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That whole interaction hadn’t taken thirty minutes. School wasn’t even out yet. At the same time, it seemed to have taken years. Jake drove us right up to Coop’s car.
“Come straight in,” Jake advised. “We might go in the front if we have to.”
“She won’t follow,” I said.
“Frankie, you don’t know that.”
“Yeah I do. To follow would imply she cared. Right now, she cares about being right. I made her look bad, so she’s going to try and make up for that with Mr. Standish.” I shuddered, but just shook my head. “She won’t come.”
Of that much, I was certain.
She also didn’t know about the emancipation.
Chances were she hadn’t been served. Jake opened my window, and Coop leaned in when I glanced to him and pressed a kiss to my lips. It was soft and swift.
“It’s going to be okay.”
I nodded.
Maybe.
“See you at home?”
“Wild horses couldn’t keep me away.”
Then we were pulling away, and Jake closed the window. When he covered my left hand with his right, I held on tight.
“He’s right, Baby Girl. It’s going to be okay.”
“You guys are going to get busted for skipping class.”
“That is really not important right now,” he assured me.
But it kind of was. They’d all been getting into trouble lately because of me.
“I worry.”
“I know you do,” he answered. “We worry about you. No way we were letting you have to take on that fight alone, but you know what?”
He waited so long at the end of that question, I dragged my tired eyes open to meet his gaze. “What?”
“You were fucking awesome, and you didn’t need us.”
I smiled a little. “That’s not true.”
“Yeah it is,” he said, stroking my hand. “You really do look after yourself. You’ve had to do it on your own a lot, but we’ve got your back.”
They did.
“I know,” I whispered. “And I’m really glad you were there.”
“Nowhere else I’d rather be…” He gave it a beat. “Well…I can think of a few places to be, not that I don’t like having your back, but your front is pretty damn sweet.”
That did it.
I laughed.
“Idiot.”
