Struck from the Record by K.A. Linde

Author:K.A. Linde [Linde, K.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: K.A. Linde Inc
Published: 2016-06-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

HOME SWEET HOME

The weeks up to Brady’s wedding passed by in a blur. Andrea refused to take Clay’s phone calls and never returned any of the long voice mails he’d left. She probably deleted them before listening to them, which was for the better since they were pretty embarrassing, all things considered. His text messages were never opened, and he’d officially been blocked from her Facebook account. She had clearly decided that the night of the gala was a mistake. He was a mistake. And she was moving on.

Things were just as weird with Gigi for the next week. No matter how many times she’d apologized for walking downstairs that night, he couldn’t convince her that he didn’t actually blame her for anything. She’d done nothing wrong in his eyes.

He’d been so wrapped up in the moment that he’d just forgotten she was upstairs. That was on him. It wasn’t like Andrea wouldn’t have found out anyway. He would have asked her to stay, if they’d gotten that far. Having Gigi stay the night, what had happened with Andrea afterward…it was all on him.

But, for at least a week afterward, Gigi walked on eggshells around him. It was ridiculous, coming from the girl who gave him more shit than anyone else he’d known. She acted as if he were going to dissolve their friendship on the spot. Whatever had happened in her past to make her edge around him like that was a story he couldn’t get out of her.

But he wasn’t going anywhere.

“If I ask you to go to Brady’s wedding with me, will you stop acting like a lunatic? This isn’t your fault. Stop punishing yourself. I’m punishing myself enough for the both of us,” Clay told Gigi.

“Will Andrea be there?” She chewed on her bottom lip and looked like she wanted to start pacing.

Clay shrugged. “It doesn’t matter. I fucked up too bad. She’ll never talk to me again.”

“It totally matters. She might be pissed at you, but she’s going to hate me.”

Fair point.

She probably would hate Gigi on principle.

“I’m sure she’ll be there. She’s friends with Liz, and my family has always treated her like family.”

“Bad idea.”

“Otherwise, I don’t have a date.”

“That’s probably good for you.”

“Just as a friend, so I don’t look like a loser, showing up alone?” he prodded.

“You could never look like a loser.”

Clay glared at her. “You’re going with me.”

“I can’t find a dress,” she said, trying to dig in.

“Then, I’ll get you one. Christ, just go with me.”

“All right, all right,” she groaned. “I’m so going to regret this. I’ll be there for moral support, but if she is there, I’m finding someone else to dance with.”

“Deal.”

With all the manic rush of last-minute preparations underway, it was the weekend before the big event, and the moment Clay had been waiting for finally arrived—Brady’s bachelor party. Clay had volunteered Las Vegas as the best possible location for this event, but Brady had vetoed that suggestion. He’d claimed he wanted something low-key. No casinos.

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