Love Bytes by Melanie Jacobson

Author:Melanie Jacobson [Jacobson, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melanie Jacobson
Published: 2018-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Dallen: Hey. I landed a little while ago. Thought I’d surprise you at dinner, but I didn’t see you anywhere. Are you up for a drink and a hello?

Jessica: So glad you made it. Everything (Addison) is much crazier than I expected, so I don’t think I’ve even got a free second until Slade’s thing tomorrow night. So sorry!

Dallen sank onto his bed and stared at his phone. Something had gone very wrong from the text that morning to this one. What was it?

Someone pounded on his door.

“Open up!”

Addison? He hurried to open the door for her.

She greeted him by shoving his chest hard, forcing him to take a step back. “What is wrong with you?”

“Whoa,” he said, taking another step back in case she decided to shove him again. “What’s wrong?”

“I asked you first,” she said. “You’ve never been an idiot before. Why would you start now?”

He frantically scanned his memory files for a wedding task he’d overlooked. “Did I forget to do something? Should I not have texted Jessica?”

“No, you should not have texted her. You should have said hi when you had the chance.” She stuck her hands on her hips and glared at him. “How could you walk right past her without saying a word?”

“I haven’t seen her yet.”

“Exactly!” she said on a near shout. “She was right in front of you, and you didn’t even acknowledge her! Way to be, you idiot.”

“When did I see her?” he asked in confusion. “I’ve only been down to the restaurant and back, and believe me, I looked.”

This time only a strangled groan of frustration came out as Addison shoved her hands in her hair and tugged. “I want to punch you so bad right now.”

“I can tell,” he said, moving further back. “Should I call Slade or something?”

“No, you should call Jessica and beg her forgiveness. I learn a lot of nasty words working in the court system. I’m trying to figure out the best one to use for you.”

Dallen pushed through the mental fog that had descended with Jessica’s rejection text. “She was in the dining room, and I didn’t see her?”

“Yes, genius.”

“Why didn’t she say anything?” He took another hasty step back when her face darkened further.

“Because she smiled at you, and you looked right past her. She said you even frowned. She decided maybe it wasn’t the right time to say hello.”

“Wait,” he said, the first throbs of a headache kicking up. “What was she wearing?”

“A white sundress. She said she smiled at you, then you checked out a bunch of other women and went on to your table, where you started stuffing your face with pig.” Her eyes narrowed. “You are what you eat.”

“Be nice. I was only looking for Jessica, that’s it. I know exactly who you’re talking about in the white dress, and I would have smiled back if I hadn’t thought that would mean sending signals to some random chick when I flew in a day early to see someone else.

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