Page 38 of Drive Me Crazy

I pat the ache in my chest where the hole sits, willing it to stop hurting. "Who are you, Little One?"

"Not even that man is in the running for Sainthood."

"You could give him a helluva run after saying things like you just did. That was deep, I mean deep as hell and hit me in the feels." My ears ring from the silence in the night, or is it the loneliness of my heart?

He pulls his phone from his back pocket. He scrolls over it, smiling. "Look, my girls are up and waiting for me."

"Absolutely perfect." I smile, looking at the photo on his phone when he turns it to me. His wife, Sarah and their daughter Jordan are a mirror image. Much like Silas and Chord are. "You're blessed."

"That I am." He types something quickly before returning the cell to his pocket. "There was a time I never, in my wildest dreams, thought it would happen but here we are. I'd follow her anywhere."

"I almost did, but Mack needed me, and Harper was with Weston. I assumed I had lost my chance and then..." Anger churns in the pit of my stomach.

Chord stares at me. "One day, you're going to have to tell what happened so you can figure out to fix it or to get over it but either way, it's got to come out."

"You're killin' me with all of this deep insight shit, man. Cut me some slack for a few days, or at least chill for now." I tag his bicep.

He knocks me off, rubbing his arm. "I didn't come here to get abused."

"The hell you didn't." Hardy wraps him in a headlock, spinning him around.

Chord thumps his side. "Ohhh, I'm telling Thayer."

"You would, punk." Hardy scrubs his knuckles on the top of his head. "Next time, it's Wet Willy."

I cross my arms, narrowing my eyes at these two nuts. "Not to spoil your fun or anything but you do understand we're trying to be incognito here."

"Have you always been so rigid?" Hardy elbows Chord when he snorts.

I cover my mouth with my hand, tapping my lips. Until I slowly raise my middle finger, flipping them off. "Apparently."

"Looks as though there's enough shadow out here that we could hide a body quick like." Hardy cuts his eyes at Chord. "Should we practice?"

"I should never worry about enemies with friends like you two." I smirk.

Hardy throws his arm around my shoulder. "Awe, I gots the feels."

"Same, dude. Same." Chord pats my chest with a thud. "Alright, I'm head out. I'll update One once I get to work and we'll get moving on everything."

Hardy's head bounces from Chord to me and back. "So, have you seen her? Is she still hot af?"

"She's my cousin but hell yeah, she's like Thayer." Chord waggles his brows as they snigger.

"Fuck you both." Harper is Chord's first cousin. His dad, Cal, is Blaine's brother, which is Harper's mom. Their close knit, but since Harper's years away, it was more important for her to talk to her immediate family first.

Chord holds his fist up. "All in good fun, later."

"You know where to find me." I bump his hand and continue my night watch.