Lead Player - Alex Grayson Page 0,73
heading our way. Her eyes are on me, and from the smug look on her face, she knows what happened between Enzo and me. No doubt she’s been eating it up.
“Hey, you, what are you doing here?” Allison asks her bitch best friend.
“I was leaving Eleanor’s when I spotted you and Alaina sitting here.” She holds up the dress bag she has draped over her arm. “She finally got the dress I’ve been wanting in my size. While I was there, I came across this really sexy lingerie outfit I just had to have.”
Allison laughs. “Let me guess. You plan to use it to seduce your mystery man.”
A self-satisfied smile comes over Heidi’s face as her eyes move to me, but answers Allison’s question. “Absolutely. There’s no way he’ll be able to resist.”
My stomach cramps and bile rises in my throat. Would Enzo be able to resist? He’s told me numerous times he has no amorous feelings for Heidi, but he is a man, after all. And Heidi’s gorgeous with a killer body. Not many men would be able to resist her on the best of days. With his emotions high, there’s no telling what would happen if he was presented with Heidi all dolled up for seduction.
Allison, unaware of my impending meltdown, giggles. She glances at me as she loops her arm with Heidi’s free one. “She’s finally going to let me meet this man of hers.”
“That’s great,” I croak. My hand moves to my stomach as another wave of nausea hits. “I’m sure Heidi and him will be very happy together.”
At the bitch’s amused look, I lose it. Is there actually a reason I should continue to be nice to her? It’s not like Enzo and I are together, so the chances of us running in the same circles no longer applies. The last thing I want to do is hurt Allison, but if Heidi wants to play this game, so be it. She hasn’t given up his identity because she knows it may cause problems with their friendship, because Enzo was happy with me. Having her best friend try to steal that won’t go over well.
“Actually, you know what? Screw this.” I narrow my eyes and straighten my spine. “The man she’s hiding you from is Enzo. And unless things have changed over the last few days, since the night he found out I was pregnant and left, he has no clue.” I look at Allison. “I’m sorry, but your friend is a piece of shit. She knew of my relationship with Enzo and has openly admitted to hoping it fails so she can swoop in on him herself.”
Allison’s eyes turn to saucers as she looks at her friend. “Is this true? You’re in love with my brother?”
I don’t wait around to hear Heidi’s reply. My patience has dried up and I need to get out of here before I do something crazy; like yank all of the bitch’s hair out and shove it down her throat. Allison calls my name as I hurry away, but I ignore her and walk inside the café.
“Hey!” Juliet calls, walking out of the bathroom right as I pass the door. “What’s wrong?”
I grab her hand and drag her behind me. “I’ll tell you later,” I throw over my shoulder. “I really need to get out of here.”
She looks behind us, her eyes narrowing into slits when she spots Allison and Heidi through the glass in a heated argument. I’ve told her about my misgivings toward Heidi and the incident in the bathroom while at lunch together. I’m sure, if it wasn’t for me frantically dragging her behind me and the determined look on my face, Juliet would have yanked her hand out of mine, stormed outside, and beat the shit out of Heidi.
Thankfully, she doesn’t.
Instead of going for the front door, which would put us feet away from the fenced area where I just left, I go for the back door. My stomach’s still churning and my heart’s going a mile a minute when we blast through the doors. I stop and bend over, resting my hands on my knees to catch my breath. I’m not winded from our trek across the small café. I’m angry and fed up with Heidi’s bullshit.
“Are you okay?” Juliet’s concerned voice comes from beside me. Her hand rubs soothing circles on my back.
“Yeah. Just give me a minute.”
I stay bent over with my eyes closed, taking in calming breaths, until I’m reasonably sure I