said he that he’d left already. My blood started to boil as anger shot through my body. I couldn’t believe that he left without saying goodbye. I stomped off to the locker room, grabbed my phone from my locker, and quickly sent him a text message.
“You’re an asshole.”
“If you say so,” he replied.
I rolled my eyes. I didn’t have time for this. I needed to shower quickly and meet Peyton down the street in less than an hour. After I finished getting dressed, I packed up my bag and left the gym. When I walked out the door, I saw Denny leaning up against the limo. I couldn’t help but smile at this all-too-familiar sight.
“Denny, what are you doing here? ”
“Just seeing if you need a ride home.”
“Thank you, but I’m meeting Peyton down the street.” I smiled as I started to walk away.
“Ellery!” Denny called out.
I stopped, turned around, and looked at him.
“You know that you and Julia are the things that matter s most to Connor.”
“I know that, Denny,” I said as I looked down.
“He may not always be right, but he loves you more than his own life, and he would do anything to protect you.”
Tears began to fill my eyes as I looked up to keep them from falling. I walked over to where Denny was standing, and I gave him a hug.
“I love him more than life too,” I whispered in his ear.
Denny kissed me on the cheek and smiled. “Go on and get out of here.”
Smiling back, I turned away and walked down the street to the café where I was meeting Peyton. Upon arrival, I stepped inside and saw her sitting down at a table.
“There you are. What took you so long?” she asked.
“Ugh. I’ve had a bad morning, thanks to my husband,” I said as I dug for my phone in my purse.
“What did he do? He’s too perfect to cause you to have a bad day.”
“Hold on, I need to text him.”
“I just wanted you to know that I don’t think you’re an asshole and I love you.”
Within seconds, a reply from him came through. “I love you too and we’ll talk when I get home. See if Mason can watch Julia tonight and we’ll go out; just the two of us.”
“Elle, what’s wrong? You look like you’re stressed,” Peyton said as she pushed a cup of coffee towards me.
“Connor’s been under a lot of pressure with this trial, and he’s been uptight and irritable lately. I need to do something.”
“What do you want to do?”
I had the idea in my head that if I went to the jail and paid a visit to Ashlyn that maybe we could talk, woman to woman, and I could convince her to change her plea. I know, wishful thinking, but it was worth a try.
“Are you busy tomorrow?” I asked as I looked at Peyton.
“No, why? What are you planning to do?” she asked with knitted eyebrows.
“I want to go to the jail and pay Ashlyn a little visit.”
Peyton’s eyes widened. “Are you fucking crazy?!” she voiced rather loudly.
“Peyton! Keep your voice down!”
“Sorry, but you’re crazy. Connor will kill you, Elle.”
“I’ll handle Connor , and he won’t know anyway. I just want to pay a friendly visit, woman to woman.”
Peyton kept shaking her head. I knew she didn’t agree with me, but she was the only person I could trust.
“Whatever, Ellery. I’ll go with you, but I don’t agree.”
“Thank you.” I smiled.
We got up from our seats and headed to the bridal shop for our fitting. As I saw Peyton step out of the dressing room in her wedding dress, my eyes began to fill with tears. She looked stunning, and it reminded me of the day Connor and I were married. I hated the way we left things, and I needed to stop by Black Enterprises to see him. As the tailor was pinning my dress, I called Mason to check on Julia. I missed her terribly.
“Hello, doll face. If you’re calling about the princess, she’s wonderful. We’re getting ready to go to the park.”
“Hi, Mason. I’m calling to see if you could babysit her tonight while Connor and I go out.”
“Of course I
“You’re an asshole.”
“If you say so,” he replied.
I rolled my eyes. I didn’t have time for this. I needed to shower quickly and meet Peyton down the street in less than an hour. After I finished getting dressed, I packed up my bag and left the gym. When I walked out the door, I saw Denny leaning up against the limo. I couldn’t help but smile at this all-too-familiar sight.
“Denny, what are you doing here? ”
“Just seeing if you need a ride home.”
“Thank you, but I’m meeting Peyton down the street.” I smiled as I started to walk away.
“Ellery!” Denny called out.
I stopped, turned around, and looked at him.
“You know that you and Julia are the things that matter s most to Connor.”
“I know that, Denny,” I said as I looked down.
“He may not always be right, but he loves you more than his own life, and he would do anything to protect you.”
Tears began to fill my eyes as I looked up to keep them from falling. I walked over to where Denny was standing, and I gave him a hug.
“I love him more than life too,” I whispered in his ear.
Denny kissed me on the cheek and smiled. “Go on and get out of here.”
Smiling back, I turned away and walked down the street to the café where I was meeting Peyton. Upon arrival, I stepped inside and saw her sitting down at a table.
“There you are. What took you so long?” she asked.
“Ugh. I’ve had a bad morning, thanks to my husband,” I said as I dug for my phone in my purse.
“What did he do? He’s too perfect to cause you to have a bad day.”
“Hold on, I need to text him.”
“I just wanted you to know that I don’t think you’re an asshole and I love you.”
Within seconds, a reply from him came through. “I love you too and we’ll talk when I get home. See if Mason can watch Julia tonight and we’ll go out; just the two of us.”
“Elle, what’s wrong? You look like you’re stressed,” Peyton said as she pushed a cup of coffee towards me.
“Connor’s been under a lot of pressure with this trial, and he’s been uptight and irritable lately. I need to do something.”
“What do you want to do?”
I had the idea in my head that if I went to the jail and paid a visit to Ashlyn that maybe we could talk, woman to woman, and I could convince her to change her plea. I know, wishful thinking, but it was worth a try.
“Are you busy tomorrow?” I asked as I looked at Peyton.
“No, why? What are you planning to do?” she asked with knitted eyebrows.
“I want to go to the jail and pay Ashlyn a little visit.”
Peyton’s eyes widened. “Are you fucking crazy?!” she voiced rather loudly.
“Peyton! Keep your voice down!”
“Sorry, but you’re crazy. Connor will kill you, Elle.”
“I’ll handle Connor , and he won’t know anyway. I just want to pay a friendly visit, woman to woman.”
Peyton kept shaking her head. I knew she didn’t agree with me, but she was the only person I could trust.
“Whatever, Ellery. I’ll go with you, but I don’t agree.”
“Thank you.” I smiled.
We got up from our seats and headed to the bridal shop for our fitting. As I saw Peyton step out of the dressing room in her wedding dress, my eyes began to fill with tears. She looked stunning, and it reminded me of the day Connor and I were married. I hated the way we left things, and I needed to stop by Black Enterprises to see him. As the tailor was pinning my dress, I called Mason to check on Julia. I missed her terribly.
“Hello, doll face. If you’re calling about the princess, she’s wonderful. We’re getting ready to go to the park.”
“Hi, Mason. I’m calling to see if you could babysit her tonight while Connor and I go out.”
“Of course I
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