CAUGHT UP (Games to Play)

39.

When Cole and I arrive at my apartment, I hurry to open the door and Cole grabs my arm.

"Are we fighting?"

"No... I'm just trying to get out the car" I said looking at him.

"I'll call you tonight"

"I have to be up early to start cleaning so I'm going to go to bed early" I say and he sighs and lets go of my arm. I get out the car shutting the door and I walk inside the building. When I get to my apartment, I unlock the door and go in. I really do have to get up in the morning to get the place ready before everyone comes over. I went to take a shower and went to bed to call it a night.

The following morning, I was up vacuuming and picking up. My phone starts to ring and I see it's Sawyer.

"Hello?" I said.

"So I'm picking up the cake and tell me why it's green?" she said.

"Green? Seriously? Sawyer, I told you red"

"I know! I ordered red and they are so stupid here"

"It's whatever. It's honestly just a cake" I laugh.

"You're right"

"And who's picking up the food?"

"Cody and Dylan already left to get it" Sawyer said and I flinch at hearing Dylan's name. "It's fine for Dylan to come, right?"

"Yea, I don't mind" I said.

"Good! Well I'll be there in about ten minutes"

"Sounds good, see you in a little" I said and we hang up. Someone then knocks on my door and I walk over to answer it. Cole stands infront of me.

"Hey babe" he said holding cases of beer.

"Where's the actual liquor?" I asked.

"Hi Cole" he says and I shake my head and walked away from him. He closes the door and comes into the kitchen. "So you're mad at me?"

"I'm sorry, I'm just... I don't know" I say.

"It's Dylan isn't it?" he asked and I look at him.

"What did you guys do last night?" I asked.

"We went suit shopping"

"Suit shopping?"

"Yea, Dylan has an interview at Art exchange place. He needed me to help him pick a suit" Cole said putting the beer down on the counter. "I have never seen Dylan wear suit before"

"So he's not going back to the car shop?"

"No"

"Well... what's going on with that Ava girl? Or with Vince? Or the guy he was working for in Miami? How was he able to just pick up and come home?"

"Get this... Ava was never pregnant" Cole said and I look at him. "She told him she was pregnant because he thought you would leave him but you didn't so her plan backfired" Cole said opening up a beer.

"And Vince?"

"We paid him off"

"We?" I asked.

"I wasn't going to leave Dylan hanging. I help Dylan pay all the money back to Vince so... Dylan should be good" he said and I lean on the counter. "I feel like Miami was a wake-up call for Dylan"

"I guess so" I said and someone knocks on the door. Cole walks over to answer.

"Aye" Cole says and Cody and Dylan appear at my door. They walk into the kitchen carrying all the food and Dylan places more alcohol on the table.