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Creed
Nobody speaks until she closes the door.
“Will someone tell me what the fuck is going on?” Oz snaps.
“In a minute. What I’d like to know is, why you think coming here like this was okay? That woman has been through hell and back, and you all come in here with your accusations? I swear, I don’t know any of you anymore.” Evander shakes his head in disbelief.
“Ev—” Wilder starts, but Greg interrupts.
“No. He’s right. When are we going to learn our lessons? Did you hear what she said? Even if she hurt your feelings and left without saying goodbye, she still saved Creed. Yet none of you came to the hospital, apart from me and Ev—and no, I’m not counting Hawk and Creed because I wish they hadn’t come.”
“I’m so fucking confused right now.” Slade sighs.
“Yeah? Imagine how Avery feels,” Ev tosses in, not giving anyone an inch.
I jump in. “We were pissed at Avery for coming back and not giving us any answers as to why she left in the first place.” Might as well face the firing squad now.
Zig stops me. “Hold on. Do we need to call the whole group?”
I look at Hawk, who shrugs. “Might as well get everything out in the open.”
“Alright. Let’s head to the main house. I’ll call the others,” Zig orders, and everyone begins to leave.
I stay where I am, and so do Hawk and Greg, while Evander walks into the kitchen and starts slamming drawers.
“You coming?”
“I’m leaving a note for Avery so she knows where I am.”
Hawk snorts, but I elbow him. Hawk might not see what’s developing between Evander and Avery, but I do. And if we keep acting like this, we’ll push her right into Evander’s arms.
“I’m sure she’ll figure it out,” Hawk says.
“Assuming shit is what got you into this mess to begin with,” Greg states, cocking his brow with a dare for Hawk to argue.
He blows out a breath. “I deserved that.”
We wait while Evander writes his note and slips on his boots. “Let’s go.” He walks to the door and holds it open for us to leave. Once we do, he turns and locks the door behind him.
“You’re locking her in?” I frown.
“No. I’m locking you out. I told her where the spare key is in my note.” And with that, he walks up to the main house, leaving the rest of us behind.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ev this pissed.” Greg whistles.
“Jealousy makes smart people act stupid.”
“The way I see it, that boy has nothing to be jealous of. Right now, he’s the one with the girl and her trust. What do you have?” With that parting shot, Greg walks away, leaving me and Hawk to look at each other.
“When we fuck up, we really fuck up.” Hawk sighs.
“It was my fault. It was my idea.”
He laughs. “Sure, I can blame you. But when you said ‘kidnap’ and I said ‘okay’ instead of ‘what the fuck,’ I became as responsible as you.”
I shake my head. “Except it’s always my ideas that bite us in the ass. It was my idea to marry Avery for a green card, remember?”
“Doesn’t matter what your reasons were. Mine either. She was still the best thing that ever happened to us. And if you hadn’t needed a wife, we would’ve missed out.”
