Page 121 of Fall For Me
If I know anything about Katherine and Marcy, it’s that they’re always looking for an excuse to get together.
River groans, “God, I haven’t been out in so long. Come on, Cam, it’ll be fun.”
“We’ll see. You all go ahead and make plans; I’ll let you know something soon. I um . . . I have to go.” Cammie turns around and quickly leaves without another word while Aspen stands there, gaping, with her mouth wide open.
She glances at Aiden. “Know what that was about?”
He shrugs. I love him, but I swear he can be an idiot sometimes. She was just fine until he walked through the door.
“Hey. I’ll catch up with you tomorrow,” I tell them, then dart out of the room to follow Cammie out into the hallway. “Cammie, wait up!”
She stops but doesn’t turn around, so I move to stand in front of her.
“What’s wrong?”
This is so unlike her. It’s like she’s crawled into a shell, and though I know what that looks and feels like, I don’t know what to do or say. Her pretty blue eyes flick to mine, and as she stares at me, something clicks.
“You’re in love with him.”
“Don’t be silly. I’m not in love with him,” she denies, waving me off and adamantly shaking her head.
I raise a brow, and she huffs a sigh. “Doesn’t matter if I were, there’s someone else.”
“Umm . . . no, there’s not,” I correct her.
The only person he’s been with in a long time is her . . . oh, shit. I think I know what this is about.
“Look. If this is about Sean’s sister . . . you should know Viviana was a one-time thing.”
Her eyes widen in surprise, but she quickly recovers, blinking rapidly as she shakes her head to clear her thoughts.
“You didn’t know about that, did you?”
“Nope,” she says, rocking back on her heels.
Well, fuck. Me and my big mouth.
“It was a long time ago . . . a revenge plot on Viv’s part . . . you know what? That doesn’t matter right now. Please don’t skip out on Vegas because of him. I know I’ve been wrapped up in my own little world the past few months, and I’m sorry . . . I’m so sorry. I’ve missed you so much. We all have. Please come with us?” I beg.
“I’ll think about it.”
“Promise?”
“I promise.” She hugs me, and before I can say anything else, she heads down the hallway toward the exit. So much for her taking the girls to dinner.
Jesus, Aiden, what did you do this time?
I feel my coat slip around my shoulders and spin to face Sean.
“Ready to go?”
Stepping in closer, he holds out my scarf and wraps the wool around my neck before gently pulling my hair from underneath. The way he takes care of me is the biggest turn on.
“Y-Yeah,” I stutter.
He smirks.
Bastard.
