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Savage cranked the engine and a few moments later, he pulled away from the curb, Waverly’s arms around his middle. I stared off in the distance, watching the taillights of Savage’s bike fade into the darkness.
“She skipped school a few weeks ago,” he said.
“I remember,” I said, facing him. “She called you.”
“Yeah, she called me. I picked her up and put the fear of God into the kids she skipped with.”
“Was Dylan one of those kids?” I asked.
“No.” He rubbed the back of his neck.
“What? Out with it.”
“Dylan is her tutor.”
“Excuse me?”
“She was having trouble in some of her subjects, so the school assigned her a tutor—Dylan.”
I blinked. “Are you saying what I think you’re saying? ThatWaverlyis the bad influence?”
“I wouldn’t saybadinfluence… She’s rebellious and pushing boundaries, but not a bad influence.”
I swallowed. “Is she—is she doing drugs?”
“No.”
I let out a slow exhale.
“I wanted her to feel like she could come to an adult that wasn’t going to rag on her, you know? So that if she really got herself into some shit, she would feel okay reaching out instead of trying to handle it herself.”
“She could’ve talked to me,” I muttered.
He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and pulled me to him. “Hate to break it to you, but you’re more like Waverly’s mom than Angel is. Which means she’s going to hide shit from you because that’s what kids do with their parents.”
“Shouldn’t the school have called to let me know that Waverly needed a tutor?”
“They called Angel.”
“Mommy Dearest forgot to pass along that message,” I said bitterly. “And Waverly didn’t say anything.”
“You know what you’re really pissed about, don’t you?”
“What?” I demanded.
He smiled softly. “That she’s growing up.”
Chapter3
“I’m notsure I like this,” I said.
“Like what?”
“Insightful you.” I cocked my head. “Adult you.”
“What about reliable?”
“You’ve always been reliable,” I pointed out. “Every time I’ve needed you. You were there. Especially that night…”
