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I scooted closer and slid my arm around him, searching for a reaction in those big, soulful eyes. I expected to see a rush of anger at this cheating bitch’s betrayal. The grim disappointment in knowing that something he’d put so much time, and so much effort into, had finally fizzled out.
Instead my friend appeared oddly tranquil, even relieved. His big shoulders weren’t nearly as tightly coiled as when I’d rubbed them the other night. His mouth was even curled into something resembling a sinister smile.
He looked… free.
“Guess we owe Lexus a little visit, don’t we?”
Tyler stood up and rubbed his hands together. He began looking around.
“We’ll have to make a quick stop at my place first, though.”
“We?” I squinted.
“Sure. You’re coming, aren’t you?”
It was dark, cold, rainy as hell. Damn near midnight, and I had work in the morning.
I couldn’t get out of my chair fast enough.
“Damn right I’m coming,” I replied excitedly, grabbing for my jacket.
~ 18 ~
TYLER
Malcolm’s house was a tight little ranch just outside of town. It sported a tiny driveway that made the big truck Ariana had described look all the more ridiculous.
“Think somebody might be compensating for something?” she mused, as I killed the engine.
“Don’t know, don’t care,” I shrugged simply. “Let’s go.”
I walked straight up to the door and banged on it, with Ariana close behind me. Under normal circumstances you wouldn’t bang on a door at this hour. But these weren’t normal circumstances.
A light blinked on. A few muffled footsteps later the door cracked open, and Malcolm stood there rubbing his eyes.
“Hey…” he squinted, sizing me up. “What are you doing, man?”
“Go wake her up.”
He looked exactly like I remembered him, from the couple of times we’d played his team. The guy wasn’t big or small, he wasn’t tall or short. He was about as average as you could be.
“Wake who up?”
“C’mon man,” I said with a sigh. “It’s late. We don’t wanna be here, you don’t want us here either. Let’s get this over with as quickly as possible, so we can all get on with our lives.”
Malcolm stood up a little straighter and dropped the tired act. Now he looked nervous.
“Look, I still don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about,” he grumbled threateningly. “But if I need to call the police—“
“If we don’t do this tonight we’ll do it tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after,” I cut him off. “Might as well get it over with now, while I’m in a good mood.”
Malcolm pondered for a few long seconds, his gaze swinging over at Ariana, then back to me. Eventually a decision was made. His shoulders slumped in resignation.
“Fine. Hang on.”
We waited as he slunk back inside. There was the sound of voices. They started off low but grew louder and more frantic until, finally, my girlfriend stepped into view.
Lexus had done her best to compose herself, but it really hadn’t helped much. She had sex hair, which I knew from experience was very different from her normal sleep hair. She still had her makeup on. On top of everything, she was wearing a Jagrbombers jersey that came down to her bare knees.
