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Where the fuck is the security?
After behind shoved, groped, questioned, and ignored, we finally make it to the wall that was way too fucking far away. "Ugh!" I shake off my coat. "Does anyone else feel like their fucking skin is crawling now?" Seriously, I think about a million sweaty people just touched my entire body.
The bathroom door bursts open. "Fucking moveuhh!" Josie's irritated voice has my shoulders relaxing and the four of us taking a collective sigh of relief.
That is, until she comes out...ALONE!
"Oh, thank God, there you are!" She looks around at us, completely naive to the fact that we are all about to explode in some way, shape, or form. "Where's Eve?"
"Excuse me?" Korren's menacing rumble has the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. I grip Nolan's forearm in mine, whether it's for my own comfort or his, I have no idea. I just know for a fact that something isn't right.
She frowns at the tattooed man towering above her. "What? I thought she was with you?"
I run my hand through my blonde hair, not caring if it's messy anymore. A pained grunt escapes me with a gasp when another elbow jabs into my side. Perfectly fed up with this bullshit, I take over by saying, "She is not with us. You brought her to the bathroom, so where the fuck is my girlfriend, Josie?"
She blanches. And fuck if my heart doesn't shrivel up and die right then and there.
"Babe, calm down." Nolan chastises me for speaking to our friend like an ass.
"She- she wasn't in the bathroom anymore when I got done peeing," her voice wobbles, nerves fraying at being put on the spot with all the angry testosterone surrounding her.
"There you guys are!" My heart takes a hopeful beat at the sound of the parents surrounding us. The thumping organ falls flat when Mia asks, "Where's our little fighter?" My hand clenches on Nolan's arm again, and a ball of fear gets lodged in my throat at the same time it sours my stomach.
I lock frantic eyes with Korren and tilt my head towards the back door. We need to get the hell out of here. I can barely hear anything, and more people are pouring into the building. Plus, Eve knows where we parked, so if she got overwhelmed by the crowd, then she would know to meet us by the car if she needed some fresh air.
Right?
Shuffling along with our group of confused and worried family members, I can't help but feel useless. I can't make her appear out of thin air with a joke or stupid innuendo. I'm of no help... I can only trail behind like the lost, scared puppy they all joke about. I can only hope like hell that Eve is actually outside waiting for us.
She's not.
Eve is nowhere to be seen once we all burst through the back doors. Heads swivel, wondering just where the fuck our girl is. Dan and Chris walk around the few cars in the lot, only to come back to our SUV with a shake of their heads.
Mia and Shelley are freaking me the fuck out, too; both look like they are on the verge of a panic attack, and their husbands look like they are about to kill someone. The fear in the air is making my throat itch and my hands shake.
"Evie!" Nolan's wobbly voice rings out, and my heart cracks a bit more at his desperation. "Eve, you out here, baby?"
I pull my phone out of my pocket. "I'll just call her." My idea is quickly thwarted when Korren pulls her blue phone out of the purse she left behind.
"Son of a bitch!" The screen of my cell is about to crack under my punishing grip. "I knew I should have gotten her a watch to go with it!" My yell comes out scratchy and dark. The emotion and rage bubbling to the surface.
Amiri turns to Josie behind us. "When was the last time you saw her?" His jaw ticks when she looks at him with wide, red-rimmed eyes.
She twists her hands in front of her. "Um, so we ran to the bathroom because she was about to puke. She did, then I helped her swish some water and wipe her face. She was standing by the sink when I told her I was going to pee. But when I came out of my stall, the entire fucking female population was pushing through the doors. I checked the bathroom and yelled for her, but she wasn't there." A tear slips free from her lashes. "I-I thought she was with you guys."
"Fuck." Amiri swipes his hand down his face.
Jo's eyes ping-pong between us. "But- but she should be fine, right? I mean, Brent and Noah are locked up now."
My stomach drops into a splatter of anxiety on the pavement. My vision goes hazy, and around me, I not only see the realization dawn on everyone but the air shifts.
Could Eve have been right this whole time? Were there two kidnappers?
"Oh my God," Nol whispers next to me, swaying on his feet, face completely drained of all color. I latch onto his waist, holding him to me, trying to keep him in one piece, even if I am completely ruined at this moment.
Amiri's knees hit the ground. "No..." Devastation is clear across his features.
"Right, guys?" Josie's shrill screech is drowned out by our worst-fucking-case scenario.
