The world changed for you and me both

Chapter 21

Chase pov:
Griffin drove us all to a fancy restaurant. I hopped out of the car and held out my hand for charli to grab.

"Aw. Thank you baby." She said smiling.

"You're welcome my love." I replied.

When we got in the restaurant charli squeezed my hand. That was the sign she was getting anxious. I looked at her and whispered in her ear.

"Baby. When we get back to your house we can cuddle okay? Just hold my hand. You've got this." I reassured her.

She smiled at me and then kissed my hand. We got seated at our table. I was smiling at charli when something caught my eye behind her.

"Oh no." I mumbled.

"What? Baby, what's wrong?" Charli asked concerned.

"Cynthia. Cynthia is here." I said wanting to cry. Our relationship was so toxic and every time someone mentioned her I felt tears.

"Chase. Look at me. It will be alright. Do you want to leave? Dixie and griffin can stay here and we can go somewhere else." Charli said.

"Really? You'd do that?" I asked.

"Of course Chasey. I love you." Charli said grabbing my hand and standing up.

"Dixie we are going." Charli said giving Dixie a look and Dixie nodded.

We started to walk to the door and Cynthia made eye contact. She got up and started walking towards me.

"Charls. She's comi-" I said but got cut off by her approaching us and saying hello.

"Cynthia. We've got to go." I said my palms sweating.

I started to turn around to head to the door. She grabbed my shoulder.

"Oh Chase. Can't you stay? I've missed you." She said making a pouty face.

"Um excuse me. We have to go actually so please just leave him alone." Charli said cutting in and walking away with me.

"I'll tell them." Cynthia said really loud so I'd hear.

"Tell who what?" I asked.

"Tell everyone you two are together... again."

"Well you know what... we couldn't care less." Charli replied. "I am so incredibly proud to be his. I don't care if the whole entire world knows."

I looked over at charli and smiled. She smiled back. We rushed away leaving Cynthia behind. She was still trying to get us to stay but charli kept going pulling me along with her.

We got outside and my phone went off because I got a text. I looked down and it was a text from a number I remember from a long time ago. Why the heck was Archer trying to contact me?

"Charli. Someone from my past just texted me and I don't know what to do." I told her.

"Don't worry. Just let's go enjoy ourselves. We can work that out later?" She said.

"Ok baby." I replied.

Archers text was alarming because he was talking about... his wrist.

It's his 18 birthday. He was lying... it couldn't be true. He's probably trying to get in my head. That couldn't be the name he got... could it?