“But regardless, he wants you safe, so we leave in half an hour.”
“What?” I look at him, shocked.
“I can’t…”
“You have to.” Zeke tells me. “Z understands what Darren’s going to want to do. My brother’s calculated. He antagonized him for a reason. But he knows we have to get you out of here. He’s going to be coming back for you when he thinks we’re not paying attention.”
“I’m going to go crazy up there all alone.”
“We’re going with you.” I hear come from the bedroom in a softer voice and look back to see the girls standing there as Liv says it.
“My mom’s going back to Bakersfield, but we’re going to go up there with you. I don’t think this is over. Someone’s still out there, and until they figure out who it is—”
“They’re staying up there as well. And it looks like I will be part of the watch up there.” Zeke tells me as he shrugs. “I guess I gotta earn some shit around here. Huh?” He looks over at Axe, who nods his head.
“No nepotism here.”
The statement alone makes everyone laugh. Cause to look around the grounds, it seems to be a pretty sizable portion of nepotism.
We quiet down as shouting starts from downstairs. After the morning we had, it’s a wonder, there’s isn’t just guns shooting. We all look at one another, moving closer to the door, trying to gauge what is happening.
“You can’t fucking be here!” The shouting comes from downstairs.
The group moves out of the closet. Of course I’m the last one, but as soon as I hear my sister shout. “I don’t give a fuck where you say I can and can’t be.”
“Blair.” I push past the group. Rushing down the stairs and meeting her in the living room. “You can’t just barrel in here.” I’m trying not to laugh, but I can hear the rest of the group, who was just in the bedroom now, starting down the stairs.
“Who the fuck are you?” Linc shouts in her face.
“I’m none of your goddamn business.” She shouts as I pull her away from him.
“It’s fine, Linc. It’s my sister.” I turn to look at the group and shake my head. “I forgot. I had called her to come get me just before we started talking upstairs.”
“Does she need to come as well?”
“What?” Blair snaps.
“You can try.” I laugh out as I turn around hearing Blair gasp. I don’t need to look over at her to know what has gotten her attention. I haven’t called her since I went into the hospital, so there’s no way that she knows.
“What the fuck?” She whispers. “That’s why you left?”
I nod my head, not able to look back over at her.
“I’m sorry.” She whispers before she pulls me over to her, squeezing me tightly against her body. “I’m gonna fucking kill him.”
The way she says so matter of fact that I hear at least one person cough out to cover up a laugh in the room. As soon as I glance over to the stairs, I see it was Zeke at how Liza is leaning in to him, telling him to be quiet. I also don’t need to look over to know that my sister is glaring holes into them right now.
“Before these gets a little uncomfortable. I’m gonna go talk to her out back for a second.” I mumble as I grab my sister by the hand and pull her through the living room. She fights against me, and I know that she’s still glaring at Zeke.
I don’t have the door shut yet before she shouts. “Are you fucking kidding me? Right the fuck in front of you?”
“Blair, calm down.”
“No… how could you… I mean first you let Darren just treat you like shit and then you leave him for a man who eye fucks someone else right in front of you.”
The door opens from behind me as she’s yelling and I’m growing embarrassed.
“Blair!” I shout at her, stopping her in her tracks. “Darren arrested Zane this morning.”
