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Kendall’s eyes widen, likely mirroring my own.

“Do you really think they would…” I trail off when Kendall nods emphatically. “Yes!”

The two of us jog out of the lounge and to the lobby as fast as humanly possible in heels just as Theo comes out of the office with several men and an officer, his wrists bound in front of him…in handcuffs.

“Oh my god!” I exclaim. “Theo!” Hearing his name, his head turns in my direction. “What happened? Are you okay?” I ask as I hurry over to him.

“It’s nothing,” he says.

“It’s obviously something! Are you being arrested?” I ask.

“They’re just taking me to the station to ask me a few questions. I’ll be back before you know it.”

“No. I’m coming with you,” I say. To the officer, I tell him, “There has to be some mistake!”

“Maggie, please stay here,” Theo pleads.

“I’m going with you.”

“Miss, you should listen to the man,” the officer says.

“Someone needs to tell me what happened, what he allegedly did!”

“Kendall,” Theo says to my best friend who wraps her arm through mine.

“It’s going to be fine, Maggie,” she says. “Just don’t cause a scene and make it worse.”

“I’m not going to cause a scene,” I tell her.

Monty and the rest of his family catches up and asks, “What’s going on?” just as Wyatt comes strolling from the back, with a bag of ice held up to the side of his face.

I nearly choke on a gasp. “Theo! Please tell me that you didn’t!” I exclaim as they guide him outside and to the waiting vehicle. “We have to go with him,” I turn to tell Kendall and Monty. And then to Wyatt, I say, “What did you do or say to him?”

He smiles and winces, then shakes his head.

“Wyatt, what the hell happened?” Monty demands.

“He sucker punched me,” Wyatt says. “While I was taking a piss.”

“And running your mouth?” I add, even though I have a hard time believing Theo would hit anyone no matter what they said to him.

“What the hell, Maggie? There was a witness. A guy who works here. He went and got the big bosses who called the cops.”

Theo punched someone.

I still can’t fully process it.

What was he thinking?

“We’re going down to the police station and you’re going to tell them to drop the charges,” I demand. “You’re going to tell them this was all a mistake, a misunderstanding, or something!”

“I’ll go with you,” Monty offers. “What do you say, Wyatt? Let’s go down there and straighten things out.”

“Why should I help him?” my ex grumbles.

“You are so damn selfish!” I huff.

“I’m selfish? Really? Because everyone thinks I broke up with you, Maggie. Why haven’t you told anyone the truth? That you walked out on me.”