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“Fuck.” His voice cracks. “What happened after the party? Did he...?”
“Levi gave us a ride home and Warren passed out. He’s been grumpy all weekend. I’m worried he knows something.”
“He doesn’t.”
“How can you be so sure?” I ask.
“Because I am. I love you, K, you know that, right? I need you to know that.”
“I know, and I love you too. So much.”
“Fuck.” Something crashes in the background. “I fucking hate this.”
“Me too,” I whisper, my heart splintering. I’m worried that if this goes on for much longer, there won’t be anything of my heart left for Conner to save.
“I promise you I’ll get you out of there, with or without my dad’s help. I fucking promise.”
“O-okay,” I say, because I know he needs to hear the words.
“You’ve just got to hold on a little longer, okay? Can you do that for me?”
The tears threatening to fall spring free, streaming down my cheeks.
“Shit, K, don’t cry. Please, babe, don’t cry.”
“I’m trying, Con. I’m really fucking trying. But when he comes back, he’s going to...” The words get stuck over the lump in my throat.
“Listen to me. Nothing he does to you is going to change how I feel about you, okay?” Conner inhales a shuddering breath.
“Okay.”
Relief sinks into me. I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear those words until he says them.
“We’ll get through this, right?” I ask quietly. Because something tells me Conner isn’t going to let me go without a fight, and the truth is, I don’t want him to.
I want to keep him and his family safe, but I don’t want it all to be for nothing.
“I’m arranging something.”
“Conner, no,” I blurt. “It’s not safe.”
“I need to see you, K. After what happened between us, I need to look in your eyes and know you’re okay.” He hesitates for a second. “Just give me this, please.”
My breath hitches. “Okay.”
“Good, that’s good. Shelbie will tell you the details.”
“Shelbie?” I balk.
“Yeah, we can’t do this alone, babe. And she cares about you. Levi and Jayden too.”
His words warm something inside me. Before Conner came back into my life, I’d felt desperately alone. Shelbie had been there, but not like she is now.
Conner’s right, I do have people in my corner, and I know it’s all because of him.
“I should probably go.” Dread fills my stomach at the thought of hanging up.
“Try and text me later.”
