Page 5 of I Love You Again
Chapter 2
Shit!
Trina was the very last person Brad was expecting to see here. The very last. And, as far as he was concerned he never expected to see her again. He'd done everything within his power to make sure of that. Absolutelyeverything.
Now look. She was in Hawaii, sitting at the table with Jennifer, and now she was runningaway.
He knew he should probably run too, far away back the way he'd come, but instead, he found himself running after her. He didn't even acknowledge Neil's call to him or anythingelse.
All that he saw was the one woman he wasn't supposed to have, and he remembered within seconds all that she meant to him. All that he was supposed to forget, all that he was supposed toleavealone.
"Trina!" He caught up with her at the fountain with the display of mermaids, and managed to take hold of herarm.
Tears were streaming down her face, which was just as beautiful as he remembered. Brad looked at her and thought, everything about her was thesame.
Except...
Except her eyes. Instead of love her eyes were full of contempt, anger,and...
Hate.
He deserved that. He did, and he expected nothing less Especially with the way that he lefther.
"Let go of me," she cried. Her voice overflowed with anguish as if she were in intensepain.
"Trina please let me explain." Realistically he shouldn't say anything because any form of explanation would break the promise he made to her father. But he couldn't bare the distress he saw in hereyes.
"No. I don't want to hear it." Her glare burned throughhim.
People around them were looking now, curious to see what was goingon.
"Trina please let meexplain."
She answered him by raising her free hand and landing it across his face in a slap that drew even more attention. At that moment he releasedher.
"You bastard." Her brown eyes darkened as he held her gaze. "Stay the hell away from me. Stay away," she could barely manage to talk through the wave of tears that overtookher.
Her large brown eyes widened, and she turned around to continue her escape into the night. Light brown hair blowing behind her like a cape, flowing out against thewind.
"What the hell was that about?" Neil came up behind him. Jennifer in tow with herfriends.
"How do you know Trina?" Jennifer asked looking confused. Worry filled her usually bright blueeyes.
Brad couldn't answer. He didn't know what tosay.
"Brad," Neilprodded.
"I have to go." That was all he could manage. They were about to say something else, but he moved away before they could. He couldn't deal with any form of questions. Not rightnow.
Back in his room he made his way out to the private terrace and sat near the row of palm trees that led down the path and continued on to thebeach.
He allowed the cool night air, with the slight hint of salt, to soothe hismind.
He couldn't believe he'd seen Trina. Couldn't believe the complete coincidence of it all and he didn't know what todo.
He'd known Neil and Jennifer for about eight years. Six of those years were spent working with Neil at Micronet Software. Brad left Chicago two years ago to start his own company in Los Angeles, but still kept in touch every chance hegot.
Neil had told him about Jennifer’s bridesmaids and actually pointed Trina out as the woman he’d been trying to introduce him to foryears.
