Chapter 30

ARIANA’S POV

Rob and I drove back home in silence. The air in the car was thick with all the things we wanted to say but refused to say.

We had silently and wordlessly agreed that my car would be left behind to be driven home later by a driver.

For some reason, we both wanted to be together. The last few hours had seemed like a dream and I felt like I was hanging on a precipice.

There were so many words I wanted to say to Rob.

I wanted to yell at him and scream at him but another part of me just wanted to hug him for the way he had stood up for me to my father.

He probably didn't believe Emily after all. But I was mad that he had even thought of it.

By the time we entered the town, it had started to rain and as torrential rainfall tore at the sky, I was assaulted with flashes of memories of Rob and I created during thunderstorms. For some reason I could not yet explain, I needed him. In my arms.

I relaxed on the passenger's seat and studied his profile now.

He had always been hand