“You’ll find out when we get there,” Briggs says.
“Where are we going?”
“You’ll find out when we get there.”
I lean up to the front seat. “Just tell me where we’re going. I can’t be gone long. If my dad comes home early, he’ll freak out if I’m not there, especially if I show up later being dropped off by you guys.”
“Why would he care?” Briggs asks.
“He thinks there’s something going on with us, which is completely ridiculous. I don’t even know where he came up with that.”
“What do you mean?” Parker asks. “What does he think is going on?”
“He thinks I lied about the truck and used it as an excuse to sneak out on a date.”
“With us?” Parker laughs. “Like all of us?”
“No! With you or Briggs. He saw you guys dropping me off last night.”
“Which one of us does he think you’re dating?” Parker asks, smiling at Briggs.
“He didn’t say. The point is, he thought I was lying to him, which means he suspects something’s going on.”
“Were you acting guilty?” Briggs asks.
“I don’t think so. He just knows that I always check in, so when I took forever to text him and then didn’t pick up his call, he assumed I was hiding something from him.”
“He thought you were fucking Briggs?” Finn laughs. “Seriously? Does he know your history with him?”
“No, and he wasn’t talking about sex. He thought we were on a date. Or maybe he thought I was out with Parker. Who cares? It doesn’t matter.”
Parker turns back to me. “Ask him. I want to know.”
“Why do you care?”
“I want to know which of us he thinks would go out with you.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” I ask, feeling offended.
“Where is this place?” Briggs asks, slowing down as we approach an area lined with warehouses.
“It’s the one over there.” Parker points to a concrete building with no windows.
“That’s where we’re going?” I ask as Briggs pulls up to the building. “Yeah, I’ll be waiting in the car.”
“What are you afraid of?” Finn asks with a mischievous grin.
“That you’ll kill me. Rape me. Who knows? But I’m not going in there.”
Briggs turns off the engine, and the guys get out of the car while I remain inside.
Briggs opens my door. “Let’s go. Hurry up.”
“I’m not going in there. It doesn’t even have windows. You could kill me and nobody would know.”
“That’d be true even if therewerewindows. But we’re not here to kill you. We’re here to talk and figure out what to do. Now hurry up.”
Iamcurious to see what this is about. Obviously, something happened, and I want to know what. But I’m afraid to go in there with them. These are my three biggest enemies, and I’m out here alone with them.
