Everett
I head back inside the café. The guy I punched scurried out like the coward he is. It would have scared Aubrey, especially with everything she has been through. I grab my things from the table.
“Where are you going?” Chelsea, my date, snaps, glaring at me.
“To make sure she is okay.”
“Are you serious? You are supposed to be out with me, and you are going to run after another woman? Who even is she?”
“Yes, I am serious. I just met you. I have known her longer. She is a friend.”
“If you walk out right now, there won’t be another chance.” She says with a smug look on her face.
Does she honestly think that is going to make me stay? I don’t take ultimatums well.
I laugh loudly. “Then it looks like we won’t be seeing one another again. I don’t need a woman who throws threa
