I must have caught him off guard, because it took no effort to move him. Once he was far enough, I was able to jump off the counter. "Leila, I already told you I don't want you going out there. Going with Eric doesn't necessarily calm me down. You've already run away from him plenty of times," Dylan said. I was walking out of the kitchen and to his office, where I knew he had my bag. "I'm not going to run away this time. I'll even stay by his side all the time," I assured him. "Wait, and what is it that you are going to buy?" Dylan asked suspiciously. "I'm just going into the boutiques in town. I want something nice to wear for the barbecue later tonight." "Don't buy anything too personal. Do that only when I take you or something," Dylan told me. He grabbed my shoulders and made me

