She still couldn’t believe that Darren had started a fight with Kaeden and sparked the flame of gossip through the small town that the fight was over her. So on top of all the other drama, she was sure many people mistakenly thought she was dealing with both men making her a bona fide hoochie mama. This last week had been filled with lots of side-eyes, whispers as she walked past, and bold people flat-out asking her about the fight. Drama. “What’s wrong, Jade?” She shifted her eyes back to her mother, who was sitting across the table from her in their favorite Charleston restaurant, California Dreaming. “Nothing,” she mumbled before she took a bite of her salad. Deena took a sip of her glass of wine as she eyed her daughter over the rim. “There’s a group of fellas across the room and they are looking this way. Don’t look.” Jade looked anyway. She shot them a look that would discourage any and all thoughts of approaching their table. “I have enough drama regarding men.
