Chapter 503

Judy's POV

I watched Gavin's face go pale as he clutched the phone tightly. His eyes met mine, and I could see the turmoil, confusion, and something else lingering in them. My heart squeezed at the sight of him like this.

After a long beat of silence, he finally cleared his throat.

"Can you have Gamma Erik come to the Carter Resort?" He asked into the phone. "I'll be there shortly."

After another stretch of silence, he hung up, his eyes never leaving mine.

"I need to leave," he announced, his tone sounding almost distant now as he scooted his chair away from the table and stood. I watched him, confused. We were in the middle of a date; what did he mean that he had to leave? "Please, enjoy he rest of dinner. Nan will put the bill on my tab. Erik will be here shortly to pick you up and bring you home."

"Is everything okay?" I asked him, but I could barely get the question out before he turned and walked through the restaurant.

I stared at his retreating back until he was completely gone; my mind in a whirlwind of thoughts and my heart pounding unsteadily against my chest.

He just ditched me on our date...

"What happened?" Nan asked, stepping beside me.

my eyes fixed on the closed door.

wide as she stared at his hardly touched

voice sounding unfamiliar and hollow as

phone? Was it Beta Taylor? Would he tell me

frowned.

I shook my head.

whisper, feeling tears prick the corner of my eyes. She shrugged and

my break then," she teased as she started to nibble on his food. "I'm

this before," I whisper. "What if

told me, giving me a

words, I still

brought me back home to my parents' house. My

for his

reflected on it and felt equally guilty. I didn't want to remain

a blur; the weekend came and

heard a word from Gavin. Now it was Monday and Erik

for school, Nan was with him because she spent the night with Cheser at the mansion and

was busy

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