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“Cukooooo.” Xavier shouts and I roll my eyes. Seriously, that dude has a screw loose or something. The partiers out back also shout cuckoo, and I laugh. I crack open the door and shuffle towards the stairs, careful to stay close to the wall. I’m halfway up the stairs when Nate comes barreling towards me. I stop, thinking he’s here to tell me something, but he pushes past me and starts taking his clothes off, he almost faceplants when his shorts get stuck on his ankles and I snort. Well okay then. He goes into the room Connor is supposed to be in and my eyebrows rise. Maybe I was wrong about Connor Hannaberg then. Nope, spoke too fast. Connor shoves out of the room and leans against the wall, before sliding to his ass. He puts his head in his hands and starts to cry.
Seriously! This is not the time for this. I sigh and move closer to him, nudging his knee with my foot and he jumps. Wiping his eyes, he gives me a shaky smile, before crying harder.
“I really fucked up. Why did I have to cause her trouble? She loved you all. Why did I tell her that I was enough for her? She was never going to be a one man woman and now she won’t even answer my calls. I love her J. I love her so damn much.”
I groan and glance towards the third floor where I’m supposed to be heading, then back to the sobbing MMA fighter-looking dumbass. I close my eyes and pray for patience before taking a seat beside him and holding him tight. I shush him, and he lays his head on my shoulder and cries.
“I don’t know how you felt because I had always had an open relationship with Lay, we knew from the start that we would share. Cara felt similar. She never seemed the type to be monogamous. But she never made me feel less loved, Connor. Cara deserves the world and if I ever get the chance to have a piece of her heart again, even a tiny sliver, I will cherish it and feel fucking grateful.” I lean my head back and he sits up, looking sheepish. His blue eyes glassy. My phone rings and I answer it. East is panting and swearing. Fuck!
“We need to get out of here right now. Penny escaped,” I tell Connor and his eyes go wide. He points over to the grunting and screaming going on in the room behind us. I cringe and he gulps, but nods, so I let him go and he stands, entering the room with his hand over his eyes. Climbing to my feet, I run downstairs. When I reach the backyard, Xavier is doing body shots off one of Penny’s girls. I catch his eye and he nods, shooting me a wink. I move over to the gate and exit, right as I hear Penny scream.
“What the fuck is going on here?”
I wince and groan. Fuck, that was close, and I didn’t even get what we needed. It was a shitshow, but I think I may have had a breakthrough with Connor. Hopefully him accepting things will make Cara and Lay happy. That’s all I ever wanted. I just want them to be happy.
I walk home and East meets me at the door. He has scratch marks down his chest and he shudders. “Do not ask man, I am not in the fucking mood.”
I shut my mouth and follow him to the kitchen for a beer. I think I deserve one after all that.
“Please tell me we at least got something?” he pleads and I shake my head. “Fuck!” he roars before chucking his bottle in the sink letting the glass shatter. I shuffle closer and pull him into a hug. He starts to cry on my shoulder, pulling me tighter to him. I guess I’m just going to be a human tissue today. I shush him and rub his back.
“It’s never going to end, brother. I’m going to have to marry that evil cow,” he sobs and I freeze.Marry?What the fuck is he talking about? I wait till he calms down a bit, then push him back.
“Please tell me why you think you’re marrying Penny.”
He winces then moves over to one of the stools, plopping down. “Penny is blackmailing more than just us, and I made the mistake of telling Dad our dirt, so now he’s blackmailing me as well. Will this shit ever end? I never want to hear the word blackmail again,” he growls. Oh great now the anger has started. It’s going to be a long night.
East gets a text and snorts.
“The queen is demanding our presence tonight. She needs to discuss something with us.” He stands from the stool and moves over to the fridge. “I’m going to need more than beer to get through this shit.” He looks my way, offering. I sigh then nod, taking a seat as well.
Fuck, I'm so over all this shit!
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“Okay Penny, we’re here. What’s the big emergency?” I snap, slamming the door to her pretentious Maserati.
“Don’t give me attitude Jase. In case you forgot, I have you boys by the balls.”
I roll my eyes and sit back against the door. I give her a glare, then lean over and grip her throat a little harder than I planned. Her lips pop open and she starts giving out short gasps. I increase the pressure and her eyes bulge.
“Calm down man,” East tells me gently, gripping my wrist and pressing a point that has me releasing her.
She sits panting for a few moments before slapping me hard against the cheek. I taste blood and smile.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Jase Hawthorne?” she chokes out. I just laugh. I laugh until I feel nauseous.
“Do your worst, bitch. Because now that they're gone, I have nothing to live for,” I growl then open my door and leave her CHANEL No. 5 polluted air. East follows after me and grips my arm tugging me back.
“I hope you know what you're doing, man.” I shrug him off and walk away. Not only did I lose Cara, but this bitch made me lose Lay too. I’m sick of her games. I’ve done my time. I just wish we could clear East from her claws.
I walk around campus for a few minutes and let the night air cool me down. I feel less and less like myself these days. The anger and misery rising inside me, make me want to go psycho and murder her scheming ass.
Maybe I should, then all our problems will be over once and for all. Then maybe I can fight to get my people back. My love grows for them daily. I don’t think it will ever stop.
Twenty-Three
Layton
