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SAVANNAH
LEARN TO FLY - FOO FIGHTERS
Lucas wasall apologies on the ride home, but I didn't want or need apologies.
I wanted eyes on what was happening.
I wanted to know what was going down.
The craving for information had me in a chokehold. Curiosity had always been my weakness, but since I’d gotten with Aidan, it was as bad for me as opiates were for him.
Lucas followed me up to Conor's apartment and didn't leave me alone until Conor opened the door to let me in.
"Here you are, Conor."
That was when I saw Lucas hand over the laptop Star had left in my care.
Blinking, I muttered, "You think of everything, Con."
"Curse of the job," he grouched.
When Lucas gave me one more apology, I waved him off with a hand and headed straight for Conor's office.
I wasn’t being a bitch, and I didn’t blame Lucas, but I just…
I had a feeling that if I started talking, I’d explode. Or implode. I wasn’t sure which was worse.
Before I could reach the office, a hand was on my arm and Conor was tugging me to a halt.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Because he was keeping me from what I craved most, I managed to choke out, "I want answers."
He scowled at me. "Savannah, you're covered in blood and you’re injured. But mostly, you reek. You need a shower."
"You can't stop me—" I blinked again. Oh. He wasn’t stopping me. And Ididreek. "If I shower, you’ll let me go in?"
"Of course. I just don't want you stinking up my place. What the hell have you been rolling in?"
"Fish guts."
"Great. You know where the guest room is. Shower first, then you need to apply some ointment to your cheeks, and…" He hesitated. "You know what Aidan's going to have to do, don't you, Savannah? You know that answers just don't grow on trees."
His concern on my behalf was kind, but I didn’t need it. I needed no coddling.
"I'm a big girl, Conor. I know what he'll have to do, and—"
"You're okay with it?" he demanded before I could finish.
"We could have died tonight," I told him softly. "You can bet your ass that I'm okay with whatever he has to do to make people pay for that.
"And even if we hadn't almost died, I'd still be okay with it because I'm not a little girl and I don't wear blinders. I know exactly how big and bad the world is, and arming myself with the truth is my version of self-protection."
Though I could feel him analyzing my words, Conor merely cocked a brow at me. "Shower first, then answers."
"Agreed."
