Chapter 44 Bronson
The plane lands swiftly and without any complications. I stand once I see the seatbelt lights flicker off and walk right over towards Nikki.
She’s been ignoring me all morning and with this being our last city, I know I need to mend things with Nikki, to mend the friendship that I felt growing. I know I need to speak with her about Cassandra, especially with her being home in the next few days, but I’ve been enjoying our time together so much, I want nothing to ruin that.
Nikki’s eyes look up at me with a boring expression marring her natural beauty. Her eyes take me in from head to toe, like they often do, only this time when she reaches my eyes, they quickly look away. I understand she’s upset, but it seems like so much more than that. Indifference maybe? Whatever it is, I won’t allow her to pull away from me. Not when I’ve done so much work tearing down the massive wall she’s put in place of her feelings.
“We’re here.” I announce like an absolute tool. Of course, she knows we’ve landed, everyone is up and walking around and she surely felt the damn landing.
“Yeah, I got that.” She murmurs then stands and walks over to the window across from her seat.
Nikki has been angry with me since everything happened the other day outside of the amusement park. I hate this, I hate the control lost over our friendship. I’ve wanted to explain to her exactly why I had to pull away, and make sure she understood that it had nothing to do with her or the fact that I want her.
I’ve got strings back at home, and those strings are wearing my engagement ring.
Rand gives me a warning look; one I ignore and walk over to Nikki once again. I’ve heard his words this morning when he came to pick us up. I never told her about Cassandra and that will most likely blow up in my face. I don’t know why I never told her I was engaged. Any news on me and one can see I’m about to get married, but I feel nothing but indifference.
One had asked me if I loved my fiancé and I gave them the perfect response, the one that was to be expected from the playboy billionaire ready to settle down. But had I had meant it? Do I want to marry Cassandra? There is no doubt in my mind that she fits my image, that she’s good for this life that I live. But when all things are said and done, would I want her forever, through thick and thin?
I have no answer for that. Not one that is good enough. And with Nikki here with me each day, those questions get harder and harder for me to answer.
“Listen Nikki, I know your angry with me–"I whisper stopping immediately when she pins me with an annoyed glare.
“I’m not angry with you Bronson, you made it clear how you feel the other day. It was a mistake; I wasn’t even feeling anything. I think I just allowed the concept of the day sweep me under.”
Her words hurt, and I have to narrow my eyes and back up.
Was that it? Was it only gratitude and thankfulness, along with the amazing day we had spent together that made her attempt something between us? Before I could think more on it, Nikki zooms past me, heading right for the exit and allows Landen to guide her down the steps. Anger courses through me, but I push it down. My focus needs to be on the next business meeting I have in an hour, not on obsessing over someone I could never have.
The car arrives by the time I make it down the stairs. Nikki is continuing to ignore me, her eyes downcast and focused solely on her boots. Her arms are crossed, and I can tell she is no mood to talk.
Fine, we’ll talk later, but we will be speaking. I won’t have someone I brought along for the trip treating me like some kind of plague.
We enter the car as quietly as we exited the plane. Everyone in the SUV can clearly sense the tension between Nikki and I. Rand only speaks when giving directions to our new driver, a name I had already forgotten. Not like me, but neither is this whole experience.
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