Page 2 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 2
"Yeah."
"Okay, well first of all, get out of the rain, weirdo."
I laughed. This time it didn't sound as strange. "I like the rain."It reminds me of him.
"You don't want to be sick for your wedding."
I closed my eyes. It was so obvious that Tyler knew. Why was he torturing me like this? "I'm not getting married." My words were greeted by silence. I stood up and stepped under the overhang of the roof to block some of the rain. I didn't care about being sick, but if my phone broke I'd be even worse off. I wiped off some of the rain and put it back to my ear. "Tyler, are you still there?"
"I need to see you."
"I'm not going to be here by the time you get here."
"Penny, please."
"I already booked a flight. "
"Where?"
"Chicago. Could you maybe not tell anyone? I just...I need to do this on my own."
"You don't need to do it on your own. Let me come with you."
"What?"
"I want to come with you. I fucking hate New York."
"You don't hate New York. You love it there. You have an amazing job and a great apartment. Melissa just moved in. You're happy."
"Happy?" He sighed. "Penny, I don't want to be here if you're not here with me."
"Tyler, stop."
"You know how I feel about you, you know that I'd..."
"You're dating my best friend!"
"I love you, Penny. I've never stopped loving you."
"What are you talking about? That's all in the past. We're friends. We've been friends for years."
"Because you put me there. I still want you. And James is a fucking asshole for hurting you. I don't want to be having this conversation on the phone. Please, let me meet you in Chicago. We need to talk about this in person. Please, Penny."
I sighed and leaned against the brick wall. No wonder James had jumped to the conclusion that he had. He knew. How did I not know? I thought Tyler and I were good. I thought we were on the same page. "Okay. Yeah, we need to talk about this."
"Yeah? What airport are you flying into? I'll book the flight right now."
"Just come here."
"You'll wait for me?" His words made the ache in my chest even worse. He had been waiting for me this whole time.
"I'll get a later flight."
"Get out of the rain, but don't leave Newark. I'll be there by...9 o'clock, okay?"
"Okay."
"See you soon, Penny." The line went dead.
