Page 39 of Barron's Second Chance
"I'm going to the bathroom," she simply and calmly said to Sofia before storming off without waiting for a response.
She felt humiliated and stupid. He clearly hadn't changed.
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Let’s Have it Out
"Eden!"Sofiaquicklycaughtup with her.
She waved her friend off while keeping pace towards the hallway that read"Bathrooms."
"It's okay, hon," she told her quietly. "I just need a few minutes to myself."
She felt Sofia squeeze her still clammy hand before retreating to give her space.
Barron was still frantically trying to follow after her.
"Let me go, man," she heard him grit out. She wasn't sure who was holding him back, but she didn't care. She just needed to get away from here, and she needed to do itnow.
Her heart was hammering, and she was desperately trying to hold her tears at bay. A tightness settled heavily in her throat as painful memories of Barron and Lissa swirled around in her head.
A few curious glances were thrown their way due to the commotion, but Eden ignored them as she quickly moved toward the privacy of the bathroom.
Fuck Barron, and fuck that bitch, Lissa.
"Eden!" Barron's shout echoed down the hallway behind her.
Her face burned as a few customers came out of the bathroom, whispering to each other as they eyed the scene.
Barron grasped her shoulders, stopping her in her tracks. Eden refused to look at him as she violently tried to shrug his hands off.
"Fuck off, Barron," she spat, trying to keep her voice down as yet another person traipsed leisurely by them.
"No," he ground out, determination setting his handsome features hard. "I'm not gonna let you think that I fucked Lissa -"
"Thistime, you mean," she cruelly jibed, again trying to dislodge his hands from her shoulders.
Barron blew his breath out in frustration before pulling at his hair.
"Tonight. Nothing fucking happened between Lissa and me tonight. Nothing's happened for years."
She flinched at the reminder of his infidelity. Of course, she knew that Barron and Lissa had slept together, but the verbalized admission still anguished her.
"Just fuck off and leave me alone!" She hissed.
"Baby, please just calm down and listen."
The sound of that endearment, one she hadn't heard from his lips for years, jolted her out of her head and set a long-forgotten blaze of fury alight.
She shoved at him, uncaring that a few people were now openly gawking at them.
"Fine, you wanna do this? Then let's fucking do it!"
"Eden -"
She ignored him and stormed further down the hallway towards the closed double doors that read“Staff Only."
She shoved the doors open angrily, not bothering to hold them for Barron. She hoped they smacked him in the face.
