Tori interrupted, “Caroline, if you need to handle things, I’d be more than happy to walk Ben out, because I need to speak with him,” she drew a step closer to Ben and brushed her body against his.
He stiffened and stepped two steps backward, as he held on to Caroline’s hand, and angled to his left as their gazes met.
“Honestly,” Caroline uttered; her smile disappeared as she released his hand.
Without a word, Tori shoved her palm against him and pushed him towards the door as a chill shuddered his being. He shifted his weight and whispered in her ear, “I will not talk to you about this.”
When their feet hit the sidewalk, he stopped. He hated to admit it, but Tori was radiant in her red halter dress. “You have…” he pulled at his sleeve to check his watch, “30 seconds.”
Caroline appear
