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I frown. “Allwelcome?”
“I invited your boys over. They should be here in about half an hour. I figured you’d want to see them now that you know Xeno hasn’t flown to Mexico. You can sleep down here together. There’s duvets and pillows in the cupboard over there and the cuddle chair is roomy enough for you all,” Grim says, smiling knowingly.
“They’re coming herenow?! I exclaim. My stomach flips over, butterflies taking flight as I run my hand through my hair nervously.
“You want me to call them, tell them not to?”
“No, it’s time. We’ve got a lot to discuss…” I’ve spent the past few days mulling over everything that’s happened and no matter where my thoughts go, they always end up in exactly the same place; I love them. It’s as simple and as complicated as that.
“That you do, girl.” Grim tips her head to the side, studying me.
“Is this where you give me more advice?” I question, smiling a little so she knows I mean no disrespect.
“You’ve got something special with those boys, you know that, right?” She smiles gently. “Fuck me, I’m no expert in relationships, but I knowthatmuch.”
“You really believe that?”
“I know what I said before about them but believe me those Breakers love you as much as Beast loves me, and that kind of love doesn't come around very often. It’s fucking rare. Special. It deserves a chance.”
“I thought you didn’t like them?”
“I can be wrong. It happens.” She gives me a wry smile. “They miss you. They’ve been calling and texting Beast like a bunch of lovesick puppies.”
“Sounds like harassment to me,” I joke.
“They’re fucking insane for you, Pen.”
“That’s what I’m worried about. David is insane for me too…” My voice trails off as nausea rises up my throat again.
“This isn’t the same, Pen. David’s feelings for you are toxic.”
“I know that.” My gaze flicks back to the mural. It’s been three days since I’ve seen or spoken to the Breakers and they’ve kept to their word and given me the space I needed to wrap my head around everything. “Being down here, seeing this mural again…”
“You’ve missed them too?”
“Yeah, so fucking much.”
“Can I give you a piece of advice, Pen?”
“Sure.”
“There will be times when your relationship will be tested to its limit. I don’t pretend to know what it’s like to be in a relationship with four men, but I do know what it’s like to be with someone who doesn’t fit society’s idea of agoodman…”
“Beast seems like a good man to me,” I reply.
“He kills people, Pen. He does it without flinching. I’ve seen him in action more times than I can count. Beast truly is a beast, butIunderstand him. He is loyal and fucking brave. He’s also dangerous. Cross him and die... But if he accepts you, then he’ll have your back until the end of time. He will do anything to protect the ones he loves, just like the Breakers. I see that now.”
“I hear what you’re saying…”
Grim fixes me with her gaze. “At the end of the day, Pen, you’re theonlyperson who knows their hearts. They’ve killed people. News flash, so have I, but there’s a difference between people who kill because they get a kick out of it and those who kill to keep who they lovesafe,to survive a life they never fucking asked for. Your brother and Santiago are psychopaths. They hurt people because it gets them off. They don’t love, they don’t even understand the concept, and the only person they look after is themselves. Your Breakers aren’t like that.”
“I know. Iknowthat.”
“Good. Well then…” Her voice trails off as she looks at me. Grim has been the kind of friend I never thought she could be, like an older sister I’ve always wanted. God knows she’s shown more kindness to me these past few weeks than my own mum has my whole life.
“What?” I ask, softly.
“I’m not doing any of this because you’re good for business, Pen. Though you really, really are. I’m doing this because I care. I just wanted to make sure you understood that.”
