Chapter 324: Surprise Guests, Part 1

Eventually, Trent returned, and then he spent the rest of the night avoiding me, though he didn't hide the fact that he was watching me. The party died down around ten-thirty, and the final guest left shortly after that. I found Whitney in the kitchen cleaning up, and I started to help.

"I got this," Whitney said, pinning me with a hard glare. "You need to go talk to Trent."

With a sigh, I nodded and shuffled back toward the living room. My heart was lodged in my throat, but Whitney was right - I needed to talk to Trent. Neither of us could put this off any longer.

But when I walked into the living room, Trent was talking to Jax. Neither of them appeared to be angry. In fact, they were laughing. I hesitated. Should I interrupt them? They were getting along, and I didn't want to come between that. I gathered my coat and bag and walked outside, vowing to call Trent when I got home.

"Chloe," Trent said just as I'd made it to my SUV.