After a while, they decided to head home.
"I'll drop you off since I sent your car home," Alex said as they walked out of the Meadows.
"You don't have to bother this much. I might just call my driver. He'll come pick me up." She tried to decline.
"And what does that make me?" Alex asked as he gently pushed her toward the car.
"I—"
"Just get in, huh. It's fine." He said and got in with her.
The car drove off in silence. Neither spoke. They were weighing the decision they'd just made.
Alex glanced at her and took a deep breath. He wasn't sure whether bringing her in was right. But one thing was certain—if Jessica kept staying with him, she'd automatically be dragged into the mess.
Maybe this was better after all. At least she knew what she was getting into.
He broke his gaze away fr
