“Something wrong?” Patrick comes toward the
counter looking first at me, then at Liam and Rain.
“Liam and I were just going out,” Rain
intervenes.
“Both of you? To do what? We’ve got a busy
night, you can’t both leave.”
“We’ll be back in a hour.”
Patrick looks at me before speaking with Liam.
“Give me the car keys.”
“What?” Liam, Rain and I all ask in unison.
“You’re going where I think you’re going?” he
asks me with an edge to his voice.
I nod and look away because the embarrassment
of the last time we were together still burns my
cheeks.
“I’ve only got a motorcycle, so I can’t bring
suitcases and stuff. So, Liam, give me your car
keys, and I’ll go get her things.”
Liam puts his hands in his pocket and produces
the keys. Before giving them to Patrick, he leans
closer and whispers in his ear: “Don’t do anything
stupid.”
Patrick doesn’t even look at him; he just takes
the keys and makes a motion with his head to
indicate that I should follow him. I look at Rain
who mimes with her lips:Relax, it’s going to be
okay,and then I follow Patrick out of the bar.
Patrick
I grab the keys and go directly outside before
asking myself what the hell I’m doing. Erin
