AllFreeNovel
Share Us
Silence falls on everyone’s lips as they look at each other. Nope, not awkward at all. Lawson still has his eyes set on Victor, but it’s Leland who gives it away. They were talking about me. It pisses me off if I am going to be honest.
“Hey, Victor.” Massey waves.
“You know this tool?” Leland jabs his thumb in Victor’s direction.
Looking a little guilty, Massey softly responds. “Yeah, our dads are working together, and Victor just joined. We also went on a date.”
Lawson looks like he is about to lose his shit. “What?” he says louder than we all expected.
“Sorry it didn’t work out, Massey. You are a nice girl. I just…” Victor shrugs.
Massey waves him off. “It’s cool. Don’t worry about it. I feel the same way. No hard feelings?”
Lawson steps in front of Massey with his hands on his hips. Massey gives him a look over. Her eyes wander all over my brother’s body, briefly stopping at his toned abdomen. “You went on a date with Mr. Clean here?”
I can’t hold back any longer and release a hard giggle at his jealousy. I sigh, wishing they would just get over themselves already.
“Mr. Clean?” Victor snickers, amused by a new nickname.
“Yeah, douche. Do you have a hearing problem?” Lawson puffs his chest out further.
Leland, the vigilant big brother, knows things can go bad if Lawson isn’t reigned in. “Knock it off Law. Collins, do you have the glow sticks?” He tries to change the subject.
I grab a couple of glow sticks from the bag and shove the rest into Lawson’s chest. He takes a step back as I hand Massey one. Victor and I make eye contact and my stomach flips. He grabs a glow stick from the bag and holds it up.
“Thanks. Collins, is it?” He asks.
Before I can respond, Leland is right there. “Lose the name from your mouth. You are here as a courtesy to your dad.”
That gets my and Massey’s attention. We’ve done favors for Massey and her dad frequently, but it always involved the garage or car work. Never something of this capacity.
“I’m being nice. You are all making it so damn hard,” Victor replies.
Lawson is quick to jump. “You’re not local! This is a local thing.”
“I’ll be working with the locals on this new deal.” Victor is quick to respond. Tipping his head higher, trying to look like he’s not intimidated.
Leland moves closer to Lawson. “Good. As long as you remember, you are not a local.”
“Back up!” Massey cuts in. She puts her body between the guys and pushes them back to put distance between everyone. Lawson covers her wrist, gaining her attention.
Because I am me and can’t help myself. “Wow. Are you guys measuring dicks tonight?” I laugh. The three “men” are standing and staring each other down. I may have instigated another round.
“No competition.” Leland smirks.
“Winner here.” Lawson points to his shorts, giving Massey a wink.
“The most delusional bunch of assholes I’ve ever seen,” Victor adds.
“Oh, I’ll judge!” Massey smiles widely and throws her hand in the air.
I just shake my head and walk away; this is too much. I am a few steps away when I hear his voice calling to me. “Where are you going, Collins?” Victor asks.
I bite my lip before answering. Looking over my shoulder at the three stooges. “Away from all of you merry bunch of assholes.”
And with that, I grab my longboard and walk away. Massey catches up with me, taking my pinky in hers, and we swing our arms back and forth. I take a moment to turn back and see Victor watching me. A shiver runs up my spine by the way he is looking at me. My brothers are knocking each other’s shoulders as they continue to bicker about who is bigger. Victor is paying them no mind.
“He’s eyeing you,” Massey whispers.
