Page 71 of Sweet Chaos
I burst out laughing at theDirty Dancingreference. Inadvertently, my laughter drew my father’s attention. His brows rose in surprise, and he looked from me to Logan who kept me tucked into his side as we crossed the room and stopped in front of my parents.
“I’ve offered to drive your daughter home.” His smile was polite, unlike the genuine one he’d given me earlier.
“And I said yes,” I said with a big smile like I’d just accepted his marriage proposal.
“Oh. Well, that’s lovely,” my mom said, clapping her hands together, her smile mega-watt. “Isn’t that lovely, Simon?”
My father’s eyes narrowed, trying to figure out what game I was playing. He hated that he couldn’t control me. What more could he take from me? His money? His love? His approval? I’d lost them all a long time ago. “Indeed. Thank you for taking care of her,” he told Logan.
“My pleasure.”
We said our goodbyes. Air kisses all around. My parents drifted away to mingle with their guests and the front door beckoned but first I needed to say goodbye to my sister. She was talking to our cousin Phoebe.
“Thank God you came to your senses,” Phoebe said. “I was worried there for a minute. I mean, can you imagine him at tonight’s party?”
“Not really,” Sienna said, forcing a smile that I knew was fake.
“Slumming it with the trailer trash was not a good look for you,” Phoebe said with a laugh, taking a sip of pink champagne that matched her dress.
For someone who was absent from this party, Dylan got a lot of press.
Never far from her side, Chase swooped in and wrapped his arm around Sienna and I took that opportunity to say my goodbyes.
“You’re leaving already?” she asked, disappointed.
I nodded. “I have to get up early for work. But I had a great time.”
Sienna rolled her eyes. “You’re a shitty liar. But we’ll make plans soon. You can come to LA and we’ll hang out. We could double-date,” she joked, giving Logan a little slug on the arm that told me they were close enough to tease each other. “Although I’m pretty sure Scarlett isn’t the kind of girl your parents have in mind for you. She’d rock the boat too much.”
“My kind of girl.” Logan gave my shoulder a little squeeze. “Let’s run away together.”
I winked at him. “Just give me the date and the time and I’ll be there.”
“Don’t say something like that to Scarlett,” Sienna said. “She’d do it in a heartbeat.”.
“At least Scarlett has a job,” Chase said. “Logan spends his nights clubbing and his days sleeping it off.”
“And it’s time to go,” Logan said. “Always good to see you, bro.”
After suffering the little digs, Logan and I got out of there as quickly as possible and stopped next to a gunmetal gray Tesla parked at the end of the cul de sac. “Slumming it tonight,” I joked when he opened the scissor door for me.
“Left the Maserati at home.”
“Next time.”
26
Dylan
While I’d been sitting on the hood of my car waiting, I’d had plenty of time to think this through. I hadn’t called or texted to let her know I’d be here. Something like this had to be done face to face.
And tonight, I was planning to tell her everything. I’d just lay it all on the line.
I wanted her to know that I liked her. Imorethan liked her. Over the past month, I’d missed her more than I would have thought possible.
And it wasn’t just the sex I missed. It was her. Her face, her smile, her laughter, her unfiltered mouth, her honesty.
Right or wrong, I wanted Scarlett in my life and I was feeling pretty damn good about my decision.
