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Zay’s gaze shifts back to me. “How did you even know Hunter was out there?”
I shrug. “I was standing in front of my window and saw him.”
“Why were you standing in front of your window?” he questions, shoving up the sleeves of his shirt.
I give a half-shrug. “Because I was about to open the window and take a few hits.”
He rests his arms on the back of the seat. “So, you’re a pothead?”
“No. I don’t get high all the time,” I say, scratching my wrist. “Just when I’m stressed.”
“And you were stressed out tonight?” he continues his interrogation on me.
I nod. “I got into trouble earlier and … Well, yeah, I was freaked out.”
“What sort of trouble?” Hunter asks, turning all the way around in his seat so he can look at me.
I hesitate, unsure how much I want to divulge about my life.
“If you want us to tell you our secrets, you gotta tell us yours,” Zay informs me.
I glance from Hunter to him then sneak a glance at Jax, who’s watching me, waiting for me to explain.
Is it worth it? My secrets in exchange for theirs? Honestly, I really do want to find out more about why they’re spying on my uncle. And it’s not like I have to tell them everything, like about how my uncle cuts me.
“I may or may not have been stealing drugs from my uncle’s secret stash,” I offer the partial truth, then shrug like it’s no big deal at all.
Hunter’s lips part in surprise. “Okay, that’s so not what I was expecting you to say.”
Jax appears to be a bit shocked, as well. Zay doesn’t seem to share the feeling.
“I’m not that surprised,” Zay says, his gaze never wavering from mine. “So he found out you were stealing drugs from him and got pissed?”
I nod, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. “It wasn’t coincidental that he found out. Dixie May, my cousin, was pissed off because I didn’t meet up with her at lunchtime to give her her makeup case.”
“Dixie May?” Zay mutters confusedly. “Why does that name sound so familiar?”
“She’s that ditzy blonde girl who tried to hit on you while we were taking a bathroom break during suspension,” Jax tells him, brushing strands of hair out of his face.
“Shit. For reals?” Zay asks, looking at me.
I lift a shoulder. “Probably. I mean, I didn’t see it happen, but you guys are all FH, so I’m sure she’s probably going to hit on all of you.” I bite down on my tongue, realizing I already told Hunter what that meant.
Zay’s brows knit. “What’s an FH?”
“Yeah, what does that mean?” Hunter asks me with a teasing grin.
Zay looks at me expectantly while Hunter just grins, totally amused with the situation because he knows exactly what it means.
Jax, however, is not looking at me expectantly. He’s looking at me like he knows exactly what it means.
My cheeks warm, but since it’s dark, they probably can’t see, so I play it cool. “Now, what would be the fun in telling you?”
“Because then I’d know,” Zay says, then looks at Hunter. “Tell me, man.”
Hunter shoots me a playful look to which I respond with a teasing glare.
He smiles. So do I. I can’t help it. His personality makes it impossible not to smile.
