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“Now I know why she did and said that,” Aria said when none of us spoke.
“She hit you?” I managed to ask.
Nick was still growling, his eyes flickering from brown to black.
Annie was looking at Aria in shock.
“She was abusive, yes,” Aria said. “I spent most of the time at Cassie’s house. That’s why they mean so much to me.”
“Did they know?” Nick asked her.
“I think their mom did,” she sighed. “I think she tried to talk to my grandma a couple of times, but it didn’t help. Only made it worse, actually.”
Goddess do I hate that woman. If she wasn’t dead, I would gladly kill her myself.
“She is lucky she is dead,” Nick growled loudly.
Aria sighed and looked down at her lap.
“I am sorry, love,” Nick said and rubbed her back. “I know you loved her but to us, she is the woman who kidnapped and abused you. I hate her.”
“I know,” Aria said quietly. “It’s confusing. I loved her, you know.”
“We do,” I said and she looked up at me. “I am sorry she wasn’t who you thought she was.”
“Thank you,” she whispered, her eyes filling with tears again.
“For what?” I asked and caressed her cheek.
“For taking care of me,” she said and smiled at me.
“Always,” I smiled back.
“Okay,” Annie said and clapped her hands. “Enough with the mushy stuff. My girl and I are having a girl’s night and you boys are leaving us alone.”
“No,” Nick said and growled.
“Yes,” Annie said and gave him a stern look. “She needs to relax and chill. And you two are not helping one bit.”
Aria chuckled and caressed Nick’s cheek.
“I could really use a girl’s night,” she said. “And you two really need a break from me and all the drama.”
Nick growled and I frowned.
“I don’t need a break from you,” I said.
“You know what I mean,” she said and rolled her eyes. “Go have fun. Just the two of you. You need to relax a bit as well.”
“Do you even have any other guy friends?” Annie asked us, smirking.
“We did,” Nick responded. “But thanks to Gabriel’s bad attitude we don’t anymore.”
The girls laughed and I couldn’t help but think how much I love the sound of their laughter.
“Hey,” I said and crossed my arms over my chest. “I don’t have a bad attitude.”
“Dude, you were pissed off most of the time until you found Aria,” Nick said with a smile on his face.
