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“I can introduce myself you know,” Kate snaps, crossing her arms and scowling. She’s doing that thing she does when she isn’t sure of someone. Her resting bitchface is on hyper alert. Eastern clocks it and scowls.
“We’re friends of Asia’s,” Pink rambles on, trying to fill the tension with light-heartedness. “I didn’t know they let in visitors. Aren’t you the popular one?” She winks at me and I knowexactlywhat she’s thinking, because I’m thinking it too. I have three boys interested in me, four if you count Camden, and I’m definitelynotdoing that.
“He’s not visiting. He’s joining,” another voice says.
For fuck sake, could this get any worse? Think of the devil and the devil will appear.
“Camden,” Eastern says tightly.
“Eastern,” he retorts just as tightly.
“Prick,” Sonny mutters. That draws a scowl from Camden, a smirk from Eastern and a heart stutter from me. Ford just grits his jaw tighter.
Jesus, now all I need is for Monk to suddenly turn up and this shitshow is going to turn into a shitstorm of the likes none of us have seen before. Eastern must sense my anxiety because he releases my hand and scrapes it through his hair.
“Well as much as I’d like to stand here and play getting to know you all, I’m needed elsewhere.” He turns to me and pulls me into a hug. A hug that lasts a lot longer than it should given the circumstances. I daren’t look any of them in the eye, I’m not sure what reaction it’s going to trigger.
“Speak soon, okay?” Eastern asks when he eventually pulls back. He brushes the lightest of kisses against my mouth, presses his forehead against mine then walks away.
“Soon,” I agree before he disappears into the building, presumably to find Crown who I hope is hiding given Camden is right here.
Sonny and Ford have apparently lost the ability to speak, but scowling? They seem to be doing a very good job of that. Camden just nods as though confirming some thought inside his head.
“Catch you later, Asia,” he mutters, before turning on his heel and heading inside.
I literally have no words. None.
“Well, that went well.” Pink grins, looking between us all. Then realising I’m about to have a coronary, she slides her arm through mine and steers me towards the annex. Kate catches up with us both and nudges me with her shoulder.
“Bloody hell, Asia,” she says. “What are you going to do about that?”
I look over my shoulder at Sonny and Ford who seem to be having a hard time moving, let alone chasing after me and demanding an explanation.
“Bythat, I’m assuming you mean Sonny, Ford, Eastern and…”
“And Camden?” she finishes for me with a scowl that I choose to ignore.
“… I’ve no fucking idea.”
“Oh man, you’re in deep shit now,” Pink retorts.
Deep shit? You don’t know the half of it.
