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Riley nodded She knew she was going to have to let him down easy but not today He was literally down on his back You don’t do that kind of thing Kick a man when he was down

“Riley?”

Raising her head there were tears in her eyes

“You aren’t taking me back are you?”

Sniffling through her tears, she looked away She couldn’t do this to him now

“I would rather have the truth”

She shook her head

Adam nodded and he didn’t look surprised “It’s okay I just wanted to make sure you were safe I knew I’d already lost you”

Riley felt tears fall down her cheeks

The door opened and several people rushed in Adam’s parents and his sister

“Oh, baby!” his mother cried “No one told us till today!”

His family moved in around the bed as Riley quietly stepped out of the circle

Adam had his eyes on her as she made it to the door, she could feel it She turned and locked gazes with him “Thank you,” she mouthed

Nodding his head and looking saddened, he tried to focus on all the questions, his fa at him

Riley went out to the hall Yes, that was hard, but she’d already broken up with the o He had his family now

Speaking of family, Walker had disappeared as soon as they announced that Adah and she would immediately head there herself

She had to get to her apartment Gather her other credit cards, rent an SUV, pack what belongings she wanted with her She was never co back, so she had to choose carefully