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?

minutes of radio silence, Jackson was on edge. He wasn't used to

I

was in the middle of hashing out a script with some writers. Hearing his

started this fling, Jackson had been the one to lay down the law-no prying

cocky, figuring if she didn't go for it, he'd just move on to

like she was relieved, as if this was exactly

to women being drawn to

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

He didn't

awkwardness in bed hinted at

serious on the outside but surprisingly

cigarette, feeling all out of sorts. "Yeah, we agreed, but I'm in a bad mood tonight. Can't

voice was calm as she replied, "Then maybe we should just end this, Jackson. We can both

And she hung up.