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“I’m going to fucking kill you for that.”
He tries to grab for me.
I pull him in for a hug instead and I squeeze tight.
So tight that he knows he’s safe and protected and he’s loved by all of us.
Mac hugs me back and let’s himself go for a minute.
Behind me I hear the door open and then shut.
I look over my shoulder.
Gabriel has an arm around Ruby.
They’re both staring at Mac and me.
Standing right next to Ruby…?
Mila.
She’s by herself. (Big shocker.)
She looks nervous. She’s frowning.
She looks at me.
Then she looks away.
I set my sight back on Mac.
He steps away from me and I hand him the water bottle.
“It does nobody any good for you to end up passing out,” I whisper to him. “We’re all here for you, man. Fuck the rest of the university. Let them do their stupid shit. Everyone here knows the truth, Mac. And we’re here for you. We love you, Mac. Goddammit, man, I love you.”
Mac takes the water bottle from me and chugs the entire thing.
He does so acting like a prick. He then slams the empty water bottle against my chest, crumpling the cheap plastic.
I grab the bottle and walk it to the trash can.
Mac sits back down.
Violet curls up on his lap.
“So any other news yet?” Gabriel asks, breaking the ice.
“Services are tomorrow,” Mac says. “He had everything planned out. No lingering around. That’s how he wanted it. I didn’t know that. Got a call from a fucking lawyer hours after the old man died. Mike is taking care of a lot too. I’m giving him the company straight up. I decided that for sure. I don’t want the company. Mike deserves it.”
“Isn’t that your legacy?” Villi asks.
“Fuck his legacy,” Mac says. “I’m creating my own.”
“We’ll be there,” Gabriel says. “All of us. Whether you want it or not, Mac.”
“Coach Damon already worked it out with the board to cancel the game tomorrow,” Knox says.
“Great,” Mac says. “More attention.”
