Chapter 131: Nightmarish Day

“Do I drop you off at your place or… at your fiancé’s place?” Dean asked, his tone carrying an uneasy politeness. Outside, the rain had softened from its earlier violence. “Drop me off at my place first,” I said, watching the streaks of water racing each other down the glass. “I’ll be sleeping at Roman’s house tonight, so I need to pick up a few things from my place.” He still hadn't texted me back and I had started to worry that something was wrong. Dean nodded. “Okay. I'll—” But before he could say anything else, his phone went off, loud and shrill, making me wince from the unexpected loud intrusion. He flinched. “Sorry about that.” His eyes flicked to the caller ID, and I saw the color drain from his face. “Great,” he muttered, almost to himself. “Just great.” He pulled over abruptly by the curb and killed the engine. I didn’t ask who it was. I wasn’t in the mood to care about Dean’s drama, not after the day we’d had. I just sat back, letting the sound of rain fill the silence while