"My girlfriend, really?" Aaron replied, switching to IAC. "Real mature. Should I say the same thing about your Prince Charming who ducked out of the woods to save you without being ordered to do so?"
Cadence had no idea that Christian hadn't been ordered to protect her. She stopped for a second, glancing at him over her shoulder. He was with the rest of the team, attending to Laura. "Well, you didn't do it," she spat back angrily, walking away from him, back through the park toward Uncle Mike's house.
Giovani hadn't waited to see if they were being trailed. Once he had Jack and was told to get out, he did so. He had been shot a few times before and knew how painful it could be. He didn't stop to examine his brother's injury, rather threw the car into reverse and started on the journey back to Omaha without even returning to the hotel to gather the items they had left behind."How are you doing?" Giovani asked, pulling the car onto the highway.
Aaron caught a few wondering glances from the others, particularly Hannah and Laney, but did not address their concerns. He walked across the room and sat down in a chair adjacent to Christian and rubbed his face in exhaustion."Girl problems?" Christian asked quietly, leaning forward in his chair."Oh, my God!" Aaron whispered back, looking at Eliza who was sitting on the corner of Laura's
Cadence had feared Elliott might baulk at having to drive the minivan. She even offered to let him ride in the back. But he was not only a good sport about it, he actually took it a little too far, insisting on jamming to what he called "mom music," which happened to be Lionel Richie, and even took them through a drive-thru for ice cream, despite the cold weather. Cadence wondered why he had "mom music" on his phone but the only answer she got was, "Because I'm a groovy mom," in his best impression of their own mother's voice.They had arrived home only a few minutes before her parents got bac
"Dad, your truck is parked behind my car, and I can't get it out of the garage. Where are your keys?" Cadence asked. It was 8:15, and she was getting ready to go to Kash's house for movie night, despite the fact that sitting around reminiscing with her friends, minus the two recently deceased, was the last thing that she wanted to do."Oh, honey, sorry about that. Why don't you just take my truck? I'm not sure your Challenger has any gas in it anyway," Eli replied, only temporarily looking up from the sports section he was reading in his comfy recliner.
"You're late," Sydney said as she whipped Kash's front door open. Seeing Aaron standing behind Cadence, she quickly added, "You're forgiven.""I'm sorry," Cadence said as they entered the living room. "I lost track of time and there was a little bit of traffic...""And your lipstick is smudged," Sydney replied, watching Cadence swipe at her mouth, embarrassed. "Okay, it's not really, but tha
Before Cadence could respond, Taylor chimed in. "I've seen that one! Oh, yeah, what if that happens? See, Cadence, you are going to end up with Elliott!""Oh, my God, people! Can we please just get back to the Grizwolds? I need to know if anyone catches the squirrel!""You've seen this a million times. You know that Elaine Benes catches the squirrel," Jon chimed in.
The conversation with Laura had been long, exhausting, and ultimately ended in a rather intense disagreement, which was no surprise to Aaron going in. Why would 15 years of silence change the fact that the two of them were unable to talk about much of anything without getting into an argument?She had started off with sweet sentiment, thanking him for helping her escape the situation with Giovani and allowing Jamie to heal her. He had said it was no big deal, of course. He was just glad that she was okay. They had spent a few minutes exchanging pleasantries, discussing other team members, mutu
As soon as Aaron walked in the door, Eliza was there, blocking his way. "How did it go?" she asked, a look of concern on her face. He noted it looked forced."Wonderful," he said sarcastically. She was standing between him and everyone else, notably Cadence, and it seemed evident this was on purpose. While she appeared to want to ask him something else, he had no patience left and simply stepped around her.