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“Really? The quiet girl?”
Ignoring him, I answered the phone. “Hello?” When no response came, I frowned. “Ainsley?” My heart skipped a beat that something was wrong with her. She shouldn’t have been calling me, a text or a video chat yes, but I hadn’t earned her trust enough yet for her to actually speak to me. This didn’t make sense. “Are you there, pet?”
I sensed Sammy behind me. He was probably wondering why I called her pet. As much as I loved him, she would be the first one to know. If she ever asked, of course.
“Ainsley,” I repeated when suddenly, a click sounded in my ear. I pulled the phone from my ear and stared at the small screen. She hung up.
“What is it?”
“I don’t know but I’m going to find out.” I threw on a t-shirt, followed by a hoodie, and went to the door, when I realized that Sammy was still standing there. “What?”
“You’re going over to her place?” he asked, something I couldn’t quite put a finger on, flashing behind his eyes. “Now? At this time?”
“Yes, because something’s wrong. Not that I have to explain anything to you, brother.” I went to walk past him when he stepped in front of me. “I don’t recommend trying to stop me.”
“I’m not stopping you,” he bit out. “But I want you to be sure about this.”
“Just like you are? Come on, Sammy. Get your fucking head out of your ass and tell Amber that you’re in love with her.” Not waiting for a response from him, I rushed out of the apartment and headed to Ainsley’s place.
I tried calling her again, hoping that maybe she would pick up and talk to me. But the phone only rang and rang. She didn’t even have her voicemail set up.
As soon as I sat my ass in the SUV, I sent her a text.
Me: Pet, I’m on my way. Whatever you need, I’ll give it to you.
I threw the phone on the passenger seat and went to put the vehicle into drive when my phone dinged.
Pet: I’m sorry for bothering you. You said I could text you if I had a nightmare. I didn’t mean to call. I shouldn’t have done that, but I wanted to talk. I tried to talk. I’m sorry.
My stomach twisted.
Me: Don’t you dare apologize to me or to anyone for not speaking. You’ll give me your voice when you’re ready. Now stop texting me, so I can drive over and comfort my girl.
Pet: Thank you.
Taking a deep breath, I pulled out of the parking lot and sped across town to Ainsley’s place. Maybe my brother was right. Did I even know what I was doing? No. I didn’t. But I didn’t give a shit about that because I knew that no matter what, I wanted to do it with Ainsley.
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(Ainsley)
The nightmare had mynerves on edge, my first instinct was to call Cyrus. I should have just texted him, but my fingers got away from me and the next thing I knew, his deep voice sounded on the other end of the phone. The words asking for him to come over were on the tip of my tongue, but I still couldn’t get them out. He was right. I didn’t trust him enough yet. I wanted to, God did I ever want to. I also knew that I couldn’t force it. No matter how much I tried.
A buzz sounded throughout the living room, indicating Cyrus’s arrival. I rushed to the panel on the wall with the security system and buzzers and pressed a button.
