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Chapter Twenty-Two

Pillow Talk

As the second filan, I asked Hilary to keep an eye on Oliver for me while I excused h the clusters of people resting on blankets and folding chairs when I heard amy name in the distance I turned, hesitantly, unsure if it wason the other side of theMackenzie

The blood drained fro back around I tried to pushover the dozens of lirass

I didn’t want to deal with hi whatever he wanted, it wasn’t good

"Cassandra!" his infuriating voice blared louder

He was catching up to an to throb Why did he want to talk to me all of a sudden? And why the hell was he with Mackenzie and not Julia? I’d spent countless hours debating why it was best to keepto Julia about my past with him Mark may have cheated on me, but I wanted to hope, for her sake, he wouldn’t do the sa, iant breath; iant puff as relief washed over me I rushed inside

The first open stall was all I could see--everything else was a blur I ht for it and slaers, I slid the bolt in place

While struggling to catch my unsteady breath, I droppedMark while around Julia and Logan was tolerable, but this was different There was no one here for him to put on a show for and try to impress

"Cassandra?" His voice filled the restroom andthe ladies’ room, but then the main door creaked shut

I took a small step away from the door The back of my knees bumped into the porcelain bowl Damn it! What did he want? As quietly as possible, I bent down and peaked under the door, staring straight at a pair of size twelve coainst the dull-pink floor tiles

I inhaled sharply "Go away!"

"Cassie, we need to talk"

"Then you should have tried at the farh the door

I was no longer his na&iu directly on the other side of the stall door

"Why the hell are you hanging around with her brother? I’ve heard all about hi you for sex, you know"

My blood boiled How dare he? "Go to hell!"

"Look, I like Julia, all right And havingaround just because she hopes she can fuck amy is kind of a bitch"

"How did I ever love you?" I ry Was I really that blind?