Audrey froze.
She could see in his eyes that he was extremely upset, but she didn’t understand why. Not saying a word, he held her gaze, his eyes wild as he took a deep breath. Then he closed his eyes, running his hands through his hair as he let out a frustrated yell, scaring Audrey to the core. Turning away, he continued walking down the busy highway, cars passing by quickly, but she didn’t think he cared.
Something was very wrong, but he had no desire to talk to her about it, and it pissed her off to the extreme that he wouldn’t. Weren’t they supposed to be able to tell each other anything and everything? What the hell was his problem?
Fuming, she made her way back to the car, got in, and slammed the door behind her. She then let out her own frustrated yell before starting the car and driving off. For once she didn’t touch her iPod, or even her radio. She rode in silence, begging herself not to cry.
By the grace of God, she made it to Fallon’s without crying, but the drive was a blur and she knew she wouldn’t remember it later. Her mind raced trying to figure out what the hell she had done to Tate. She had never seen him that angry and she didn’t understand what happened. Hell, she knew she never would until they talked.
If he even wanted to talk to her.
Audrey made her way up the driveway to Fallon and Lucas’s house. She knocked on the huge door and let out a long breath as she waited for someone to answer. When it opened and Aiden wrapped his arms around her waist, she felt a little better, but not much.
Picking him up in her arms, she kissed him hard on his cheek before letting him down. He then led her into the house and toward the kitchen. Something smelled fantastic, but for once she didn’t care what Fallon had made. She was debating if she should even stay. Maybe she should go back home and try to talk to Tate. Surely after a long walk in the cold, he would have calmed down by now. But should she? She didn’t deserve his angry lashing out, but it wasn’t like when Levi would just yell for no reason. This was different and she needed to fix it.
But how?
When she and Aiden entered the kitchen, Fallon was at the counter, Lucas behind her, kissing her exposed shoulder. They were the picture of happiness and lust, and it made her miss Tate more.
“Mom! A.A. is here!” Aiden yelled out, making both of them jump before looking up from the counter. Fallon smiled as she moved away from Lucas and toward her. She hugged her sister, and when she pulled away Fallon looked behind her before looking back at her.
“Where is Tate?”
“Well ‘hello’ to you too,” Audrey said dryly as Lucas gave her a sideways hug.
“Hey, how you doing?” Fallon said with a roll of the eyes. “Where is Tate?”
Audrey shook her head. “He didn’t come.”
“Why?” Lucas asked.
Audrey shrugged. “We got into a huge fight over my driving and he walked back home.”
“What?” Fallon said, her face transforming into the same confused expression as hers.
“He said I drove like a maniac and then left.”
Lucas pulled his phone out and then a moment later dropped it from his ear and then looked over at her. “He isn’t answering.”
“Yeah I know, I tried a few times too,” Audrey said sadly.
“What were you doing that he didn’t like?” Fallon asked.
“I was dancing, and singing, like always.”
“Well that is weird,” Fallon said, biting into her lip.
“No it isn’t,” Lucas said. Both women looked over at him as he went on. “He is really weird when it comes to riding in the car. I mean, who wouldn’t be?”
“Huh?” Audrey said. “What do you mean?”
“Well you know, with how his family died and all.”
It was as if Lucas had thrown her into the boards, knocking the air out of her. She couldn’t breathe and her vision blurred. Surely, she heard him wrong.
“What?” she gasped.