What Happened?

"Where are we going, Aiden?" Serena asked, her voice breaking the heavy silence that had filled the car for the past hour.

Nothing.

She tried again, leaning slightly toward him. "Okay… So, how was your meeting?"

Still, silence.

Her patience was beginning to wear thin, and her tone sharpened as she turned fully toward him. "Aiden Hawk, if you do not tell me why your panties are in a twist, then I swear I'll—"

"I'm taking you out on a date," he interrupted abruptly, his tone clipped and his gaze fixed on the road ahead.

Serena blinked at him, momentarily caught off guard. "Oookay," she replied slowly, drawing out the word as she studied his profile. His jaw was tight, his knuckles gripping the steering wheel a bit too firmly, and his lips pressed into a thin line.