Page 98 of Meant to Be
“I promised Sydney I’d keep her safe.”
“You’re not doing a very good job.”
He supposed he’d walked into that one. “You can help by telling me how I can find her.”
“I’ll call her.”
Mitch swore under his breath. Who knows what her mom would say. “Can you ask her to contact me?”
Silence.
“Look, I know you don’t like me.”
“No, Mr. McKenna, I don’t, but not for the reason you think. I have no qualms with your socioeconomic status. In fact, Sydney’s father and I both liked you quite a bit when you were in college.”
That was news to Mitch.
“You helped bring Sydney out of her shell, got her involved in activities, and, until the end, you loved and respected her. Sydney mentioned you blamed us for your breakup, but we didn’t make you enlist or change all the plans you’d made. You were the one leaving. And who knew if you’d return? Why should she put her life on hold for you?”
Mitch bit his lower lip. He wanted to respond and yet, Mrs. Preston was right. Like with everything in their relationship, he was the problem.
“Can you please ask her to call or text me that she’s alright? Or will you call me?”
“Thank you for calling Mr. McKenna.”The line went dead before he could beg again.
“Son of a…” He nearly threw his phone. Instead, he paced. There was only one thing to do. He dialed Lexie’s number. “I need to go to New York. Can you help me?”
