Page 110 of Beyond the Hate

I run a hand down my face. “What am I going to do?”

“Do you want Paisely?” Lucas asks.

“I love her. She’s my whole world.”

I’ve been terrified to say those words. To admit my feelings for Paisley. And my terror led me to lose her.

Crap. I’ve lost the woman I love. The woman I can’t live without. The woman I don’t want to live without.

“Let’s make a plan to get her back then,” Caleb says.

“It’s too late. I destroyed her.”

He claps me on the shoulder. “If Maya can forgive me for what I did, Paisley will forgive you.”

I shake my head. “Maya is sweet and loves you.”

“And Paisley loves you.”

“She never said.”

He snorts. “And you told her how you feel?”

I don’t answer since he’s right. I’ve been lying to myself about how much I love her. Naturally, I didn’t give her the words she needs to hear.

I drop my face into my hands. “What am I going to do?”

“First, you’re going to tell the pilot you’re not flying to California,” Hudson says.

“Then,” Lucas adds, “we’re going to figure out a plan.”

I cringe. “A grand gesture? I’m not a grand gesture kind of guy.”

“Do you want Paisley back or are you going to be a whiney little bitch?” Flynn asks.

I glare at him. I’m not a whiney little bitch. “Fine. But someone else has to come up with the plan.”

“No problem.” He rubs his hands together. “I’m engaged to Sophia. I’ve learned a few tricks.”

Lucas scoffs. “I’m married to Chloe. I’ll take your few tricks and raise you a pocketful of ideas.”

While they brainstorm ideas, I stand and walk to the cockpit. There’s no way I’m going to California if there’s a chance I can win Paisley back.

Paisley. My chest aches and I rub a hand over it. I let my fears guide me. I should have just listened to her when she tried to explain. But I was too scared to hear what I thought the truth was.

No matter. I’m going to win my Lace back and then I’m never letting her go again.

Chapter 32

“Welp. That was unexpected.” ~ Paisley

Paisley

“I’m really sorry,” Nova apologizes on the phone.

“It’s not your fault. But why doesn’t Hudson have the staff to handle this?”

The last thing I want to be doing is taking down the decorations for Eli’s surprise birthday party. The stupid party is the reason he ended our relationship and broke my heart. I rub a hand over the ache in my chest as I walk toward the entrance toHideaway Haven Resort.

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