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“H,” Cam says. “You don’t want to do that.”
“The fuck I don’t,” I growl.
He shakes his head while looking between me and the blueprints. “No, I’m saying you don’t want to do thatthere!”
This dude is lucky he’s my best friend because right now I want to hithimwith this damn hammer. “I know what I’m doing! You want to do it your little pussy way, go for it, but you’re holding the blueprints! I’m nowhere near the fucking p—”
The unmistakable sound of the hammer hitting metal meets my ears just before water starts to spray everywhere, soaking all of us and the room. I close my eyes and stand there, just letting it soak me. And when I open them again, Cam is smirking like the irritating know-it-all he is.
“You were looking at them wrong.”
I huff, pushing my wet hair out of my face.
Well, fuck.
THERE’S A LEVEL OFtension in the air as we drive to the courthouse. It’s like none of us want to say anything for fear we’ll jinx it one way or the other. Monty has been rather vague lately. He’s told Laiken and Mali that he’s working on something, but he hasn’t explained what. It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s just blowing smoke up our asses, honestly.
If I thought Laiken was nervous and fidgety during his bail hearing, it’s nothing compared to this. She looks like she may actually vomit this time, but I might be right there with her. This hearing will determine if we’re going to trial, and from what Brent has told Cam, their best chance of getting it thrown out is during this hearing.
I pull out to the courthouse and put my truck in park. Laiken and Mali rode with me, while Cam went with his parents. He tried to fight it—personally, I think he wanted to ride with Mali—but they wouldn’t budge. And being the mama’s boy he is, the moment his mom’s eyes started to water, he caved.
“Do you want to go in or wait out here for a bit?” I ask Lai.
She sighs. “Can we stand outside for a second? I think I just need some air.”
“Of course.”
All three of us get out of the truck and stand near the steps. The only good thing is that we know Cam will be coming home with us today, regardless of the outcome. The preliminary hearing isn’t the trial. But that doesn’t make us any less nervous. This thing will be hanging over our heads until it’s taken care of.
If it’s ever taken care of.
Laiken gives a small smile to someone behind me, and I turn around to see Monty. He’s walking in with Brent and a few other powerful-looking people. He waves to us, but then I watch as his eyes meet Laiken’s, and he winks. Just like that, I’m imagining what my odds are for getting away with murder if it’s committed on the steps of the courthouse.
“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” I growl.
Laiken acts fast, grabbing my hand and holding it tightly. “Hey. Relax.”
“Relax?” I scoff. “Fuck that. He just—”
“He wasn’t winking about her, dumbass,” Mali tells me. “He was winking about the status of Cam’s case.”
“She’s right,” Laiken says softly, her hand on my cheek to make me look only at her. “Hopefully, it’s a good sign.”
I’m not entirely convinced. Not after he recorded us having sex for the sole purpose of blackmailing me with it. But Laiken doesn’t know that, and if I have anything to say about it, she never will. After the incident with Craig holding pictures of her over her head like a guillotine, I didn’t want her to feel like she’s constantly being exploited. And there’s nothing more demeaning than knowing someone watched such an intimate moment without your consent.
The sick fuck probably jerks off to it, but he’ll never get to experience the real thing. The closest he’ll ever get is by imagining he’s me.
“A thumbs up would suffice just fine,” I mutter.
Laiken chuckles. “It’s too obvious.”
No.Obviousis the fact that he basically fucking drools over her every time she’s around. But apparently, I’m the only one who sees it.
I take a deep breath and let it out slowly before throwing my arm around Laiken and heading inside. Mali, however, isn’t someone to let things go as easily.
“Your boyfriend is going to piss on you to claim his territory,” she teases Laiken.
Lai giggles and leans closer into me. “He knows I’d never let his dick come anywhere near me again.”
