Chapter 25. Bold Step

“I need to make a call,” Kayla said looking all flustered. 

“Sure. Use the office to your right.” Dean said taking in Kayla’s confused look.

“Thanks.” She muttered and left.

They were on the plane, on their way back home. Dean had just dropped a bombshell. His family was getting together for Thanksgiving dinner so he was going straight to his parent's house from the airport. He wanted Kayla to come with him. To say Kayla was confused was an understatement, she was…

“…freaking out Cole. I can’t go. But I don’t know how to tell him. I’m…”

“Hold it, Kay,” Cole said calmly. “Take a deep breath and repeat what you just said. I couldn’t get anything except the fact that you’re panicking. Now take it from the top. What’s going on?”

Cole hadn’t heard from Kayla since he put her on Dean’s plane to Dubai. He had been waiting for an insulting call from her but none had come. He’d therefore assumed that all was rosy between his friends. But from Kayla’s