Chapter 274: A Second Opinion, Part 1

I'd barely gotten the car in park when Trent opened the door. I scrambled out and straight into his arms.

He wrapped me in a tight hug and buried his face in my hair. "I was getting ready to organize a search party," he mumbled.

"It took me longer at the diner than I expected."

My stomach churned knowing I had to tell Trent about Ivy, but I couldn't hide this from him. I'd learned my lesson the hard way about keeping secrets from Trent - it never worked out for us, and I wasn't going to make those mistakes again.

Reluctantly, Trent released me. He grabbed my bag from the car, then took my hand. "Well, you're here now, and that's all that matters to me."

"You're in a good mood," I said and glanced around. "Did you forget to tell me Whitney was having another party?"