He deserves it

When she was headed back to the table, she couldn't find him anywhere. Jeffrey had engaged in a solemn conversation with his friends. She looked around for him but there was no sign of him anywhere. She took a deep breath to soothe her nerves, After taking a few steps closer she heard her name being called by someone.

“Gwen, you're not running away after what you did.”

Spinning around to catch a glimpse, Austin was now standing behind her with a few pairs of eyes staring at her. ‘What was he doing?’ She was praying silently that he wouldn't create a scene at the party. It was going to be a total disaster.

She knew hitting him was impulsive and she regretted it, not because of how he would feel but what he was going to do to her. “No,” She shook her head vigorously, hoping he wouldn't do anything crazy.

With a grin of mischief, he glanced around. “Even if you badly want me to forgive you, you don't have to force me to take you back out of pity. You're with his child and I'm sorry, I h