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“Okay fine, we can go out. But if you get me pregnant after a drunken night of lovemaking, I’m having the baby and I’m not raising him alone.”
I looked at Lou stunned and then laughed. We all did.
“I’m serious, Mister. I’m not raising Nero Jr. by myself.”
“Okay, I promise,” I told him suddenly feeling better about things.
Titus spoke up. “Now that we got that settled, how does everyone feel about a game of Wavelength?”
Wavelength was our go-to Sunday night game. Mostly it was over drinks and when things were a lot less tense.
Pairing up, Titus grabbed Lou, of course, and I partnered with Quin. Playing a couple of rounds, things were good. Then Cage arrived.
My brother was pissed. I couldn’t blame him.
“Why the hell did you smash up a campus security car?”
“It was a campus security car?” I asked.
“You didn’t know?”
“It wasn’t like I was targeting anybody. I was just mad.”
“About what?”
“Nothin’,” I said really not wanting to talk about it.
“Don’t want to say, huh? Well, you’re gonna have to talk about it. The school’s willing to let you pay for it instead of pressing charges.”
“I don’t have the money.”
“You’re the one who destroyed it. You’re going to be the one to pay for it.”
“I could lend you it,” Quin volunteered.
“I don’t need your money,” I snapped.
“Watch it, Nero. He’s just trying to help.”
“I don’t need his help. I don’t need anyone’s help.”
“Considering he was the one who bailed you out of jail, that doesn’t quite seem true, does it?”
I shut up knowing Cage was right. As soon as I stopped talking, so did Cage. With a lot more sympathy in his eyes, he approached me and put his arms around my shoulder.
“Nero, you have a temper and you’re gonna have to get control of it.”
“I’m trying.”
“And yet, my boyfriend had to bail you out of jail today.”
“I don’t know what to say,” I admitted.
Cage stared at me. I guess he didn’t know what to say either.
“I’ll think of something. I’ll talk to the school and see what we can come up with. Don’t worry, we’ll get this straightened out. I’m here for you, man. I’m not going anywhere.”
“None of us are,” Titus added.
