NICOLE
“What do we have to talk about?” I hear myself asking, but the truth is that right now, my head is spinning so fast that I don’t have full control over my speech and other functions.
I wasn’t expecting to see him—I’m too shocked.
Mason takes a step toward me, emanating aggression. “How about the fact that you’ve been seeing Roman f*****g Hayes?”
Words can’t quite describe the way my insides turn to mush, harden, then shatter into tiny pieces, all in the space of a few seconds. Out of all the things he could’ve said to me, this is the last thing in the world I thought he’d ever say.
Panic threatens to choke me alive. I can’t breathe. I can hardly think.
“Answer me!” he rages, stepping toward me. Haley gives us a look and steps forward, grabbing his arm.
“Calm down, Mason,
