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I growled. “Say another fucking word, Benj. I dare you.”
He glared at me. “Or you’ll what?”
I pulled him away from the wall and dragged his face up to mine.
“Or I’ll drown you with your own fucking teeth.”
He scoffed. “Dude, relax. Seriously. You’re wound way too tight. I’m just pulling your damn leg. Fucking hell, man. You’re a really easy target, you know that?”
I paused. “What?”
He shoved my hands away. “I was just messing with you. You really think I’d talk about your girl like that seriously? Shit, I have more sense than that.”
“Obviously not.”
“Well, you’ve never fucking come at me for shit like that before. The hell’s gotten into you?”
I took a step back. “What did you come here for?”
He sighed. “I’m worried about you, man. I’ve never known you to get so hot over the stupidest shit. Especially some chick. And this on the heels of, well, this?”
He ran his hand up and down in the air, signaling to my body. My crooked form. The bruises still shining on my face. My lip that still wasn’t quite healed up.
I reached my hand behind my neck and rubbed at the bruises. They weren’t welted any longer, but they still hurt to the touch.
“You sure you’re doing okay, Max?”
I gnawed on the inside of my cheek. “What happened to you that night?”
He blinked. “What?”
“The night you called and told me you needed to meet me. To talk with me. What the hell happened to you?”
“I got a bit… distracted.”
My face fell. “Let me guess. College bitches?”
He grinned. “Possibly.”
“And then you complain to me because you don’t understand why you haven't been initiated yet?”
He paused. “What?”
“Seriously, Benj. You crawl up my ass and make yourself a little home every time you want to harp on the fact that it’s prospect season and I won’t let you become one. And then you pull stunts like this and wonder why I don’t induct you? You’re irresponsible at best, unreliable at worst. And if you want to be part of this MC, you have to step up and be consistent.”
“Wow, you’re really being serious right now.”
“Of course I’m being serious! Because you know what would’ve happened that night? The night I was jumped? Had it been any other guy holding me up from leaving, he would’ve stayed true to his word. He would’ve gotten his ass down there because he knew not to waste my fucking time, and he would’ve seen what was going on.”
He blinked. “So, this is you being pissed because I wasn’t there to help you fight off whoever it was that jumped you?”
“No, this is about you simply not doing what you said you would. And the consequences that stem from that. Had it been Rupert, or John, or anyone else, they would’ve come down, seen what was happening, and jumped in immediately. Because we’re family. All of us are brothers.”
“Well, I’m your cousin.”
“I’m not talking about that kind of family, shithead. I’m talking about the kind that stands with one another. That stands by each other, through thick and thin. You want to know what I think?”
His nose rose higher in the air. “What do you think?”
