
See you then, vato.
