A Date to Play Fore (The Dating 6) - Page 23

I stare right into her green eyes which are the same color as mine. “Is it possible to hate and love someone at the same time?”

She giggles. “Of course. I hated your father in the beginning. God knows, he won me over and I fell for the man.”

My dad was angry this morning, but when I told him the wedding was just a joke, he breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, Bryan didn’t tell him everything. If he did, Greyson probably wouldn’t be able to play golf for a while. Not with a driver stuck up his ass.

“I think I just want to go home,” I confess. “I need to get away from here, from Greyson.”

She nods. “I understand. You can go if you want. Honestly, I think you should talk to him. I saw your wedding picture. The look on Greyson’s face as he stared at you wasn’t malicious. It was of a young man in love. It’s not hard to see.”

That’s what makes everything worse. He never should’ve done what he did. It doesn’t matter how much he hates my brother. “Still,” I say, “I’m not ready. If he’s truly sorry for what he did, he won’t give up. I can’t give in so easily.”

My mother shrugs. “Whatever you want, sweetheart. Something tells me you won’t be able to run away from him.”

Before I can speak, the hotel room phone rings. My mother gets up and answers it. “Hello?” I don’t know who is on the other line, but I can hear the mumbling of their voice. My mother’s eyes instantly find mine and they widen. “Oh yeah? That’s interesting.” She pauses and listens. “Yeah, she’s here with me. I’ll tell her.” Another pause. “I’ll see you in a little bit. Bye-bye.” She hangs up the phone and sighs. “That was your Aunt Martina.” She joins me back on the couch and my heart stops. “She said there’s a young man sitting outside your hotel room door and that he’s been there for hours.”

A huge part of me wants to go to him, but I can’t do it. Taking a deep breath, I stand and grab my car keys off the coffee table. “I’m going home, Mom. Will you tell everyone I’m sorry I had to leave?”

She nods and stands. “I will. If you don’t want to face Greyson right now, I’ll go to your room later and pack up your stuff. I can drop it off at your house when we get back to Charlotte.”

I hug her hard. “Thanks, Mom. I just need to get out of here.”

“Go. I love you.”

“I love you too.”

With Greyson waiting in the hall by my room, I don’t have to worry about him stopping me in the lobby or the parking lot. It’s now or never. Luckily, my parents’ room isn’t on the same floor as mine. I hurry down the hall to the elevator, pressing the button over and over until the door opens. All I can hear is the pounding of my heart in my ears. I’ve never been the type to run away, but again, I have to test him. If he’s truly sorry, he’ll fight for me.

Once in the lobby, I go straight out the doors to the parking lot. As soon as I get to my car, that’s when I hear my name. “Leah, wait!”

Thankfully, it’s not Greyson, but it is his best friend. I turn around and watch him run across the parking lot. He sucks in a breath when he reaches me. “Thank God, I found you.”

“What do you want, Eli?”

He holds up his hands. “Greyson doesn’t know you’re out here. I was in the lobby when I saw you walk out. Figured if you didn’t want to talk to him that maybe you’ll talk to me.”

I scoff. “I don’t exactly want to talk to either of you right now. You’re one in the same.”

With a heavy sigh, he closes his eyes. “Yeah, I guess so.” He lifts his eyes to mine. “But you have to know how sorry he is.”

I cross my arms over my chest. “So it’s true then? He did use me to get to my brother?”

Eli’s eyes widen. “No,” he gasps. “I mean, yeah, he said some stupid things back in the day, but that’s all it was. You should see him right now. He’s a mess. The guy loves you.”

My teeth clench and it hurts my jaw. “Well, maybe he shouldn’t say stupid things. It can always come back to bite you in the ass.”

I get in my car, but he reaches for the door before I can close it. “Please, Leah. Don’t leave without talking to him.”

Tears well up in my eyes. “I’m sorry, Eli. I can’t.”

He moves out of the way and I jerk my car door shut. On the way out of the parking lot, I watch him in the rearview mirror with his cell by his ear. Luckily, I have a head start. There’s no way Greyson will be able to catch up to me.

Tags: Heidi McLaughlin The Dating Romance
Source: readsnovelonline.net
readsnovelonline.net Copyright 2016 - 2024