Page 56 of Wallflower No More

He growls. “My cock in your mouth.”

Yeah. My panties are super-soaked. “I'm going to suck you dry, Ax.”

He makes a growling noise. “Don't worry, you'll get a reward for that, too. Please stay safe, babe. I'll see you on Sunday.”

“I will. Kick some ass. I'll be watching.”

*

My shift at Java Jerry's goes by quickly. Axel made Jared swear he'd sleepover in my room while he was gone. "You know you don't have to stay," I reassured my best friend.

He rolls his eyes and laughs. "Like hell, I don't. Axel is a scary motherfucker when it comes to you."

He's not wrong. "Well, we haven't had a sleepover in a long time. I'm excited. We can pretend it's not because of my crazy, obsessive boyfriend. What are we doing?"

He smiles. "Lots of booze and binge-watching, Queen Charlotte?"

I squeal! "Yes!! Let's get married."

Jared nods. “Okay.”

“Let’s head out.”

***

Leaving Scarlett for the game against Tennessee with a murder on the loose is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. But everybody knows their schedule and who they are supposed to be with at all times. She will be safe. - Axel

Axel

Fear is a fickle creature and also an ice-cold bitch. It's a humbling thing to realize you'd give your left nut to be able to protect the ones you love at all times. We didn't tell the girls, but we've got a tail on Brody and Jenson, and every hour, we get alerted to what they are doing. So far, they haven't done anything suspicious, but when they mess up, and they will, we will be there to throw down the hammer.

My gut tells me they are waiting to see if Scarlett says anything to anybody. I've begged her to keep silent for now, and she's agreed, but she won't forever. She feels a responsibility to tell London's story. We all do. What happened to that girl is inconceivable, and they will pay.

After Jake gives his let's kick ass locker room speech for the forthcoming game, he comes up to me with a look of sympathy. "You going to be okay, Axel?"

"Yeah, maybe. How did you do it, Jake? Scarlett's safe at work, but I'm still on pins and needles because I'm not watching over her right now." My grimace turns sour.

"It's not easy, and I still have nightmares about last year. But you can't let fear rule your life. Just remember Scarlett's safe. They all are. We've set precautions this time. Let's get through this game, kick some ass and get home to our girls." He clamps me down on my shoulders.

He's right. I've never allowed fear to rule my life, and I won't start now. "Let's do it."

It's twenty minutes to the coin toss. Taking out my phone, I check Scarlett's location one more time. She's at work and safe. Maybe I'll finally be able to breathe when I get home tomorrow.

Jaxon sidles up to me. "Axel, with all the anxiety building up inside your body, turn it into aggression and knock out anyone coming at Jake. It'll make you feel better, and your girl will be excited we won."

He's got a point. It would feel good to knock the shit out of some assholes tonight. "You actually have a good idea every now and then jackass."

He chuckles. "I told y'all that you should listen to me more. I know things."

Hector grunts while Dallas rolls his eyes. "My ass sprouts more wisdom than any of you do, boys."

Jaxon gets in the iconic Crane kick position like an extra on Kobra Kai, which sets Dallas off on a karate "no mercy" tangent. Lunatics, every last one of us. Even Jake smirks before he has to reel them in.

We take the field and dominate the entire game. Another enemy had to be taken off the field. He made the mistake of telling me how hot my girlfriend was. I tackled him, then yelled, "Yippee ki yay, you ugly son of a bitch."

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