Probably the latter, but he would try again. He sent another text. Maybe she would reply to this one. Except…
It didn’t go through like the others had.
His stomach roiled.
Blaise threw his phone. It bounced off the bed and landed on the carpeted floor.
“Did she block you?” Wes asked, who was now sitting in the same chair as Rizzo and Lex had earlier.
“Yes, she blocked me.” The dark circles under Wes’s eyes suggested he’d slept little, but his hair was damp. “Were you here all night?”
“No. Your security team babysat you after they returned to the hotel. They needed showers and food this morning, so I’m here.”
“Lucky you.” Blaise studied Wes, but the guy’s stoic expression gave away nothing. “Does you being here mean we’re still friends?”
“I don’t hate you if that’s what you’re asking.”
“You’re disappointed.”
“Very.”
Hate might have been easier to deal with. “Have I apologized?”
“More times than you want to know. Dash turned off his phone after you drunk dialed him a hundred times.”
“A hundred?”
“Twelve.”
That wasn’t much better.
“Everyone will be here soon,” Wes said. “Henry and Brett, too.”
Blaise stiffened. “Why?”
“Because they’re worried. I am, too.” Wes rested his elbows on his thighs and leaned forward. “You’ve never acted the way you did yesterday. With Hadley. Or at the club.”
“It was a bad day.”
“You’ve had those before and never been like this.”
“One time, I bought a helicopter.”
“And I’ve bought toys, too. But you’ve always guarded your privacy. The Blaise I know would have never kissed a woman out in the open like you did.”
“I was nervous about the panel, and I missed her so much. I wasn’t thinking.”
“Which isn’t like you.”
That was true. He nodded.
“The Blaise I know wouldn’t have fired her or anyone so publicly.”
“She said something that reminded me of my parents.” An excuse, yes, but the truth. He’d lost control and lashed out, not caring who got hurt. “I couldn’t think or see straight.”
“The Blaise I know would never have set out to get blackout drunk on purpose. I’ve never seen you drink like that. Given your parents…”
Wes’s worried tone shattered Blaise. “That was the first time. I’ve never done anything like that before. I don’t plan on doing it again. Again, I wasn’t thinking straight. No harm done.”
