“Bethany, please…” He began but Alex stepped past him and opened the door for the limo for me to get in.
Dane stood straight and threw his book in the front seat the second that he saw the stern look on Alex’s face. I thought about getting in and driving off but I was not one to leave things unfinished. Richard needed to know where he stood in my life. And that was not in it at all.
“Give us a few minutes.” I said to Alex.
If I didn’t make things clear to Richard tonight, then countless phone calls would ensue. Flowers would arrive, and he might even hound me back to North Carolina. That was not at all what I wanted to take place. The break up a year ago had taken its toll then, I did not want to reignite anything with him. Alex didn’t say a word, but gave a single nod and shut the do
