Her heart sank further when she realized Mason wasn’t following her.
Despair and disbelief washed over her as she slid into the driver’s seat.
Starting the engine, she backed out of the parking spot and headed away from the apartment.
With each passing block, she expected her phone to ring, for Mason to be calling asking her where she was.
The call never came.
An hour into her drive home, she finally received a text.
Shaking, she pulled off the interstate and reached for her phone.She took a steady breath, ready to give him hell.
Maggie read the text.
Hey, Sweetheart.Hope you don’t mind but I have to pull an all-night study session with Luke.Crashing at his place tonight.Love you.
He had not even missed her.On top of that he was lying to her about spending the night with Luke.She saw Luke leaving this morning to head home for the summer.
He was spending the night with Lauren.
A thousand insults rushed into her head like a raging tornado.Her heart was broken and, for the first time in a long time, she felt utterly lost.
As tears slid down her cheeks, she turned off her phone, tossed it in the back seat and turned her car toward home.
Chapter2
Still in shock, and with a heavy heart, Maggie walked into her parents’ house.
Her mother, Julia Sullivan, came around the corner and looked a bit shocked when she saw her daughter standing there.
“Maggie!I didn’t think you would be home so soon.Are you done with all your exams?”Her mom came over and gave her a quick hug.She glanced behind her.“And where is Mason?”
Maggie nodded.“Mason still has exams to take.I finished mine.”She cleared her throat.“Mom …”
Her mom waved her hand in the air.“I wasn’t expecting you so soon.But now that you are here, you can help set the table for dinner.We are having the Smiths over tonight.You remember the Smiths, don’t you?They just bought another house in Hawaii.Their law firm is doing exceptionally well.”She hurried back into the kitchen.
Maggie didn’t want to help in the kitchen.She wanted to talk to her mom about Mason and Lauren and their betrayal.While she’d never been close with her mom, she felt like she needed her at what felt like the lowest point in her life.
Her feet felt like they were struggling through quicksand as she followed her mom into the dining room.“I need to talk to you about Mason, Mom.”Her voice quivered with emotion.She tried to swallow but her mouth felt like ash.
Her mom didn’t even bother looking at her.“I think the Smiths might just offer you a summer job interning at their firm.It’s great experience and would look wonderful on your resume.”Her mom smiled as she counted out the fine China to set the dining room table.
“I need to tell you something.It’s about Mason.”Maggie managed to get the words out.
Her mother’s face fell.“Please tell me you two didn’t have a fight.You know how much we like Mason.He comes from a very good family and, once you two started dating, his father invested a large amount with your father.”
Her father, John Sullivan, was a financial planner, and had done well by landing Mason’s father as a client.She’d never been close to her father, who always worked late and prioritized success over a family life.
Maggie opened her mouth to speak but nothing would come out.
Why in the world did she think her mother would listen to her this time?
Finally able to form words, Maggie settled with, “We didn’t fight.”
Her mother’s face broke into a big smile.“Good.That’s good, honey.We will have a nice dinner with the Smiths tonight.I’m sure they’ll be so impressed with you and offer you an internship.Although it won’t be a lot of money, but the experience is so valuable.It will open a lot of doors for you.”
Something inside of Maggie seemed to withdraw.
