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“Ross…”
“I’m right there with you, baby,” he promised. “I swear it.”
His words sounded too promising not to believe.
Even if that made me an idiot.
Chapter 17
Ross~
Iwas on my third cup of coffee, and I was probably due another one. Last night had been perfect, but it hadn’t ended until around three this morning. I had over two months of pent-up lust that had needed to be unleashed, and I had unleashed it. Against all those fake protests of hers, I had used Sutton all night, and I hadn’t stopped until she had actually lost consciousness.
When I received a text this morning at nine, I had showered, changed, then left Sutton in my bed with a note. No way was I fucking this shit up again. Along with telling her that I had a meeting, the note also included instructions about waiting for me to come home. Though I seriously doubted that she’d still be at my place, I had still included the demand.
“Long night?” Fox smirked.
I flipped him off as I drank the last of my coffee. “I’m good,” I lied.
Before he could call me out on my lie, Alexander walked through the door of the deserted tire shop that we’d agreed upon. Why we had to continue to meet in deserted places, I had no idea. I understood it for the initiation, but I wasn’t sure why we kept having to do it. However, Alexander was the one who named the places, so it wasn’t like we had much of a choice.
Alexander stopped in front of us, looking as debonair as always. “Okay, gentlemen,” he greeted. “What’s the issue now?” The way he said it implied that we were becoming more of a handful than he’d been prepared for.
“We need to talk about August Remington,” Fox answered, getting straight to the point.
Alexander looked around. “I suppose that’s why he’s missing from this meeting?” The censure was there, but it was hard to continue to care about Alexander’s position in the organization. His chumminess with August was an issue for all of us.
Fox gestured toward Stone. “Show him.”
Stone pulled his phone out, then played the video of Rylee and Laney for Alexander. We’ve already all seen it, so there was nothing to do but wait until it finished playing. Now that Laney was making noises about not being included in things, we had to show Alexander why.
Once the video was finished playing, Stone said, “That’s not even the whole of it. It started at the initiation, and you know it.”
“I take it you are assuming that Mr. Remington put Ms. Spinner up to it?”
“We know he did,” I practically spat. “You know it, too.”
“I know no such thing, Mr. Carmichael,” Alexander replied, quick to defend himself of any wrongdoing.
“So, not only are you going to ignore his outburst the night of our initiation, or his outburst the other night, but you’re going to ignore the video, too?” Saxton asked.
“Or how about our fight the other day?” I challenged. “Because I know you have to know about that.”
Alexander gave me a tight nod. “It’s my understanding that you assaulted Mr. Remington,” he confirmed. “However, it’s also my understanding that no real harm was done.”
“Assaulted him?” I snapped. “Are you fucking kidding me?”
“When August called you to tattle, did he include what made Ross knock him one?” Fox asked. “Did he tell you that?”
“He simply mentioned his interest in a very lovely young lady,” Alexander answered, and I almost popped him one. “He said Mr. Carmichael took offense because he has a past with the young girl in question.”
“I’m going to fucking kill him,” I muttered to no one in particular. “I swear it.”
“Mr. Carmichael-”
“He wasn’t just expressing his interest in a random student at Hales,” I snapped. “He was ranting about how he saw Rylee first and that he didn’t care that she was married to Stone now. When I pointed out that Stone would kill him if he went near Rylee again, that’s when he told me that he was going to go after Sutton.” I was pacing by now. “He also knows that Sutton’s mine.”
Alexander arched a brow. “I wasn’t aware that you were serious with anyone, Mr. Carmichael.”
