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“What’s gone? What happened?”?
“Tommy.”?
“What did that motherfucker do? Did he touch you again?” I can feel him vibrating at the thought.?
I shake my head and place my palm on his chest to calm him. “He broke into my room and stole it all… The savings.” I can see when Lucian registers the severity of what I'm telling him.?
“All of it?” He gulps, and I nod again.?
I proceed to tell him everything that happened, and by the end, I'm practically sobbing in his arms. “I'm so sorry.” Unable to stop the tears, they stream down my cheeks.?
“Emmy, look at me… You have nothing to be sorry for, but I am going to kill that fucker.”?
“You can't! Please, don’t. I can't have you kicked out of here and leave me all alone. I’ll pick up some extra shifts, and maybe even get a second job this summer. We will get it back,” I plead, as fear crawls up my spine at the thought of him no longer living in this house with me. I won't survive it.?
“Please, you have to promise me you won't do anything about it.”?
He pauses for a moment, then sighs. “I promise.”?
“Thank you, but you also can't say anything to the guys. I don’t need any of them getting in trouble…” Especially Nox. If he knew about this, he would lose it. Enough that it would land him in jail for assaulting an officer's son. That’s the last thing he needs. Something like that to hold him back from making something of himself.?
The look on Lucian’s face tells me he’s not happy about what I'm asking for, and probably doesn’t agree either, but he’ll do.?
His gaze rakes over the room, assessing the damage, and then he walks to the corner of the room and grabs the broom I had propped up. Without a word, he starts sweeping up the torn pieces of posters and debris. Then I hear a light chuckle coming from his side of the room.?
“Did you really break his nose?” he asks, as if just remembering that detail from my story.?
“I sure as fuck did.” I laugh, glancing in his direction. He nods with pride, and we continue to clean up the remaining mess.?
Little did I realize how much of a mess my future would become.
Fourteen
Summer
Me
What’s your deal Sonny?
Sonny
Elaborate, Lennox?
me
Don’t play stupid… You have barely answered my phone calls the past three days I’ve been here.?
Sonny
I was trying to give you space to have fun with your friends.?
Me
Bullshit… you know I don’t want space.?
Me
That’s just an easy excuse for you to use. Let me know when you are ready to tell me the real issue here.?
