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“Shit,” I muttered. “Did you have to bring her here? This isn’t exactly the safest part of town.”
“My uncle owns the place,” Dylan explained. “Everyone in the neighborhood knows me. We’re safe here.”
“ButIdon’t know you, and right now I’m the only one that matters,” I stated.
Dylan’s eyes were steady and earnest. “I’d never put Waverly in danger.”
“You took her to the rave,” I pointed out.
Waverly piped up, “It was my idea. He didn’t want to go, but I said I was going, so he came to make sure nothing happened to me.” She stood in front of Dylan to protect him from my wrath. She was a good six inches shorter than him, so it was a comical gesture.
My heart softened when he stepped closer to her and wrapped his arms around her, obviously not caring about anything in the moment except her.
I was starting to have a smidgen of respect for him. But I didn’t know this kid. And I didn’t know how far their relationship had advanced.
“I’m taking my sister home,” I said.
Dylan released Waverly. “I’ll call you tomorrow.”
Waverly nodded and then stood on her tiptoes to kiss his cheek.
Savage headed the pack and Waverly followed him. Duke and I brought up the rear.
“You knew?” I asked him again, quietly this time. “And you didn’t tell me? You broke the code.”
“You’re lecturingmeabout the code?” he replied, equally as quiet.
I flinched.
The four of us stepped out into the night. Savage walked over to his bike and picked up the spare helmet and handed it to Waverly. She took it and put it on.
“I’m sorry you were worried,” she said to me.
“But not sorry about lying,” I said.
“I…” she sighed. “I don’t know what to say.”
I needed another ride to clear my head. Why had Duke kept Waverly’s confidence? Why had Waverly asked him not to tell me? Why did she keep it from me? Keeping it from Mom, I understood. Keeping it from me? No.
My sister was growing up. I just wanted to be there to make sure she made good choices along the way.
“Hey,” I said to her as she climbed onto the back of Savage’s bike.
She lifted her gaze to mine.
“I’m sorry you felt like you couldn’t tell me something. Something really important.”
I didn’t wait for her to reply. I wanted to let that sink in as they drove us home.
“We’ll see you guys there in a bit,” Duke said. “Willa and I have some shit we need to talk about.”
“Fun times,” Savage said.
“Did you know that Waverly had a boyfriend?” I asked Savage.
“Nope,” Savage replied.
“Good. At least one person hasn’t screwed me over tonight,” I said lightly.
