You Left Him Like That

The attraction was still there, faintly. It was nothing like what she felt with Brett, but it was there nonetheless. She retreated back out into the open, where there were lots of people moving around.

"Why are you running?" Ray asked.

With the help of the pool of light from a parking lot lamp, Daisy saw him clearly. "I can’t...." She swallowed. "There’s nothing to say."

"What? That's Bull. You heard me inside there, Dee. That song was for you. I was talking to you. I've given you all the time you might need, Daisy. And I had to ensure that your friend got the invite to this show just so you could hear me say those words." He stepped closer. "Lexington isn't the man for you, he doesn't know you like I do. He doesn't understand the bond we share...."

"And you do? "

Ray shrugged. The intensity of his glare burning through her. "You stopped coming around, you didn’t say a word of explanation, you just stopped showing up. And when I ran into you again, I found out that we've