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“I’m not doing a cheer either,” I said quickly, and Ari smirked at me—because yeah…I would totally do a cheer.
“Simp,” he mouthed at me.
I flipped him off.
We froze when Harley’s fiancée walked out the front door, giving Harley a kiss before she strode toward the car parked at the end of the drive.
“Well, that was convenient,” Ari muttered.
“What—what’s convenient?” Lincoln pressed.
“Wouldn’t you like to know. You should have been here. For our super secret spy mission,” Ari taunted.
“Okay…I’m going in,” I said, feeling slightly queasy at what I was about to do.
“Wait, you need a pump up speech,” Ari said, throwing a flask at me. “Drink some of that first.”
I nodded. That was probably a good idea. I took a deep draw from the flask, wincing at the burn.
“What is this?” I gasped, feeling like my esophagus had caught on fire.
“Moonshine. A batch that Bill put together.”
“Monroe’s homeless friend?” I screeched.
“Shhh. It’s perfectly fine. Keep drinking, I’m going over my speech,”Ari urged.
I kept drinking…until I was feeling much better about everything.
“Alright. Here it goes…” Ari said, shaking a fist in the air. “Perhaps it's fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression,or persecution -- but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live, to exist?—”
“Why the fuck are you quoting ‘Independence Day’ right now?” asked Lincoln, sounding horrified.
Ah, I knew it sounded familiar.
“Because that’s the most inspirational speech in cinematic history,” Ari said indignantly, forcing me to knock back another drink.
“Oooh I have a good one,” I said, sitting up straighter in my seat. “In Greek mythology, the Titans were greater even than the gods. They ruled their universe with absolute power. Well that football field out there, that's our universe. Let's rule it like titans.”
Ari grinned. “Remember the Titans.” Oh…that’s a good one too.”
Lincoln sighed…heavily.
“Disney, just get it fucking done,” he growled.
Best pump up speech ever.
I took a deep breath and opened the door. After weeks of being unable to do anything about this little obsession of mine…it was nice to finally be taking a step.
Even if it was a crazy step.
I walked up the sidewalk towards Harley’s red brick mansion, the streetlights casting shadows across the lawn that made what I was doing feel a little spooky. Good thing this alcohol floating through my veins was making me feel free and easy.
Taking a breath, I rang the doorbell, aiming for casual as I heard the lock disengage.
Harley swung open the door, his face registering shock when he saw me standing there. "Um...what the hell are you doing at my house, Davis?" he asked, his voice laced with confusion.
“I was just in the neighborhood and thought I would stop by,” I told him, pushing past him into the house.
