Page 103 of Chasing Hope
“What do you want?” I bark out.
“Mandatory party at Grayson’s, everyone is required to come. Be there in an hour, and bring Evie.”
“You sacrificed Irving to come down here and knock on my apartment,uninvited, to tell me to go to a party?” I ask, the tone of my voice showing my displeasure.
Ashford claps. “That’s what you get for not answering your phone, fucker! See you in an hour.”
He hangs up before I can say anything else.
Irving, his cheeks red, waves at Evie behind me. “Hey, little Ellington.”
“Hey, Irving.”
He swallows before smiling. “You got a little…” He points to his forehead and then to the spot above his lips.
Evie’s gasp behind me has my back straightening.
“Bye, Irving,” I grit out before slamming the door shut.
Turning, I catch the tail end of Evie’s feet as she bolts up the stairs. “I’ll be ready in an hour!”
The sound of her door closing seals my doom.
“What the fuck have I done?” I mutter to myself in the now-empty living room, my gaze snagged on the couch that will haunt me.
Chapter 31
Evie
Book Club Bandits
EVIE
what’s everyone wearing?
CINDY
something slutty
LAYLA
speak for yourself, I’m wearing a dress
CINDY
that better be slutty
BELLA
wear whatever you want x
CINDY
no
you bitches all better dress up or I’ll cut you
BELLA
