Saylor - Page 105

“You sure?”

Another nod.

“Say––”

“I’m fine,” I mouth, my gaze darting over to the speaker.

His grip disappears. “I love you.”

Digging my fingernails into my clutch, I choke back my tears and nod before heading to the hallway. Owen turns back to the podium, and I stare at the back of his head for a few seconds, then beeline it to the exit.

This––all of this––is just too much right now. I feel like I can’t breathe. Like I can’t see straight. Like I’m drunk on Owen, and my world is spinning out of control faster than I can handle it.

What does sure thing even mean? Is he really going to talk to Lucian about a job when I just barely got him back? Is he going to leave again? And what about him not being a freaking gym teacher anymore? What the hell is happening right now?

The handle is cold against my palm as I grasp it and yank the heavy door open before the cool air hits my cheeks. Where the hell am I going to go now? The hotel?

Gee, no thanks.

I just want to go home. Where there’s snow on the ground, and I have a job, and my family, and my life––all of it.

“Can I help you, miss?” the valet asks.

I wipe my nose and take a deep breath. “Yes, please. I need a ride to the airport. Any chance you could set that up for me?”

His gaze bounces around my face as if he can sense that I’m close to having a breakdown at the entrance of a fancy building with celebrities galore surrounding me. “Sure thing, miss. We have a shuttle right here.” He motions to a black SUV. “Do you have any luggage with you?”

I shrug one shoulder and showcase my almost-empty hands. “Just me.”

“Alright, here you go.” He opens the back door and guides me inside before relaying my destination to the driver.

I watch the banquet hall shrink in the distance as my phone buzzes with a text message.

Owen: Hey. You okay? Where are you?

Wiping beneath my eyes, I search for a lie that will give me some time to think, then type my response.

Me: There was a family emergency. I’m catching a flight.

My phone rings seconds later.

Hands shaking, I answer it.

“Hello?”

“Say? What’s going on?”

“Nothing. There was just an emergency, but everything’s fine. I just need to fly home and be with my family for a few.”

“I’ll swing by the hotel and pick up our stuff, then meet you at the airport.”

“No,” I tell him, my heart cracking at his thoughtfulness. “It’s fine. I promise. The game’s tomorrow. You need to stay.”

“I’ll cancel––”

Leaning my head against the window, I breathe, “I can’t let you do that, Owen. Seriously. I’ll just see you when you get home, okay?”

“Saylor, I’m coming home.”

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