Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 378

Dylan seemed totally out of it tonight, like he was physically present but mentally somewhere else, completely tuning Jackson out. Feeling frustrated, Jackson knocked back his drink. "Dylan?"

Finally snapping back to reality, Dylan answered, sounding detached. "What?" "Seriously, dude, what's going on with you tonight? You're a million miles away." Dylan rubbed his temples just as his phone buzzed. "I gotta go," he said abruptly. Jackson was taken aback. Dylan had put this whole thing together to introduce him to Clara and talk about some potential projects with the Bradford family. And now he was bailing before they even got started?

Taking a deep breath, Jackson felt a heavy sense of unease settle over him. "You

But before he could finish, Aiden showed up to whisk Dylan away.

Feeling even more frustrated, Jackson pulled out his phone and shot a text to his current fling.

[What's going on? Are you really that busy?]

His last message had gone unanswered, too.

He couldn't wrap his head around it. Was she really busier than he was?

ten minutes of radio silence, Jackson was on edge. He

is crazy. I always drop everything when you

of hashing out a script with some writers. Hearing his complaint, she frowned. "Jackson,

down the law-no prying into each other's lives outside

cocky, figuring if she didn't go for it, he'd

even blinked, almost like she was relieved, as if

Jackson off. He was used to women being drawn to him because of his

act against his grandfather had turned into something unexpected. They clicked, meeting up more times

the bedroom, they were strangers. He didn't even know what she did for a

in bed hinted

was stunning and serious on the outside

cigarette, feeling all out of sorts. "Yeah, we agreed, but I'm

calm as she replied, "Then maybe we should just end this,

And she hung up.