I opened my mouth to say something, but just then, Vanessa’s voice came through. “Kimberly! There you are.” Her eyes darted between Cole and me. “We need to go.”

My pulse stuttered. “What?”

“My dad just called,” she said, sounding a little breathless. “He’s flipping out. I have to get home now. Unless… you want to stay?”

Cole’s gaze didn’t waver. He just leaned against the bar with that same infuriating smirk on his lips… my entire body felt like it was on ...