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“Promise me.”

“Dude, if she’s ever single I’m going to try. No one gets our girl.”

I nodded, running my hand through my hair, desperate to dislodge the painful thought that I may not be here when she needed me the most, “Man, I love her so much it’s crazy.”

“We both do. It’s her only chance.”

“Yeah,” I agreed bitterly, my gaze falling on Rae. We were all she had now . . .

But would it be enough?

Chapter 13

“Tell me why we had to meet here without the guys.”

Hayley sipped her iced Frappuccino and gave me one of her ‘I know why you did this’ looks. We both knew she humored me. Maybe it was the fact that she was my best friend in the whole world or maybe she just knew me well enough that I could push past all of the bull and lay all my cards on the table without backlash or worry.

Hay was an angel.

“What happened with you and Jake?”

“You know he took me for a walk. Jake finally confessed he had feelings for me,” she gushed. Her eyes glistened like stars in the night sky. I knew the look. Hayley had it bad for Jake – for years – but for the first time I realized she was serious about him. As serious as me and Peter.

“What did he say exactly?” I was stalling, admittedly, but I didn’t want to jump right into the conversation. I was hoping she would bring it up first, but she never did.

“He’s wanted to date me all year. Why are boys so stupid?” she laughed lightly and sat back, fixing me with a pointed stare, “Just spill already. The tension is making me want to chew off my newly manicured nails.”

I sighed, “Did he say anything about the guns?”

She nearly choked on her drink, coughing as some of the crushed ice slid down her throat, “Jesus Rae. Do you think you said that loud enough?”

I shrugged, “Tell me, Hay. Did you talk to him about it?”

“I was more than a little caught up in his confession and those sexy lips pressed to mine.”

“So that’s a no?” I clarified.

“I asked him.”

I thought so, “And?” Geesh, this was like pulling teeth or rubbing a wire brush across my raw skin.

“You’re killing me, Rae.”

I ignored her comment and sat back, arms crossed over my chest, “What did Jake say?”

“He said all the guys carry them. It’s for protection.”

Duh, why else would anyone carry a gun? Her eyes avoided my gaze.

There was more.

“And?”

“There’s been a few confrontations lately. The guys are just taking precautions.”

Shocked, I sat forward, “Confrontations? With who? Why?”

“I don’t have all the answers Rae,” Hay looked uncomfortable. My bestie was never like this around me. Something else was going on . . . and she knew.

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