The Captain Wants Me Back!
"Please, just let me explain—"
"You've been ignoring my calls for weeks, Gabriel. You've been avoiding me since the day you walked past me with your father like I was a stranger. So, keep doing that." She stepped back from me, putting distance between us now, her voice steady even as her eyes stayed wet. "Go back to pretending I don't exist. You're clearly good at it."
She turned and started walking away, back toward the club's rear entrance, her shoulders squared even though I could see the tremble running through them.