Chapter 22
Jayden received a text not an hour and a half after leaving the house, and dutifully waited outside the supermarket for Darren’s car. He had bought a large slab of Dairy Milk, hoping that it wouldn’t be needed, and when Darren pulled up in the pick-up point, watched his face carefully.
“How did it go?” he asked once he was situated, and Darren put the car into gear and moved off. He looked calm, but that didn’t mean he was.
“As you’d expect,” he said. “The man can’t do small talk for the life of him.”
Jayden laughed. The acerbic tone was a good sign, and he didn’t seem angry, so…“So no argument?”
“Not really. Was a bit awkward. Told him to focus on building a relationship with Potato and leave me alone.”
Jayden hummed.
“Still doesn’t remember your name either.”
“Oh God,”
