“You can either leave by yourself,” Kayden said firmly, “or I can make you. Your choice.”
The red darkened, the anger in his eyes swirling. “Fuck you!” He looked at Jace. “Fuckbothof you.” Then he stormed off down the skywalk, heading back the way they’d come.
CHAPTER 20
“So this place offers Pilates and yoga?” Elle asked as she climbed out of the car and looked down the street toward the studio.
Sadie nodded and rounded the car. “Yeah, reformer Pilates and mat yoga. I booked us into a Pilates class today. I hope that’s okay.”
“I haven’t done reformer Pilates before.”
“Me neither. That’s why I thought it would be fun.”
Elle’s lips twitched because although she’d never done a class, she’d heard it could be hard. “It’s a beginner’s class, right?”
“Um, I think so?”
Not reassuring at all.
Sadie bumped her hip. “Tell me what’s going on with you and Jace.”
She bit her bottom lip as they headed toward the studio. It had been a few days since that first night together, and even though they’d spent every night together since, she was still in a state of semi-disbelief.
“We slept together.” The words dropped from her lips without thought.
Sadie stopped and turned. “Youslepttogether?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Her friend’s mouth spread into a smile, then she smothered Elle in a huge bear hug. “That’s amazing! You fit so well together.”
Elle hugged her friend back. “Thank you. I’m just grateful we’ve finally made it here.”
Sadie pulled back. “And here you’ll stay.”
Hopefully. The single word was a whisper in her head.
As they continued toward the studio, Sadie shot her a look. “I hope it’s okay to ask…but I kind of overheard Eastern talking about some guy who came into your café and threatened you?”
“You did?”
“Are you mad?”
“No. Of course not. It’s actually pretty strange. I saw this guy twice. The first time, he made me feel uneasy. The second time, at the café…I was scared. So I called Jace and put him on speaker. The next minute, Jace is in the café, and then they’re throwing punches before the guy pulls a gun.”
“Jesus.”
“Yeah. I haven’t seen him since though, and he dumped the stolen car he was using.” Since then, Eastern and his team hadn’t been able to locate him.
Sadie touched her arm. “I’m so sorry, Elle. Is there anything I can do?”
“You’re already doing it by keeping me distracted with things like Pilates. Plus, I’m on strict instructions not to go anywhere alone, and I go stir-crazy if I spend too much time cooped up in my apartment by myself, so you being with me helps a lot.”
Sadie linked her arm through Elle’s. “Glad to be of service. And great that the guys are meeting us after so we can walk to Sugar and Spice.”
“Yeah, I like that part too, considering I’ll probably need the sugar hit.”
They both laughed as they stopped in front of a small business. Through the glass, Elle could see a line of reformer machines to one side and mats to the other. The place had a Mediterranean feel to it, with beige concrete walls and lots of potted plants.
