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“How is he?” Felicity asked as I entered the kitchen. Jason and Cameron had cleared the house in less than thirty minutes and were now bagging up all the empties while Hailee and Felicity wiped the counters.
“He’s finally asleep.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen him like that,” she said.
“I’m going to help the guys.” Hailee gave me a smile before leaving us alone.
“What do you know about Asher’s parents?”
“His parents?” Flick frowned. “They’re mega rich.” She glanced around the huge kitchen as if a person’s worth amounted to state-of-the-art appliances and sparkling marble counters.
“Yeah, but what do you know about them? Like, why are they never around?”
“His dad is in the tech business. Developed some security system for rich celebrity types. So he’s away a lot schmoozing them and having meetings, I guess.”
“So you don’t really know?”
“I... I never really thought about it. It’s just always how it’s been. They’re good people though. You know they gave Cameron a room here for when he needed to get away from his family, and Mrs. Bennet used to help his mom out with Xander.”
Xander, Cameron’s little brother, was the cutest kid I’d ever seen, but it didn’t explain anything about Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.
“So they were around more when Asher was younger?”
“They went to his games when they could, but they’ve always travelled a lot.”
“Both of them? Doesn’t that seem a little weird to you?”
“Where’s all this coming from, Mya? Jason and Cameron seem to respect Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. They’re pretty cool parents. If you ask me, Asher’s lucky to have them.”
Lucky to have them.
Asher had mumbled something similar. But he was so wasted it was hard to decipher what was real and what was the liquor talking.
A couple of beats passed before Flick said, “You think something happened with his dad?”
“I’m not sure. He wasn’t making a lot of sense. Hey, don’t tell Jason any of this, okay? I’m not sure Asher will remember any of tonight and I don’t want to seem like I’m poking my nose in where it doesn’t belong.”
“I would never...”
“I know.”
“What will you do?”
“I’m not sure yet. Part of me wants to dig around and find out what’s going on with him, but the other part...”
“Is scared?” Her brow arched.
“I’m not—”
“You like him, don’t you?”
“Felicity, come on. You know I’m not looking for that.”
“I know, but sometimes it comes whether you want it or not.”
“I don’t want to give him the wrong idea about us.”
“Asher is a good guy, Mya. He would never hurt you.” The unspoken words glittered in her eyes.
