Carol’s POV
Fiona gasps from my drunken love confession on the phone and Aiden goes completely silent. The suspense is killing me, and I can practically hear my heart beating from how quiet it is. For a second, I think maybe the line got disconnected but when I glance at the screen, I see that the time was still ticking forward.
Just before I’m about to ask if he has heard me, he says, “I’m coming to pick you up.” Then the line goes completely dead.
I stare at my phone in shock and I can’t help the pained feeling that forms in my chest from the rejection. It feels like someone had just punched me in the stomach and I bit back the tears that formed in my eyes.
“What happened? “She asks, studying my face carefully.
“He hung up on me,” I whisper.
“What?” She asked, pinching her bro
