"I've received an invitation to a party at a club off of Bianca. Apparently, this is an event for the younger ones ", I told him on the phone. He went silent for a minute. I could hear something tapping through the phone line. But when I spoke, the tapping halted. He must have been typing or something. " I had the invite too, and deleted it. Are you thinking of going ? " He asked with an edge to his voice, he didn't want me to go. " I couldn't think of anything worse than attending a club filled with Lorna and her squad, more than likely Caleb if not Lorna, with her being pregnant. Plus, I am injured" I said, and I heard him let out a breath. " I was thinking of persuasion tactics to get you to decline "he admitted, and I smiled. Standing up from the kitchen island, I walked to the

