Page 71 of Four of Hearts

“NO! Tell them they can’t kick me out. I’m with you! I came here with you and I will leave with you because we’re together. Tell them we’re in love, Bennett! TELL THEM!”

It was clear that she had issues, and still, we needed to handle this carefully. You never knew what went on in people’s minds.

I tensed and grabbed her wrists to make her stop gripping my shirt, and once I made her take a step back, I said, “Will you do me a favor, Vivian?”

Her eyes widened, and she finally relaxed a little. “Anything for you. You’re my man.”

Definitely not.

“Will you apologize to Lola for throwing that fork at her, and for what you said earlier?”

Her face fell, and she quickly shook her head. “No. She doesn’t deserve an apology.”

Kline muttered a curse. “Right, then get the fuck out.”

She started screaming as Morris and Leo took her to the exit, and before they got her out the door, she shouted, “I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE EGGS, BITCH!”

I turned around to get to Lola, wanting to make sure she was okay. She had her hands on Watson’s arm, and she looked overwhelmed and confused.

“Are you okay, kitten?” I asked, cupping her face in my hands. “I’m so sorry you had to hear and see all that.”

“I’m okay,” she assured me with a tiny smile. “I don’t think she’s well. Maybe she needs help.”

“She definitely needs help,” Willa stated. It was then when I realized that more people had watched this scene go down.

I turned toward the tables where a couple of women were still sitting. “We apologize for this incident. It won’t happen again. Thank you all for coming and have a good night.”

The women waved their hands and talked over one another, letting us know that what happened wasn’t our fault. They were understanding, and I was glad to have fans like that.

As they started to leave the bar, I turned back to Lola and pulled her to me. She wrapped her arms around my waist and leaned into me, resting her head against my chest while I rubbed her back.

“Are you okay?” she asked, as if I were the one who had been treated like shit just minutes ago.

“Don’t you worry about me, Lola. How’s your back? Does it still hurt?”

“No, it’s fine. To be honest…that fork hurt less than her words,” she admitted with a soft laugh. “At least we now know who egged my car.”

“And it won’t ever happen again. We’ll go to the police to ensure she won’t come close to you anymore,” Watson told her. As an ex-lawyer, he would make sure that justice was served.

“I really don’t want to make things worse. She was clearly unstable,” Lola said, sounding worried for the woman who had physically and verbally assaulted her.

“I appreciate how much sympathy you have for other people, but that woman doesn’t deserve it,” Watson said, giving her a stern look. “Forget she exists. You won’t ever hear or see her again. I’ll make sure of that.”

I looked down at Lola and smiled gently before pressing a kiss to her head. “He’s right. Let us handle this now.”

She didn’t look very happy about that, but she nodded. “Okay. Thank you.”

“Well, I will definitely not forget a woman who was rude to my best friend. God, I was so close to punching that woman in the face.”

Willa looked serious, but it was just too adorable seeing a sweet girl like her getting so fired up.

“Easy there, tiger” Kline said with a chuckle.

“Hey, I could really hurt someone if I wanted to. I did karate for years when I was a kid.”

“That’s true,” Lola stated. “Willa is a real badass.”

“We believe you,” I assured her. I was glad this situation had turned more light-hearted. We’d move past this, and once we went to the police about this, we could move on.

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