Everyone was stunned with what Rachel did was an understatement, they were beyond shocked. Nobody know what happened even Aaron was puzzled what happened until his eyes landed on Jeremy who entered the cafe. Tyler was the first one to come out from the shock and grabbed Rachel's shoulder and kind of slowly tried to pry her hands off from Aaron's collar.
Aaron's eyes were fixed on Jeremy who was also looking at him and by this time Hayley was also out from the shock and she stood up and asked Rachel " What happened Rachel, why are you so mad at Aaron?"
Rachel kept staring at Aaron and didn't bother to reply to Hayley as if she didn't heard her. Hayley saw Aaron staring towards the cafe door without being bothered that Rachel was glaring at him or he just got slapped and she looked towards the door only to find Jeremy standing there and looking at Aaron as well. Before Hayley could say anything Keith asked " What happened?" and he was looking at Jeremy. Keith knew that somehow Jeremy was involve in this and he knows what happened. Finally Jeremy looked away from Aaron and focused his gaze on Keith and opened his mouth to reply but before any sound could come out once again Rachel's voice echoed in the cafe.
Still holding Aaron's collar she yelled " How could you give her the place that suppose to be mine?"
Hayley mind keep repeating the words that Rachel's just uttered the place that suppose to be her. She looked at Jeremy as if asking for him speak, to tell her what happened but he looked at her helplessly as if he was unable to explain the situation.
By this time Rachel was about to hit Aaron again and by the look of it Aaron was not about to dodge it but before she could hit him Ginny held Rachel's hand and stopped her.
"Rachel, please stop you are creating a scene let's talk in private" Ginny said to Rachel. But as if Rachel couldn't hear her she tried to push Ginny off but Ginny was ready for this as if she was expecting it, she somehow planted herself in between Rachel and Aaron still holding Rachel's hand and told her " Don't make me drag you out, you know I am capable of it". Her voice was low but anyone can hear the underlying threat and it made everyone shiver. Ginny can be frightening if she wants to. Jeremy tried to object Ginny's behaviour but one look from the other three men there and he knew it's best if they can sort this out in private.
Ginny practically dragged Rachel to the rooftop and everyone else followed. Once on the rooftop she lets go of Rachel's hand and walked to stand beside Keith, once she reached him, Keith rubbed her head as if telling her that she did well and Ginny just smiled. After seeing her smiling like that no one would believe that she had scared them just few moments ago.
Aaron turned towards Jeremy and asked him about what happened but before he could say anything his wife cutted him off again. Rachel again grabbed Aaron's collar and asked " why were you out with her yesterday?" Why were you shopping with her and smiling and goofing around like her? Why?"
Jeremy was irritated by constantly getting cut off by his wife and her being so close to Aaron, can't she talk to him while maintaining some distance.
Hayley was stunned for a moment when she heard but then she looked at Jeremy and knew that he was one behind this. If looks could kill Jeremy would be dead atleast six times now. Everyone present there was blaming him for this mess.
Aaron reply to Rachel was the thing that kind of calmed down everyone there except Rachel, " She is my girlfriend, it's her rightful place. What's wrong with me being with her whole day and laughing or goofing around. I was out on a date. What's wrong in that?"
Rachel had lost it when heard this she was just yelling things that she didn't even mean but she was saying them to hurt Aaron. "Girlfriend, don't make me laugh Aaron, you are not capable of loving anyone else than me, it always been me, it has to be me. She is just a substitute for time being till the time I come back to you. But now you don't need this substitute, I am back we can be happy together."
Although Hayley knew that whatever Rachel was saying was not true but it doesn't mean that it didn't hurt her but right now it's not the time to feel hurt, it's time to take a stand.
"Come on baby, let's just us go home and live happily" said Rachel and took step forward and was about to hug Aaron when suddenly her hands was held and she was stopped by Hayley.
When Rachel called Aaron baby Ginny knew that what Rachel was about to do and she took a step forward to stop her but before her someone else already taken action. Only then Ginny realised that it's not her place now there is someone else to stand by Aaron. She smiled and went back to husband and kind of snuggled in his arms.
Caleb was worried about this situation but he was calm as well standing on the sidelines keeping his hands in the pockets, Tyler and Nora was also standing on the sidelines without doing anything as if they knew that this was about to happen. Jeremy was on edge once he saw the fierce look in Hayley's eyes but he didn't intervene.
A Long Chapter